Sagrada Familia Fast-Track Tickets - 18/06

The Palace of Versailles is beautiful and well worth a visit. I’ll just mention two areas for improvement: there were very long lines that weren’t very well organized, which meant we ended up entering later than expected and in the rain, even though we had arrived with plenty of time to spare. I didn’t find the audio guide very good; I’ve had better experiences at other museums where the guides were more user-friendly and better organized by section. Otherwise, everything was beautiful.

Even with staggered timed entry, the crowding in the rooms was unbearable and spoilt the experience. Many smaller rooms were empty of any furnishings except for framed pictures on the walls. The skip the line tickets did not work and we had to wait half an hour after our planned time to enter. The building is magnificent but the crushing crowds spoilt it.

Communication was not clear, probably on my part. We thought we were meeting a guide, but it was fine. Once we figured out that the passport tickets were in an email and we sent that email to my daughter who had internet, we were able to show the tickets at the gate within the time frame for getting in. We had to pay an extra few Euros to go the gardens.

With the audio guide, you can go at your own pace. Every room is beautiful. Time seems to stand still here. My favorites are the King’s and Queen’s bedrooms, the Armory, the Hall of Mirrors, the Hall of Arts, the Hall of Wars… all of them! At the end, don’t forget to have a cup of coffee or tea. You’ll be able to say you spent tea time at the Palace.

It was a wonderful experience, but you should know that you won’t be able to see everything in the gardens if you walk through them, since there’s so much to see and it takes a whole day to see it all. So be sure to wear comfortable shoes, bring a hat if it’s sunny, and a bottle of water (there are taps with fresh water to stay hydrated).