Private guided tour of the château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
Visit the Vaux-le-Vicomte Château with your private tour guide, in a journey back to the century of elegance, driving less than an hour from Paris. Be inspired and find out authentic French-lifestyle and excellence.
Vaux-le-Vicomte is a palace of the GreatCentury : le Grand Siècle . It provides enchantment and total immersion in a world apart, the one of French splendor, luxury and wonder. It was the scene for exceptional historical episodes such as the famous celebration of August 17, 1661 and the movie making location for the most beautiful French films on the century of elegance. It is the largest private castle in France with its 500 ha, classified as a historic monument and cherished by the same family of owners since 1875.
The estate with its castle and its garden is the fruit of the inspiration and creativity of three great talents of its time : the architect Louis le Vau, first architect to the King, the painter-decorator Charles le Brun, founder of the Academy of Painting, and the landscape gardener André le Nôtre, general controller of the King's buildings.
Entering the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte and walking from salon to salon is like slipping into the shoes of courtiers and politicians during the reign of Louis XIV.
The apartments are richly decorated and furnished according to the original appearance of the castle, with luxury furniture and works of art from the 17th and 18th centuries. A true palace of the arts, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, still under construction, already attracted artists from the whole of Europe and still imbues its visitors with the passion of the master of the house, Nicolas Fouquet, for the arts and sciences.
Duration of the guided tour: 1h30 to 2h depending on your wishes, during the castle's opening hours, including candlelight evenings until 6 p.m. as well as during the Christmas period.
To find out the group rates for guided tours (30 people maximum), and check my availability, contact me by email: reservation@visite-guidee.com
To come to Vaux-le-Vicomte by car:
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is 50 minutes from Paris, 20 minutes from Fontainebleau and 5 minutes from Melun.
GPS coordinates (Lat x Long) : 48.568727000, 2.713580000
Parking : Free on site
The shuttle stop (Losay white bus with orange logo) is in front of the station café, Avenue Galieni in Melun.
Meeting point for the start of the guided tour: La cour de l’Ecureuil, Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, 77950 Maincy
