Come and take part in the Esprit Jardin Festival at the Potager du Roi.
Saturday 26 April programme
11am: guided tour of the King's Kitchen Garden (1 hour)
Departure point: La Quintinie statue
2.30pm to 6pm: guided tours of the King's Kitchen Garden (1 hour)
Led by gardeners and tour guides.
Departure from the La Quintinie statue every half hour | Last departure at 6 p.m.
3.30 p.m.: exclusive guided tour of the King's Kitchen Garden (1.5 hours)
Departure: La Quintinie statue
4 p.m.: lecture: ‘The place of trees in the garden’
By Alain Baraton, head gardener at the Palace of Versailles
8.30pm–11pm: ‘The Potager in light’
At nightfall, the Potager du Roi, lit by more than 2,000 candles, reveals its poetry. The lights delicately highlight its regular 17th-century French garden layout, while the presence of the master of the house and creator of the Potager, Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, resonates particularly strongly. Actors on stilts accompany the public on this poetic moonlit stroll.
SPECIAL FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
2.30pm to 7pm: fun family trail ‘Sensory exploration of the garden’ (1 hour)
For children aged 6 and over
Equipped with a notebook, participants explore the Potager du Roi on a multi-sensory trail.
Departure: Potager du Roi information point | Last departure at 6pm
3pm and 4pm: story time in the garden (45 mins)
For children aged 3 and over, accompanied by their parents. Organised by the Versailles library network.
Information at the Potager information point
4pm: birdwatching walk, ‘Birds of the garden and the city’ (between 1 and 1½ hours)
With Jean-Pierre Thauvin, member of the Yvelines Naturalists' Association.
Departure: Potager du Roi information point
Programme for Sunday 27 April
11am: guided tour of the Potager du Roi (1 hour)
Departure: La Quintinie statue
2.30pm to 6pm: guided tours of the Potager du Roi (1 hour)
By gardeners and tour guides.
Departure from the La Quintinie statue every half hour | Last departure at 6pm
3.30pm: special guided tour of the Potager du Roi (1.5 hours)
Departure: La Quintinie statue
5 p.m.: guided tour of the Potager du Roi
By the Friends of the Potager du Roi.
Departure from the Auguste Hardy statue
SPECIAL FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
2.30pm to 7pm: fun family trail ‘Sensory exploration of the garden’ (1 hour)
For children aged 6 and over.
Equipped with a notebook, participants explore the Potager du Roi on a multi-sensory trail.
Departure: Potager du Roi information point | Last departure at 6pm.
3pm: Shearing of sheep grazing in the Potager (1 hour)
By the Bergeries en ville association.
4pm: birdwatching walk ‘Birds of the garden and the city’ (1-1.5 hours)
With Jean-Pierre Thauvin, member of the Yvelines naturalists' association.
Departure: Potager du Roi information point
11am: guided tour of the King's Kitchen Garden (1 hour)
Departure point: La Quintinie statue
2.30pm to 6pm: guided tours of the King's Kitchen Garden (1 hour)
Led by gardeners and tour guides.
Departure from the La Quintinie statue every half hour | Last departure at 6 p.m.
3.30 p.m.: exclusive guided tour of the King's Kitchen Garden (1.5 hours)
Departure: La Quintinie statue
4 p.m.: lecture: ‘The place of trees in the garden’
By Alain Baraton, head gardener at the Palace of Versailles
8.30pm–11pm: ‘The Potager in light’
At nightfall, the Potager du Roi, lit by more than 2,000 candles, reveals its poetry. The lights delicately highlight its regular 17th-century French garden layout, while the presence of the master of the house and creator of the Potager, Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, resonates particularly strongly. Actors on stilts accompany the public on this poetic moonlit stroll.
SPECIAL FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
2.30pm to 7pm: fun family trail ‘Sensory exploration of the garden’ (1 hour)
For children aged 6 and over
Equipped with a notebook, participants explore the Potager du Roi on a multi-sensory trail.
Departure: Potager du Roi information point | Last departure at 6pm
3pm and 4pm: story time in the garden (45 mins)
For children aged 3 and over, accompanied by their parents. Organised by the Versailles library network.
Information at the Potager information point
4pm: birdwatching walk, ‘Birds of the garden and the city’ (between 1 and 1½ hours)
With Jean-Pierre Thauvin, member of the Yvelines Naturalists' Association.
Departure: Potager du Roi information point
Programme for Sunday 27 April
11am: guided tour of the Potager du Roi (1 hour)
Departure: La Quintinie statue
2.30pm to 6pm: guided tours of the Potager du Roi (1 hour)
By gardeners and tour guides.
Departure from the La Quintinie statue every half hour | Last departure at 6pm
3.30pm: special guided tour of the Potager du Roi (1.5 hours)
Departure: La Quintinie statue
5 p.m.: guided tour of the Potager du Roi
By the Friends of the Potager du Roi.
Departure from the Auguste Hardy statue
SPECIAL FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
2.30pm to 7pm: fun family trail ‘Sensory exploration of the garden’ (1 hour)
For children aged 6 and over.
Equipped with a notebook, participants explore the Potager du Roi on a multi-sensory trail.
Departure: Potager du Roi information point | Last departure at 6pm.
3pm: Shearing of sheep grazing in the Potager (1 hour)
By the Bergeries en ville association.
4pm: birdwatching walk ‘Birds of the garden and the city’ (1-1.5 hours)
With Jean-Pierre Thauvin, member of the Yvelines naturalists' association.
Departure: Potager du Roi information point
