Académie du Spectacle Équestre

Versailles


Versailles' Grandes Écuries (Greater Stables) are the stage for the prestigious Académie du Spectacle Équestre. It presents spectacular Reprises Musicales, for which tickets sell out weeks in advance; book ahead online. In the stables' main courtyard is a manège where horses and their riders train. Show tickets and training sessions include a stable visit.


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1. Grandes Écuries

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The Grandes Écuries (Great Stables) house the Académie du Spectacle Équestre.

2. Versailles Stables

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This soaring statue of Louis XIV guards the gates to the Château de Versailles.

4. Petites Écuries

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Versailles' School of Architecture and restoration workshops fill the Petites Écuries (Little Stables).

5. Château de Versailles

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6. Entrance A

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Main entrance of Château de Versailles.

7. Salle du Jeu de Paume

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