Originally Posted by
menton1
Skip Versailles then. Big and empty. Much more interesting, for my taste, is either Vaux le Vicomte or Fontainebleau.
I'd echo the recommendation to visit Vaux le Vicomte as it's celebrating the 400th anniversary of André Le Nôtre and the restoration work that has been underway for years on the beautiful chateau dome is done, at least according to
this online article.