VersaillesDailyPhoto blog

Last Saturday, with a fresh haircut, VDP was in Montreuil neighbourhood saying hello to famous Versaillais Ferdinand de Lesseps ! A glimp...

Detail of the huge toile 'Louis XVI visiting the harbour of Cherbourg', Manufacture Petitpierre et compagnie, Nantes, ca. 1787. ...

We are still at Toile de Jouy museum just outside of Versailles. This is Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf 's drawing-room, that has been...

First things first, once you have entered Toile de Jouy museum inside Sweetbriar castle (you can see the reception desk through the door...

For a few days and exceptionally, VDP is taking you out of Versailles! Not far away mind you: the little town of Jouy-en-Josas is a mere...

Recently VDP showed you the opening of a new shop ( here and there ). Another one of the new shops at former royal hospital Richaud is S...

Last Sunday a Lent organ concert was held in Saint-Louis cathedral. The cathedral's great organ was commissioned by Louis XV in 1759 ...

Looking towards the city and the dome of Notre-Dame de Versailles church ('Our Lady') from Marie-Antoinette's estate at Peti...

So let's go back to newly restored Richaud hospital. Below are two shots to remind yourselves of what the place looked like as publis...

Monday Monday... This mosaic mural is to be found in the playground of Saint Jean Hulst Catholic primary school. To see murals from all o...