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371a French Riviera; The Discovery of France; Paris Day Trips

Travel with Rick Steves

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The Palace of Versailles

Versailles is sort of the palace of palaces in Europe. Louis XIV built Versailles because he did it also for a political reason. He wanted to be outside of Paris where there could be riots. Plus, once again, the city itself has beautiful buildings,. old buildings from the 17th, 18th century and it's very well indicated all over the place.

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