Château de Versailles [ENA] At sunset, when the formal lines of the Château de Versailles begin to soften and the palace’s gilded surfaces catch the final light of the day, La Sérénade Royale de la Galerie des Glaces offers a particularly elegant form of historical theatre. This is not a conventional concert, nor a guided visit with musical interludes. It is a 50-minute promenade performance through the palace’s most resonant spaces.   [Full story...]

Château de Versailles [ENA] At the Château de Versailles, the Grandes Eaux Nocturnes transform André Le Nôtre’s gardens into an immense open-air theatre of water, music, flame, and light. More than a conventional fireworks display, this celebrated summer event continues a tradition of nocturnal festivities that reaches back over 350 years to the reign of Louis XIV, when the gardens themselves became instruments of royal spectacle.   [Full story...]