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Now playing · Versailles
Step inside the political theater of Versailles with our cinematic self-guided audio tours. Led on your smartphone by English narrator James, explore history through the clashing voices of its key figures: Louis XIV, the Sun King who built it; Marie Antoinette, the fated queen trapped by it; and Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the calculating minister struggling to fund it.
The Ritual of Power · 60 min · English
Step inside the golden cage where Louis XIV weaponised ritual, debt, and etiquette to break the French nobility and domesticate his greatest rivals.
The Ritual of Power
The Architecture of Control · 90 min · English
Decode the politics of paradise as Louis XIV transforms raw swamp into a weapon of royal propaganda.
The Architecture of Control
The Illusion of Innocence · 60 min · English
Escape the stifling court etiquette into Marie Antoinette's private, pastoral illusion on the brink of revolution.
The Illusion of Innocence
ℹ️ Audio guides only. Palace & estate entry tickets not included.Official Versailles Tickets ↗
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Story Tours replaces dry, academic lectures with high-stakes historical drama. We deconstruct static stone into live theaters of power—letting you step directly into the room with the figures who pulled the strings: absolute monarchs projecting divine right, calculating ministers financing empire, and rivals scheming in the margins.
Fiercely rational and completely unvarnished, our multi-voice productions reveal the brutal logistics, cold calculations, and human conflict behind history’s greatest monuments. History isn’t a list of dates—it’s theater. We give you the best seat.
No. Story Tours provides independent, self-guided audio tours. You will need to book your venue admission tickets and timed entry slots directly through the official venue website before you arrive.
Our tours run on the free VoiceMap app (iOS or Android). Once you purchase on our site, you’ll receive a Tour Code by email to unlock the tour at no extra cost.
Yes. Simply download the tour before you go. Once downloaded, everything runs completely offline using GPS—no data, Wi-Fi, or roaming needed.
You have lifetime access. Listen ahead of time to prep for your visit, follow along on-site, and replay any track whenever you want.