Today’s travel photo is of an old 18th century farmhouse in Marie Antoinette’s Estate at Versailles, France. Marie Antoinette, Queen of France at the time, wasn’t fond of the court at Versailles. She much preferred the country life, so in 1783, she ordered the construction of her own secluded estate, with her own small palace and gardens. The gardens, she had designed to resemble the country of which she was so fond of – farmhouses, vegetable gardens, trees and ponds.

Although this is a far lesser visited part of Versailles (as most people stick to the main palace and immediate gardens) I really enjoyed this part of my exploration of the huge estate. It gave me a chance to escape the crowds and wander peacefully through the French countryside. In a way, I can see why Marie Antoinette essentially wanted the same thing.

Farmhouse in Marie Antoinette’s Estate at Versailles, France is a post from: The Road to Anywhere | World Travel Blog