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Cape Cod Travel Guide: Vacation + Trip Ideas
It’s one thing to go to the Château de Versailles and marvel at its mirrored ballroom or galavant around its manicured gardens. The experience is part-kitsch, part-elegance (staff is dressed in period garb, and décor consists of herringbone parquet flooring and armoires that date again to the 18th century). Guests get VIP entry to the citadel twice a day—in the morning, before the crowds arrive for a romp round Marie Antoinette’s hamlet, and in the evening, after they’ve left, for a personal tour of the residences. Wake-up calls might include the ceremonial …