Chantilly or Versailles??

Hi. I know it might be comparing apples to oranges, but if one has to choose, which would you recommend for a day trip? The reason my husband and I are considering Chantilly is because we both are horse lovers. If we choose that over Versailles will we regret not seeing Versailles? Will the chateau at Chantilly give us enough of the %26quot;wow%26quot; factor? Thanks, Diane

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I like Chantilly, Completely different from Versailles. Wow, maybe not but less crowds and more leisurly pace.

It is however more difficult to get there by public transportation. If you drive, stop at Senlis as well.

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Hi -

Go to the Versailles web site and check out the information on the Equestrian Centre. I wasn%26#39;t able to get the page to load when I first tried, and just haven%26#39;t tried again since. From what I was able to gather on the main pages, it%26#39;s similar to the Andalusian riding school in Spain and the Spanish School in Austria, training horses and riders in the skills of war and demonstrating them to music. Since you like horses, that might tip your decision in favour of Versailles.

I always recommend that folks trying to make this sort of either/or decision go back to their guide books and read them again and see which site piques their interest more. This is the sort of decision that is really important because it%26#39;s one that allows you to tailor your trip entirely to your own tastes, not to ours. What we consider the %26quot;wow%26quot; factor doesn%26#39;t matter in the end. It%26#39;s what jumps to the top of your list that counts.

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You will not be able to see all there is to see so cutting possible destinations is what we all must do.

If you are indeed horse lovers, Chantilly is a must for you. There is a combination ticket which gives access to both the chateau and the stables.

You%26#39;ll talk about visiting Chantilly for years.

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I would say Versailles because Chantilly is under renovation. I was there about 3 weeks ago and the gardens were under renovation. We didn%26#39;t try to go to the horse museum, but here%26#39;s a link to a post on another forum saying that the horse museum is closed until 2011. Note the post dated May 28 at 11:04am.

www.ourparisforum.com/index.cgi…