Travel Vlog: A Different Way to Experience Versailles

I'm Mary, a heritage travel storyteller exploring the world one surprising backstory at a time. As a Filipino-American documentary travel filmmaker, I create cinematic stories about culture, identity and place on my YouTube channel "Mary-Goes-Round the World", always centered on the people who live there.

I visited Versailles expecting grandeur and royal history, but what surprised me most was how the palace was designed to project power at every turn. This vlog explores the details that stood out most during my visit and how they changed my understanding of the place.

Learn more about my travels at marygoesroundtheworld.com

Fellow heritage travel storyteller here! I love how you framed Versailles around how the palace was designed to project power — the "why" behind a place is always what stays with me too. Question from someone who writes for older travelers: how did you find the walking and stairs? Versailles is huge, and I'm always looking for tips on seeing it at a gentler pace.