Fontainebleau Palace 2024 Tacoma. Located 55 kilometers southeast of the center of paris, the palace of fontainebleau served as a royal hunting lodge used by the kings of france from the 12th century. With 500,000 visitors a year, as opposed to versailles’s 7.5 million, despite its nearness to paris and stature as one of the most splendid palaces in the whole of france, the.

The chateau is open every day except tuesday, january 1 st, may 1 st and december 25 th. It served as a residence for the french monarchs from louis vii to napoleon iii.