Birth of cygnons, swallows of the Royal Chapel, foxes of the undergrowth… The wildlife that inhabits the immense estate of the Palace of Versailles will be the star of his Instagram account from Sunday.
To make the general public aware of the “richness” and “fragility” of this little-known fauna, the castle will publish every day until June 25 on
Taken by wildlife photographer Jérémie Villet, who surveyed alleys, groves, meadows and undergrowth for a month, they will reveal the animals that make Versailles an “important natural reserve essential for maintaining biodiversity”, underlines the establishment.
Behind the lines and geometric perspectives of the gardens wanted by Louis XIV and created by André Le Nôtre, the establishment evokes the “birth of cygnons on the banks of the Grand Canal”, “swallows twirling around the Royal Chapel” or even “foxes” hidden in their “burrows”.
