Paris and its gardens
10 parks & gardens for your curiosity:
Paris, the city of light, is known for its many activities: museums, restaurants, the Eiffel Tower, etc. But today, we're going to take an alternative tour. I'm going to take you to a Paris that coexists hand in hand with nature, a Paris that's a little less well-known but just as exciting to explore. 🌳
Le Jardin des Tuileries
With a history spanning more than 4 centuries, this garden is simply magical. Ideally placed m, it will bridge the gap between your visits to the Champs Elysées and the Louvre Museum. It also offers Parisians a place to meet in the center of Paris. If you're lucky, you might even spot some goats mowing the lawn.
❄️🌱☀️🍂 Pleasant in all seasons
📍 Ideally located
📖 The perfect place to read or meet friends by the fountains
🧊 A cool spot in the heart of the city
👨👨👧👦 Crowded with the slightest ray of sunshine
Le parc des Buttes-Chaumont
A popular spot for Parisians when the sun is out, this park is simply splendid. Large and full of history, this park is one of a kind. You'll find fewer tourists here than Parisians, so you can put yourself in the shoes of a real Parisian for a moment.
🌱☀️ Incredible during spring and summer
🤩 The perfect place to stop and breathe after your visit to Père Lachaise cemetery
🧺 An ideal park for picnics with friends or family
👩👩👦 Very popular with Parisians, this park can often be crowded.
Le Champ de Mars
Who hasn't dreamed of having a drink in front of the Eiffel Tower? Well, it's your lucky day, so grab your bottle of wine, or even better, champagne, and wait for the Eiffel Tower to sparkle. It's the closest you'll ever get to the Iron Lady. The green spaces here aren't particularly beautiful, but the view is worth the effort.
☀️ Enjoy sitting on the grass when the weather's nice (preferably in summer).
🗼 Breathtaking views
🕶 Difficult to find a spot when the weather gets hot
😕 One of the least secure parks in Paris
🐀 Rats make frequent appearances
👨💼 Peddlers selling all sorts of things, including cigarettes and alcohol
Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Simply a must do in the French Capital ! This park is quite simply a representation of the city of Paris, and every detail of it brings you back it. You'll have several interesting spots to chill out: on the grass, between the tree lanes on a bench or grab a chair and settle in around the fountain. Now all you have to do is choose !!
🌱☀️🍂 Exceptional in all seasons, but especially between spring and autumn. Its spring flowers make a magical sight
🏛️ Stop by on your visit to the Pantheon and the Latin Quarter
🥇 Top 3 parks in Paris
🚶♀️ You won't be able to picnic here, but it's a very pleasant place for a stroll.
👨👩👧👦 As soon as the weather's fine, many people flock here in spring. A word of advice: go in August when all the Parisians are away on vacation.
Square du Palais Galliera
A small, very Parisian park. Within it, you can admire the beautiful building of the Palais de la Mode (also a beautiful museum). It's a small park, and quite unknown to Parisians, which means it doesn't get that crowded.
🌱☀️🍂❄️ Magnificent in all seasons
🚶♂️ Quite close to the Trocadero, you can get there on your way there or back
🗼 A sensational double view of the Eiffel Tower and the Palais Galliera
🧍🏻🧍🏽♂️Less crowded than most Paris parks
🧺📖Picnics, relaxing, reading or just hanging out with friends - it's all possible.
Le Parc Monceau
Tucked away in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, this emblematic park it's not the best-known park in the capital, as it's located in a wealthy district with few tourist attractions in the vicinity. Parc Monceau is best known for its impressive colonnade, which takes up one side of the small lake within the park.
🍂❄️ The perfect seasons for a stroll
🌉 The colonnade and bridges are a particular highlight
📍Not the best located park in Paris
🥰 A feeling of well-being when you enter
👩👧👦Perfect for family time
Le Parc Montsouris
Surely one of the best parks in Paris ! It's far from the tourist center of Paris, which makes it less popular with tourists. But beware: as soon as the first rays of sunshine appear, Parisians will be snapping it up !
🌱☀️🍂❄️ A place to visit in every season
🌲🌳 A variety of different trees, which sets it apart from many other parks that often have the same variety everywhere
🧘♀️ You can relax on its large lawns or run along its paths
👯 Get together with friends, family or on your own,
👨👩👧👦 Really crowded when the sun is out
La cité universitaire
I fell in love with this place, which I find absolutely magical. La Cité Universitaire is a place that brings together in a park houses from several countries around the world. Inside these houses are foreign students who have come to Paris to study for their degrees. It's an incredible mix of cultures, with buildings that are all unique from one another, a large lawn to relax on and open days to discover the cultures of the different countries.
🌱☀️🍂 The best seasons to enjoy what the university town has to offer
👫 A place to meet
🧺 In summer, the lawn becomes a picnic area
🏛️ Unique architecture of the buildings and the park itself
🧍🏽♂️🧍🏻Less crowded than other Parisian parks, where people stick together
Le bois de Boulogne
One of the two Bois de Paris, famous for its festivals, its racecourse, its Louis Vuitton Foundation and its Jardin d'Acclimatation, the Bois de Boulogne is definitely a place to be. Just be careful not to venture too far off the beaten tourist track, as you risk meeting people you don't really want to see.
☀️🍂 You don't have to be too cold to get there
📍 Several places to visit in this wood
👁️ Not the best frequented in all places
👩👩👦👦 A wood you should visit with your family
🧍🏽♂️🧍🏾♀️No matter the number of people, the size of the area guarantees plenty of space
Le bois de Vincennes
I think it's the most beautiful wood in Paris, and I love hanging out here with friends and going for bike rides. One of the only direct accesses to the forest from Paris. It's also known as a great place to party on summer evenings. In a few words, come and you won't be disappointed.
🌱☀️🍂 A place to see and visit for 3 seasons
🦶 A large green space 2 steps from Paris
🍾 Picnics and parties are a plus in this place
👫👭 It can get crowded, but the size of the space means you won't be stuck with the others
🛶 Its lake is simply magical
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