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Paris Parques
The parks and gardens of Paris, France
DOWNTOWN
Jardin de Tuileries - These meticulously planned pathways, statue lined promenades, perfectly placed fountains, regimentally planted gardens, and astoudingly awful crèpe stands extends right through the heart of Paris, along the banks of the Seine from the Louvre to place de la Concorde.... » Full Story
Jardin de Luxembourg - Regimented 18th century paths, gardens, and fountains around a grand Italianate palace in the upper reaches of the Latin Quarter on the Left Bank... » Full Story
Jardin des Plantes - This 1640 park is my favorite in Paris: a small, tidy series of fenced-in gardens divided by wide gravel paths and hiding a secret garden in its core.... » Full Story
Bois de Boulogne - By far Paris's largest greensward, this vast, forest-like park is that giant blob of green running north-south along the western edge of your city map... » Full Story
IN THE 'BURBS
Parc André Citroën - An avant-garde urban park of oddball thematic gardens... » Full Story
Parc de Bercy - Traditional themed gardens—aromatic, roses, orchards, a "philosophers' garden" and, of course, a jardin romantique—set amid abandoned wine warehouses.... » Full Story
Bois de Vincennes - More a tamed wood than a formal garden, this park at the city's eastern edge incorporates small lakes, a royal château, a flower garden, and a small flock of out-of-place but interesting monuments... » Full Story
Parc de Buttes-Chaumont - Great city vistas from the faux temple in Baron Haussmann's 19th century, Romantic-era park.... » Full Story
The Park at Versailles - Yes, those fab gardens at the grandest palace in the world are actually open for free (usually) to the public—it's just the palace itself you have to pay to get into (though not always).... » Full Story
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