Have you ever been to Paris, attended Church, and wondered about a great way to spend the afternoon? What about strolling through a beautiful park?
The historical garden. I first recommend the Tuileries Garden. Framed for its terraces in the formal French style and circular pond with vies of the Place de la Concern, this garden is set along the Seine River and is the oldest public park in Paris. Created in 1564, for three centuries it was attached to the Tuileries royal palace which is no longer standing. A green lung in the city extending out from the Louvre, the garden itself is something of an open-air museum featuring classical scultures as well as a fine selection of 20th century works created by Rodin, Dubuffet and Giacometti.
The scientific garden or museum Both, actually! The Jardin de Plants is the historic heart of the National Natural History Museum, the Jardin des Plantes features botanical gardens, tropical conservatories and conservation galleries set over 28 hectares, right inside the Latin Quarter. A scientific project started in 1640, the former “royal medicinal plant garden” is still home to some fascinating attractions for science enthusiasts including the Gallery of Evolution and the Palaeontology Galleries.
The charming one. The Parc Monceau is located beyond a set of opulent gates and opened in 1860. Among its many treasures, the most noteworthy are the Chartres Pavilion, a neoclassical rotunda once used as a sentry post, and the Naumachie, a pond bordered by a colonnade of Corinthian columns. Not to mention marble statues, a stone bridge, a waterfall, a man-made cave, ruins transferred from the site of the former town hall and plenty of shaded footpaths for a moment of peaceful contemplation in the centre of the city.
The iconic one. It is the Luxembourg Garden. Every nook of this park has something to see or do: the large octagonal pond where toy boats float on the water; the oldest merry-go-round in Paris. It has been entertaining kids since 1879; the marionette theatre; the emblematic green chairs perfect for enjoying a moment in the sun, the incredibly romantic Medici fountain, the footpaths beneath the canopy of remarkable trees, hundred-year-old bee hives. An institution!
The hilly one: Parc des Buttes-Chaomont. Spread over 25 hectares, this park was built from nothing on former gypsum quarries in the late 1800s. Today this urban oasis set on rolling terrain is a popular spot for Parisians who come for a stroll among its variety of fascinating features: A lake, streams, a waterfall and a cave as well as belvederes and winding pathways bordered by faux bois elements share the green space with plane, poplar and chestnut trees planted over a hundred years ago.
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