Parks & nature

Parks & nature in Paris

Green spaces, gardens and viewpoints — where to breathe between sightseeing.

  1. Field of Mars

    1.Field of Mars

    The Champ de Mars is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius in Rome, which was dedicated to the god Mars. The name alludes to the fact that the lawns here were formerly used as drilling and marching grounds by the French military.

  2. Garden of the Plants

    2.Garden of the Plants

    The Jardin des Plantes, also known as the Jardin des Plantes de Paris when distinguished from other jardins des plantes in other cities, is the main botanical garden in France. Jardin des Plantes is the official name in the present day, but it is in fact an elliptical form of Jardin Royal des Plantes Médicinales, which is related to the original purpose of the garden back in the 17th century.

  3. 3.Square Marie Trintignant

  4. 5.Square René Le Gall

  5. Tuileries Garden

    6.Tuileries Garden

    The Tuileries Garden is a public garden between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Created by Catherine de' Medici as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park after the French Revolution. Since the 19th century, it has been a place for Parisians to celebrate, meet, stroll and relax. Covering an area of 25.5 hectares, it is one of the most iconic parks in Paris. During the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, it was the site of the Olympic and Paralympic cauldron.

  6. 7.Square Félix Desruelles

  7. 8.Jardin des serres d’Auteuil

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