Famous gardens in Paris

Romantic Paris gardens

Paris is a dense city. She is also a green city with many tree lined boulevards and famous gardens.

Parisians love romantic Luxembourg Gardens. The Tuileries Gardens are part of the famous triumphal way from Louvre Museum to Arc de Triomphe.

Near Paris, the Giverny Gardens may be the most famous of all through their link with Claude Monet.

Paris woods and parks

Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes are large and pleasant forests with many attractions.

The royal Versailles Park is the perfect example of 17th century French parks around Paris.

We love Compiegne and Fontainebleau. These royal forests attract Parisians on weekends.

List of Paris most famous gardens

Here are Paris most famous gardens and parks. Locate these Paris gardens on Paris garden map.

Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Vincennes
Parc de la Villette
Luxembourg Gardens
Versailles Park
Tuileries Gardens

Visit Parc de la Villette, the largest Paris park

On the eastern side of Paris, Parc de la Villette is a beautiful and large park, one of the bests in Paris.

Its planted 55 hectares are crossed by romantic canals and feature key attractions: the Paris Science Museum, La Geode, a spectacular movie theater, the Zenith concert hall, the Cite de la Musique museum.

Giverny Gardens near Paris

In early 20th century, the famous impressionist painter Claude Monet worked hard to turn his colorful Giverny Gardens near Paris into a source of inspiration.

Maintained in their original design, Giverny Gardens will remind you of famous paintings by Claude Monet like the Japanese bridge and the waterlilies.

A simple way to visit Giverny Gardens is on a guided tour (not available in winter). You can combine the visit of Giverny with a visit to Versailles, a one day tour.