StoryOutdoors
Before a Paris park afternoon
Three small checks that make a green escape easier: the right gate, the current closing time and any works on your route.
Good things are out there
Follow your curiosity.
A name, a neighbourhood, a mood. Start somewhere.
Free entry
PlaceOutdoors
Parc de Belleville
A hillside park with a broad Paris view. Come for a change of perspective and give yourself time to explore the paths below.
PlaceFood & drink
Rosa Bonheur des Buttes-Chaumont
A guinguette stop inside the Buttes-Chaumont, where a park afternoon can turn into a social evening.
PlaceOutdoors
Parc de la Villette
Large lawns and cultural venues give this northeastern park room for a longer outing.
PlaceConcerts
Le Trabendo
A live-music destination in Parc de la Villette, suited to an afternoon in the park that becomes an evening at a gig.
PlaceOutdoors
Parc Montsouris
Sloping lawns and a lake make this southern park a good reason to slow the route down.
PlaceOutdoors
Parc de la Butte-du-Chapeau-Rouge
An eastern hillside park adds open space and a different view to a neighbourhood walk.
PlaceOutdoors
Parc Martin Luther King
Water, planted paths and wide lawns give the Batignolles a contemporary park for a pause between neighbourhood stops.
GuideCulture
Make a day of northeast Paris
Choose an arts hall, a hillside park or a Cambodian meal. Four starting points for getting beyond the centre.
GuideCulture
Cernuschi and Monceau: art, then air
Two neighbouring places for a compact afternoon: a free permanent collection, then a pause among the trees.
Free entry
PlaceOutdoors
Parc Monceau
A tree-filled pause in the 8th arrondissement, with winding paths and several entrances. Pair it with Cernuschi or leave the afternoon open.
PlaceCulture
Jardin d'Acclimatation
Gardens and amusement rides turn the Bois de Boulogne edge into a family outing.
On the house
EventCulture
A last Sunday at Belleville’s makers market
Ceramics, jewellery and local making above the rooftops, on the market’s final advertised Sunday of the season.
Free entry
PlaceCulture
Musée Cernuschi
Asian art at the edge of Parc Monceau. The permanent collection is free, with room for a museum visit and a little time outside.
Free entry
PlaceOutdoors
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
Big slopes and a generous stretch of green in the 19th. Restoration closes the central area, including the Temple de la Sibylle.