Luxembourg Gardens
Park · Saint-Germain, Paris

Luxembourg Gardens

Photo: Kirua · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

A formal park on the Left Bank built around the Luxembourg Palace, now home to the French Senate. Locals come for the green chairs by the pond, the tree-lined paths, the Medici Fountain, and the toy sailboats kids push across the water.

On day 1 of Paris in a week

Good to know

Time to spend
1–2 hours
Tickets
Free; opening hours follow sunrise and sunset
Best time
Spring or early autumn, late afternoon
Getting there
RER B Luxembourg or Metro Odéon (lines 4, 10)

Itineraries with Luxembourg Gardens

Day 1 of Paris in a week

The islands and the Left Bank

How Luxembourg Gardens fits into a day.
  1. 9:00Notre-Dame CathedralÎle de la Cité
  2. 10:45Sainte-ChapelleÎle de la Cité
  3. 14:00Shakespeare and CompanyLatin Quarter
  4. 15:30Luxembourg GardensSaint-Germain
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Luxembourg Gardens questions

Can you picnic in the Luxembourg Gardens?

Yes, on benches and chairs, but most lawns are off-limits except for a few marked areas.

Can you rent the toy sailboats at the Luxembourg Gardens?

Yes. A stand by the Grand Bassin rents the wooden sailboats for short sessions in the warmer months.

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