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Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
Once a scraggy hilltop, this park was
transformed to provide open spaces for the
growing city. It is now beautifully landscaped
with huge cliffs revealing caves.

Square du Vert-Galant
The square, named after
Henri IV’s nickname, Place des Vosges
forms the west point Considered one of the most beautiful
of the Ile de la Cité. squares in the world, it was finished in
1612 and is the oldest square in Paris.
Opéra
Quarter
Tuileries
Quarter
Beaubourg
and Les Jardin des Plantes
Halles The botanical garden
The Marais has a vast collection
of plants and
flowers from around
the world.
St-Germain- Ile de la
Cité
des-Prés
Ile St-Louis
Latin
Quarter

Luxembourg
Quarter
Montparnasse
Jardin des Plantes
Quarter
Bois de Vincennes
The flower garden in this charming
park is the perfect place to relax.

Jardin du Luxembourg
This park is a favourite with 0 kilometres 1
Parisians wanting to escape 0 miles 0.5
the bustle of the Latin Quarter.

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