| LUXEMBOURG GARDEN |
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boulevard Saint-Michel
a 2min walk from the hotel
Open every day from sunrise to sunset.
A favourite place for strolling since the XVIIIth century, the garden has succeeded in retaining its charm and is still extremely popular. People plays boules, chess and bridge. The large number of statues in the Jardin de Luxembourg make it an open air museum of XIXth sculpture.
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| GARDEN OF TUILERIES |
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metro station "Tuileries", "Concorde", "Palais-Royal"
a 15min walk from the hotel
Open every day from 7.30am to 7pm.
The Jardin des Tuileries occupies an area of 25 hectares, between the Carrousel du Louvre and the place de la Concorde, the rue de Rivoli and the banks of the Seine. It was commissioned by Catherine de Médicis but the present layout of the formal garden (1664) is attributable to Le Nôtre.
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| PARK MONTSOURIS |
boulevard Jourdan
RER cité universitaire
Open every day from sunrise to sunset.
Harmoniously divided here and there by railway lines concealed in ravines bordered with trees and crossed by little bridges, the park is a perfect example of the gardens of the Second Empire.
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| PARC DES BUTTES CHAUMONT |
rue Manin and rue Botzaris
metro station "Buttes Chaumont" or "Botzaris"
Open every day from sunrise to sunset.
All along its five kilometres of paths and walks, there are many panoramic view points. The surprise effect is derived from the unexpected spaces and from the dimensions of the components of the landscape.
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| CIMETIÈRE DU PÈRE-LACHAISE |
16 rue du repos
metro station "Philippe-Auguste"
Open every day from 9 am to 5.30 pm.
Of the twenty cemeteries in Paris, Père-Lachaise is the most famous .Over its 44 hectares and with its 5,300 trees, Père-Lachaise is also the biggest park in Paris. Hundreds of famous artists, scientists and politicians are buried here and visitors can admire the many tombs built by well-known architects, adorned with statues and medallions sculpted by Bartholdi, Rude, Falguière and David d'Angers.
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