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Area:: North-east Paris

Categories:: Best outdoor

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Info:: rue Botzaris, rue Manin, rue de Crimée, 19th. Mº Buttes Chaumont.
Open Oct-Apr 7am-8.15pm daily. May, mid Aug-end Sept 7am-9.15pm daily. June-mid Aug 7am-10.15pm daily.

Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

With its meandering paths and vertical cliffs, this lovely park was designed by Adolphe Alphand in the 1860s. A former gypsum quarry, tip and public gibbet, waterfalls now cascade out of a man-made cave. A bridge (cheerfully named Pont des Suicides) crosses the lake to an island crowned by a mini-temple. The park is always popular with kids.

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Sheridan said...

Just the most beautiful park in Paris, with very few of the annoying tourists that you get in the Tuilleries - and you can actually sit on the grass! Only problem is that it's a bit far out, but combine it with a visit to the Cite des Sciences and the Pere-Lachaise cemetary (nowhere near as morbid as it sounds!) on a sunny day. Posted on Oct 20 2006 17:54

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Tom Browne said...

It's so french. Everybody speaks French. I can't get over it. French Food, french cars. It knew it would be kind of french, but not THIS french. I tried to leave, I went to the airport, but THEY ALL SPEAK FRENCH. I'm trapped. help. Posted on Oct 19 2006 16:59

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Anton Barthem said...

Fabulous views, great visitor location Posted on Oct 19 2006 13:21

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Paris

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Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

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