My Top 7 Summer Picnic Locations In Paris

Summer is here and with the warm temperatures and longer days, most of us want to be outside to enjoy great weather. Paris is a great summer travel destination with plenty of parcs and gardens to picnic with friends or family. If you are wondering where to lay down your picnic cloth, this post is for you.

My top 7 summer picnic locations in Paris

if you fancy summer and picnics like I do, you will be happy to know that no trip to Paris is complete without a picnic. Summer is synonymous with being outside and enjoying the outdoors. There are many parcs and gardens in Paris. For the sake of this blog post and keeping things simple, I will list only my top 7 summer picnic locations in Paris including my all time favorite.

In no particular order they are:

Parcks names and locations

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

The park is located in the 19th district and goes uphill. Métro: Laumière on line 5. The entrance is right accross the street from city hall. You can access it as well via line 7B to métro Botzaris. Open 24h.

Jardin Francs- Bourgeois-Rosiers

35-37 rue des Francs-Bourgeois 75004 métro: Saint Paul, line 1 open from 2pm-7pm. This hidden park is small and to access it you have to go through the maison of Europe courtyard located next to it.

Le jardin d’Anne Franck 14 impasse Berthaud, 75003 Paris métro line 3 to Rambuteau. It is open from 10am-9pm

Jardin Catherine Labourré 29 rue de Babylone 75007 métro line 12 to Sèvres Babylone, open every day from 9am -6pm

Park André Citroën 2 rue Cauchy 75015 paris métro line 10 to Javel, open from 9am-7:30 pm

Le Jardin de Reuilly 15 rue Albioni 75012 Paris, métro line 8 to Montgallet, open from 8-9:30pm

Le Parc Floral among the 7 summer parks locations that I have listed, this one is my favorite. I usually go there on weekdays. It is quiet and well-taken care of. There are public restrooms thoughout the park. The park is a bit far from the metro, as a result, you will have to walk about 8-10 min from the metro station to get to it, however, it is totally worth it.

This park is great for parents searching for a playground for their kids to play. There are lots of activities for children (age 3 and up) to do. The price to get in the summer is 2 .50 euros. The park is free from October to March.

The address is route de la Pyramide 75012, Paris via metro line 1 then get off at Château de Vincennes which is the last stop take the exit Parc floral

How to get to your picnic locations in Paris?

All of these 7 locations in Paris are accessbile via métro as I stated above.

Parks and gardens informations

Most parcs in Paris are closed in the evening at the exeption of a few that stay open 24 hours. Keep that in mind if you decide to go for a late picnic. Some parks opening hours may change on French holidays.

French culture regarding tanning in Parks

If you are a visitor visiting France for the first time, you may be shocked to see women and men top less in parks and gardens getting a tan. I thought that I would mention it to give you guys the heads up.

Where to get your picnic basket?

You can get pretty much what you need at the local supermarket. If you fancy gourmet food and don’t want the hassle to prepare anything get your basket at these well-known locations.

Pouliche by chef Amandine Chaignot, address: 10 rue d’Enghien 75010 Paris

Molitor at the Molitor hotel in click and collect, address: 13 rue Nungesser et Coli, 75016 Paris

That is the end of the post guys and hopefully you enjoyed reading it. If you ever visit any of my top 7 summer picnic locations in Paris, feel free to share your experience with me. I hope this info comes in handy to help you plan your trip to the city of lights. If you have been to Paris and has some recommendations, feel free to share them to help a fellow traveler in the comment section.

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