Our Paris guide lists 11 places that suit a day out with children, mostly gardens and squares in the 1st and 6th arrondissements. Several sit next to the Louvre, on the รle de la Citรฉ and at Saint-Germain-des-Prรฉs, so they fit easily between museum visits and walks along the Seine.
The Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement is a formal garden by the French Senate, with chairs, a pond and playgrounds. The Tuileries Garden lies between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st: Catherine de' Medici created it in 1564 as the garden of the Tuileries Palace, it opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park after the French Revolution. In the same arrondissement, the Jardin Nelson-Mandela covers about 4 hectares.
On the รle de la Citรฉ, the Square du Vert-Galant is a small triangular park at the island's western tip, next to the Pont Neuf, created in 1884 by joining two small islands to the larger one. Close by, the Place Dauphine is a public square that Henry IV began in 1607, his second public square project in Paris after the Place Royale.
The guide also maps smaller green spaces: Jardin Vivienne, Square Laurent Prache on the place Saint-Germain-des-Prรฉs, Square Honorรฉ Champion, Square Gabriel Piernรฉ, Square Tarass-Chevtchenko and the small garden on the place du Lieutenant Henri-Karcher.
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11 places in our guide
1. Jardin du Luxembourg
6th arr.
Formal garden by the French Senate โ chairs, pond, and playgrounds.
2. Square du Vert Galant
Paris
The Square du Vert-Galant is a small, triangular park pointing downstream located at the western tip of the Ile de la Citรฉ, next to the Pont Neuf, in the First Arrondissement of Paris. It was created in 1884 by joining two small islands to the larger island.
3. Jardin Nelson Mandela
Paris
The Jardin Nelson-Mandela is a garden of approximately 4 hectares in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.
4. Place Dauphine
Paris
The Place Dauphine is a public square located near the western end of the รle de la Citรฉ in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. It was initiated by Henry IV in 1607, the second of his projects for public squares in Paris, the first being the Place Royale.
5. Tuileries Garden
Rue de Rivoli
The Tuileries Garden is a public garden between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Created by Catherine de' Medici as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park after the French Revolution.
6. Jardinet place du lieutenant Henri-Karcher
Paris
7. Square Honorรฉ Champion
Paris
8. Square Gabriel Piernรฉ
Paris
9. Jardin Vivienne
Paris
10. Square Laurent Prache
place Saint-Germain-des-Prรฉs
11. Square Tarass-Chevtchenko
Paris
Questions travellers ask
- Where is there a playground in central Paris?
- The Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement, next to the French Senate, has playgrounds, a pond and chairs.
- How old is the Tuileries Garden?
- Catherine de' Medici created it in 1564; it opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park after the French Revolution.
- What is the Square du Vert-Galant?
- A small triangular park at the western tip of the รle de la Citรฉ, next to the Pont Neuf, created in 1884.
- How many family places does the Paris guide list?
- 11 places, including the Jardin du Luxembourg, the Tuileries Garden, the Jardin Nelson-Mandela, the Square du Vert-Galant and the Place Dauphine.
- Which family spots are on the รle de la Citรฉ?
- The Square du Vert-Galant at the island's western tip and the Place Dauphine near its western end.