Square des Batignolles
The Square des Batignolles is a park in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, near Parc Matin Luther King. It was designed as an English landscape garden and built during the Second Empire.
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Parc Clichy-Batignolles - Martin Luther King
The Parc Clichy-Batignolles - Martin-Luther-King is a large park in north-west Paris, designed by Jacqueline Osty. It is located at the center of the Clichy-Batignolles mixed-use development that includes many modern buildings for housing and offices, as well as the new Tribunal de Paris. When I visited, construction was not finished yet and there were still many cranes surrounding the park.
Skyscrapers of Les Olympiades (Paris 13)
Les Olympiades is a district of residential towers located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. Built from 1969 to 1974, the district consists of a dozen towers built along a large esplanade. A shopping mall, the Pagode, stands at the centre of the esplanade.
Jardin des Plantes
The Jardin des Plantes is a large botanical garden located in central Paris. It also has a small zoo (Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes).
Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes
The Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes is a small zoo inside the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. It is the second oldest zoological garden in the world.
Walk along Canal Saint-Denis: From La Villette to Stade de France
Starting at la Villette in Paris, the Canal Saint-Denis connects the Canal de l’Ourcq to the Seine, crossing the towns of Aubervilliers and Saint-Denis on the way.
Walk along Canal Saint-Martin, Bassin de la Villette & Canal de l'Ourcq
The Canal de l’Ourcq, the Bassin de La Villette and the Canal Saint-Martin link the River Ourcq with the Seine (at the Port de l’Arsenal, near Bastille).
Coulée Verte René Dumont (Promenade Plantée)
The Coulée Verte René Dumont (formerly known as Promenade Plantée) is a 4.7 km elevated linear park built on top of a former railway in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. It links Bois de Vincennes with Bastille.
The start of the Coulée Verte is near the Périphérique. However, I started from Square Charles Péguy: I wanted to check out the community garden built near the Petite Ceinture railway, which can only be accessed from the Square. I then walked all the way to Bastille.
Parc de Sceaux
The Parc de Sceaux is a large park located south of Paris. It used to belong to Jean-Baptiste Colbert, who served as Minister of Finances of France under King Louis XIV. The park has a castle (Château de Sceaux), built in the 19th century, and an expansive garden designed by André Le Nôtre.
Petite Ceinture de Paris
The Petite Ceinture (“little belt”) was a railway in Paris that connected the city’s main train stations, forming a loop around Paris. It opened in 1854 and passenger service ended in 1934. Parts of the railway were still in use for freight service until the 2000’s but it has stayed mostly closed to the public until recently, when parks that follow the tracks have opened in the 16th, 15th and 13th arrondissement of Paris. There are also community gardens in the 18th and 12th arrondissement and more sections are set for development in the coming years.