Do you like the secret gardens of Paris? Perfect, we have got you covered with a great and discreet place you have to discover. A small garden you cannot find if you are not looking for it, and it features a gorgeous rose garden. But please do not tell to anyone else!

Head to Paris third arrondissement. By the Hôtel du Grand-Veneur, keep your eyes peeled. There are several discreet and not very encouraging entrances, yet leading to the smallest park in the third arrondissement. Once you made it to rue de Hesse or rue des Arquebusiers, do not hesitate and pass the porch of the private residence: you will then discover the square Saint-Gilles Grand-Veneur Pauline-Roland.

We warned you, this is a very secret garden! And here is how to reward your foolhardiness: enjoy a quiet, verdant place, far from the capital’s hustle and bustle.

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In this barely 987sqm French formal garden, you will find an enchanting and romantic place, especially on sunny days, when beautiful roses adorn the columns. This is as if you discovered a secret passage to the Queen of Hearts’ garden in Alice in Wonderland.

The place is safe from the Parisian hustle and bustle so you can have a seat, read a book whilst enjoying the smell of flowers.