If you don't need a holiday to celebrate your loved ones, any occasion is a good one to please them. This Sunday, June 15, 2025, we celebrate Father's Day. It's an opportunity to share a special moment with your family, and to remind our dads how much we love them.
In fact, why not take advantage of this day to plan a stroll around Paris and the Ile-de-France region? The capital is overflowing with great ideas for routes, gardens and surprising places to rediscover the City of Light in a different way. So why not share these discoveries with your papou and enjoy a moment of complicity!
So, we're going to take you on a tour of some of the capital's most beautiful spots. And above all, stay tuned: this guide will be updated as we make new discoveries and announcements. To make sure you don't miss out on any good ideas between now and D-day, don't hesitate to bookmark this page and consult it regularly to prepare your program!
Discover Chevreuse: the Little Venice of the Yvelines and its lovely Petits Ponts walk
Just 40 minutes from Paris, Chevreuse, nicknamed the Little Venice of the Yvelines, offers a splendid stroll across its small bridges. This verdant setting, accessible by RER train, offers an unsuspectedly charming escape. We invite you to embark on a nature adventure between canals and picturesque paths! [Read more]
Beautiful parks, gardens and squares in Paris and the Ile-de-France region to stroll in
Paris is overflowing with magnificent parks and gardens, verdant settings that invite you to relax, far from the hustle and bustle of the city. Discover the most beautiful green spots in the capital and Ile-de-France for a lovely stroll in the Paris region! [Read more]
La Coulée Verte de Paris, the unusual and hidden walk from Bastille to Vincennes
Paris's Coulée Verte René-Dumont, formerly known as the Promenade Plantée, is a beautiful, little-known walk for Parisians, taking us on a verdant journey from the Bastille to the Bois de Vincennes over the Viaduc des Arts. It's an unusual and shady way to discover Paris, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. [Read more]
The Trianon Estate and the Queen's hamlet
The Domaine de Trianon can be visited separately from the Château. Located two kilometers away, it was once a place of refuge for kings, who found rest and relaxation away from the Court. Created by Louis XV, the estate became the fiefdom of Marie-Antoinette, who modified the grounds and created an entire hamlet, like a small village. [Read more]
Unusual parks and gardens in Paris & the Ile-de-France region: the perfect place for an original stroll!
Paris, often praised for its architectural heritage and vibrant cultural life, is also home to gardens, squares and parks of surprising beauty and originality. Here we reveal the unusual nuggets to be discovered in Paris and the Paris region. Let's discover the most original parks and gardens in the Paris region. [Read more]
The most beautiful rose gardens in Paris and the Île-de-France region, flowering nuggets to discover
Where are the most beautiful rose gardens in and around Paris? Paris and the surrounding area makes us see life in pink... literally! For lovers of beautiful plants, we invite you to discover the sublime rose gardens to be found in the capital and throughout the Ile-de-France region for magical, bucolic moments. [Read more]
The beautiful Jardin des Plantes rose garden unveils its beautiful colors
The Roseraie du Jardin des Plantes, located along the Galerie de Minéralogie, to the right of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle or to the left if you're coming from the Seine, is a wonderful place to discover in spring and especially in June. With its 390 species of old and modern roses, it's a magnificent and free rose garden, in addition to the superb rosebushes that stand proudly in front of the Muséum. [Read more]
Remarkable Gardens in Paris and the Ile-de-France region: treasures of botanical heritage
Looking for an unusual garden in Ile de France? The French Ministry of Culture has created a label to recognize extraordinary gardens: "Jardins Remarquables". In Paris and the Ile-de-France region, 40 public and private gardens are on hand to help you discover these hidden treasures just a few kilometers from Paris, or even within the capital itself. So, are you ready for a lovely stroll? [Read more]
The Parc Floral de Paris Vincennes, its sublime gardens and events
The Parc Floral is the largest park in Paris, located in the Bois de Vincennes, a stone's throw from the Château. In addition to its superb vegetation, it's a giant park with outdoor games for children, mini-golf, Rosalie rides, exhibitions and sales, shows, a butterfly hothouse and many other treasures. [Read more]
Discover Bagatelle Park, its rose garden and sublime gardens
The Parc de Bagatelle awaits you on the Bois de Boulogne side to let you enjoy its enchanting setting. From the Château de Bagatelle to the beautiful rose garden and vegetable patch, this is a magical garden where life is good. [Read more]
The Butterfly Garden, an unusual stroll through a Parc Floral greenhouse back in 2025
The Butterfly Garden returns to the Parc Floral de Paris. Join us from June 2 to September 30, 2025 for a magical stroll through an enchanted greenhouse, where you'll be surrounded by these shimmering butterflies! [Read more]
A bucolic walk on the Impressionist Island in Chatou
A few stations away from Paris, by taking the RER A, make a stopover in the footsteps of the Impressionists in Chatou, for a pleasant stroll along the water. [Read more]
Discover the most original Wallace fountains in Paris
Whether you're a tourist or a Parisian, you're bound to have come across a Wallace fountain! To celebrate their 150th anniversary, we invite you to take a stroll through some of the capital's most iconic and original fountains, with their fascinating histories! [Read more]
Jeux d'eau at Domaine national de Saint-Cloud 2025: a free aquatic extravaganza to discover
This year, on Sundays June 8 and 15 and Saturday June 14, 2025, the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud is offering a refreshing stroll through its gardens, with the Jeux d'eau event. Fountains, waterfalls and basins play out an aquatic symphony, free of charge! [Read more]
Polpo Plage, the beach terrace on the Seine with a marina and electric boats, is back!
Polpo plage awaits you with its deckchairs and straw-hut-style bar from Thursday, April 3, 2025! Enjoy a summery beach terrace with your feet in the sand, plus a marina where you can take a boat ride on the Seine! This year, brasero evenings await you as a bonus. [Read more]
Discovery walk in Paris on the tracks of Molière
To mark Molière's 400th birthday, take a stroll around Paris in the footsteps of the great French playwright, and discover the many places that marked his life. [Read more]
The superb Roseraie du Parc Lebaudy on the Ile de Puteaux
We're off to Puteaux, on the banks of the Seine just outside Paris in the Hauts-de-Seine department, to discover the Parc Lebaudy and its sublime rose garden, free and open to all. A real beauty, it features almost 1,600 rose bushes and 200 varieties of roses in a French-style landscaped garden. [Read more]
In Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, an unusual chapel on the water, open to all
Want to discover churches off the beaten track? Head for Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, in the Yvelines, to meet the boat "Je sers", a veritable chapel on the water since 1936... [Read more]
Discover Paris in the footsteps of Victor Hugo
Take a stroll around Paris in the footsteps of the great French writer Victor Hugo, and discover the many places that marked his life. [Read more]
Arboretum de la Vallée-aux-Loups: a sublime free park of remarkable trees
You don't have to go to the farthest reaches of the Île-de-France to find majestic nature. Just fifteen kilometers from Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, the Arboretum of the Domaine départemental de la Vallée-aux-Loups is a delight for lovers of gardens and plant species. [Read more]
The Maincourt Trail, a Natural Oasis in the Chevreuse Valley to discover
The Vallée de Chevreuse is home to a natural gem, the Sentier de Maincourt, a stone's throw from the Château de Dampierre. Accessible all year long by families, even with strollers and people with reduced mobility, this jewel offers a beautiful nature walk between fauna and flora, only 40 minutes from Paris. [Read more]
