Is it possible to picnic in Parc Monceau or the Tuileries (PARIS)??
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Is it possible to picnic in Parc Monceau or the Tuileries (PARIS)??
I was wondering if Parc Monceau and the Tuileries garden are places where you can picnic, or are they "Keep-Off-of-the-Grass"-type places?
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
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If you really want to spread out on the grass and have a relaxing picnic, one of the best spots is the Parc Andre-Citroen in the 15th. You will see lots of French families there with blankets on the grass, enjoying picnics while their kids run around.
Otherwise, IMHO, the PM and Tuileries are more of the eat a sandwich or light snack at a bench type of place rather than real picnic spots.
Otherwise, IMHO, the PM and Tuileries are more of the eat a sandwich or light snack at a bench type of place rather than real picnic spots.
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You can picnic on the grass in certain areas of the Champ de Mars, at Parc Montsouris, and at Parc de Buttes-Chaumont. Otherwise you can sit on a bench and enjoy a picnic that way. Another popular place is on the Pont des Arts, from what I've read. I don't recall anyone being allowed on the grass at Tuileries, Luxembourg and maybe Parc Monceau (I sat on a bench there, lots of joggers and school children but don't think I saw anyone on the grass).
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The new mayor of Paris has made sitting on the grass permissible in certain areas of each park...you must look for the signs! But those areas are also open for doggies..so watch out!
I'd check out the benches~
I'd check out the benches~
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I admit I'm not a big picnic buff, just doesn't appeal to me (prefer restaurants), but I wouldn't consider the Tuileries a place for a picnic, the gardens are too formal. They do have some tables and benches in one area, I think (not sure), but I think that may belong to the vendors.
Transitbuddie, when you say you were able to picnic in Luxembourg on the grass, do you just mean you did it and didn't get caught, or that you picnicked by sitting on a bench? I know they have signs there forbidding you to sit on the grass, but they do have some tables I think anyone could sit at without much problem around the are where they sell things (it's under the tres and basically has dirt, not grass).
Transitbuddie, when you say you were able to picnic in Luxembourg on the grass, do you just mean you did it and didn't get caught, or that you picnicked by sitting on a bench? I know they have signs there forbidding you to sit on the grass, but they do have some tables I think anyone could sit at without much problem around the are where they sell things (it's under the tres and basically has dirt, not grass).
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I definitely second tedgales suggestion!
A bench or one of the nice chairs in the Luxembourg Gardens served us well several times.
You will see other Parisians with their baguette, having a bite while sitting in a bit of sun in the gardens or along a wall by the Seine.
A bench or one of the nice chairs in the Luxembourg Gardens served us well several times.
You will see other Parisians with their baguette, having a bite while sitting in a bit of sun in the gardens or along a wall by the Seine.
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What about the gardens at the Rodin museum. Not finding the time for a picnic there was one of my biggest disappointments of my trip last year. I'd read that it is the best place for a picnic in Paris.
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Nope, when researching my trip I read (in more than one place I think) that the garden is a wonderful "secret" picnic place and to go there even if you don't go in the building.
I have to admit I even took a picnic cloth along for the event - that did not happen on that trip.
I'll see if I can find something on this forum. If it wasn't here, it would be in one of several guidebooks I bought and read.
I have to admit I even took a picnic cloth along for the event - that did not happen on that trip.
I'll see if I can find something on this forum. If it wasn't here, it would be in one of several guidebooks I bought and read.