Jardin du Luxembourg

The Luxembourg Garden, in Paris

The Luxembourg Garden is one of the finest and most prized parks of Paris, on the left bank. The Paris audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this elegant setting of greenery, an emblematic place of promenade appeared in many films and series.

The elegant French-style garden

Created in the seventeenth century for Queen Marie de Medici, the Luxembourg Garden surrounds the palace of the same name, which today houses the Senate. This vast garden, blending French-style beds and English-style groves, deploys lawns, paths, statues, a great basin where the children's small sailing boats sail, and the picturesque palace. A place of promenade and relaxation much prized by Parisians and visitors, it has served as a setting for countless films and series. It is one of the finest and most romantic gardens of the capital.

What to see

You admire the French-style beds, the lawns, the statues, the great basin with small sailing boats and the Luxembourg Palace, seat of the Senate, on the left bank. The Luxembourg Garden is one of the finest parks of Paris. It is a must-see and romantic stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Luxembourg Garden lies on the left bank, in Paris, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a public garden freely accessible during opening hours, which vary with the season. As the palace houses the Senate, access inside is reserved; the garden is particularly pleasant in the warm season.

For whom was the Luxembourg Garden created?

For Queen Marie de Medici, in the seventeenth century; the garden surrounds the Luxembourg Palace, which today houses the Senate, on the left bank.

Where is the Luxembourg Garden?

On the left bank, in Paris, in France.