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The Trocadéro gardens and fountains seen from the top of the Eiffel Tower, with the Palais de Chaillot

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Paris views and gardens

10 placesFreeUpdated November 5, 2026

Views from the Eiffel Tower, the Trocadéro, Montmartre and the Arc de Triomphe, plus strolls through the Tuileries, the Luxembourg, Canal Saint-Martin and Buttes-Chaumont.

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  1. Essential

    Viewpoint· Champ de Mars

    Eiffel Tower

    Gustave Eiffel's wrought-iron tower, built for the 1889 World's Fair. Its platforms look out over the bends of the Seine and the zinc rooftops of the whole city.

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    The Eiffel Tower in spring, seen from the gardens below

  2. Viewpoint· Passy

    Trocadéro

    The terrace of the Palais de Chaillot, across the Seine, frames the classic view of the Eiffel Tower, with gardens and fountains tumbling down to the river.

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    The Trocadéro gardens and fountains seen from the top of the Eiffel Tower, with the Palais de Chaillot
  3. Essential

    Viewpoint· Montmartre

    Sacré-Cœur and Montmartre

    The white basilica crowns the hill of Montmartre, and its steps are one of the great balconies over Paris. Around it lie the steep lanes and painters' square of the old village.

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    The white Sacré-Cœur basilica on top of Montmartre, above the hillside gardens
  4. Essential

    Viewpoint· Champs-Élysées

    Arc de Triomphe

    Napoleon's triumphal arch stands at the centre of the Étoile, where twelve avenues meet. From its rooftop the Champs-Élysées run in a straight line all the way to the Louvre.

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    The Arc de Triomphe lit up at night

  5. Shopping· Opéra

    Galeries Lafayette

    The 1912 department store on Boulevard Haussmann, with an Art Nouveau stained-glass dome over its atrium and a rooftop looking out to the Opéra and the Eiffel Tower.

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    The stained-glass dome and gilded balconies of Galeries Lafayette

  6. Nature & beaches· Louvre

    Tuileries Garden

    The formal French garden linking the Louvre to Place de la Concorde, with ponds, statues and gravel walks laid out along the city's great historic axis.

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    The large octagonal pond in the Tuileries Garden
  7. Essential

    Nature & beaches· Saint-Germain

    Luxembourg Gardens

    The garden of the palace that now houses the French Senate, with its toy-boat pond, the Medici Fountain and green chairs scattered among flowerbeds and chestnut alleys.

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    The south facade of the Luxembourg Palace, overlooking the garden

  8. Nature & beaches· Latin Quarter

    Jardin des Plantes

    Paris's botanical garden since the 17th century, with iron-and-glass greenhouses, a rose garden and the Grand Gallery of Evolution and its parade of stuffed animals.

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    The Grand Gallery of Evolution at the end of the Jardin des Plantes flowerbeds

  9. Nature & beaches· Canal Saint-Martin

    Canal Saint-Martin

    A 19th-century canal of locks, iron footbridges and plane trees along the banks. Parisians come here to stroll, with cafés and small shops lining the quays.

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    The Récollets locks on Canal Saint-Martin, with trees along the banks

  10. Nature & beaches· Belleville

    Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

    A romantic park laid out over old quarries, with a lake, a waterfall and a little temple perched on a rocky outcrop. From the top you look across to Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur.

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    The grotto in Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, with its waterfall among the rocks

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Before you go

How to enjoy the Paris views

  1. Trocadéro after sunset

    Every hour on the hour after dark, the Eiffel Tower sparkles for a few minutes. The Trocadéro is the best place to watch it.

  2. Reach the Arc by tunnel

    Don't try to cross the Étoile roundabout: the Arc de Triomphe is reached through the underground passage from the Champs-Élysées.

  3. Montmartre early

    The Sacré-Cœur steps fill up by mid-afternoon. Early in the morning the light over Paris is clearer and the lanes are quiet.

  4. Use the gardens as breaks

    The Tuileries sit between the Louvre and the Orangerie, the Luxembourg next to Saint-Germain: grab one of the green chairs between sights.

Checked on November 3, 2026. Opening hours and tickets can change, so check each place’s website before you go.

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