1 min walk · Paris 6e Arrondissement
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- Notable
- Art and culture venue
Nature site · Paris
Luxembourg Gardens
Jardin du Luxembourg
- Good for families
- Today
- Open today, 07:30 – 08:15
- Visit duration
- 1 hour Editorial visit time estimate
- Accessibility
- Step-free
- Price
- Free entry
- Standing
- Must see
- Rank
- Rank 23 of 7,609
Plan your visit.
Opening hours
| Monday | 07:30 – 08:15 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 07:30 – 08:15 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 – 08:15 |
| Thursday | 07:30 – 08:15 |
| Friday | 07:30 – 08:15 |
| Saturday | 07:30 – 08:15 |
| Sunday | 07:30 – 08:15 |
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About Luxembourg Gardens
The Jardin du Luxembourg is a 23-hectare formal garden on the Left Bank, laid out from 1612 for a queen who wanted a Florentine garden in Paris and built by the French Senate, which still owns the palace at its edge. Marie de' Medici, widow of Henri IV and regent for the young Louis XIII, commissioned both the garden and the adjoining Luxembourg Palace after her husband's assassination, modelling the design on the Boboli Gardens of her native Florence.
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What's inside
A central octagonal pond, formal terraces and parterres around the palace, and a looser, tree-lined English-style section to the south and west. The formal terraces nearest the palace are laid out symmetrically in the French style, lined with statues of French queens and notable women, while the octagonal basin in front of the palace is where generations of Parisian children have sailed rented toy sailboats, a tradition that continues today. The Medici Fountain, a shaded grotto-style fountain from the garden's earliest years, sits in a quiet corner planted with plane trees.
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How long to spend
An hour for a walk through the formal core and around the pond; half a day if the point is simply to sit, as many locals do. A brisk circuit of the main paths and the palace facade takes well under an hour. The Luxembourg Museum, in a separate wing of the palace complex, runs its own ticketed temporary exhibitions and is a separate visit with its own timing.
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Season and crowds
Open daily with seasonal gates, roughly from 07:30-08:15 until 16:30-21:30 depending on daylight.
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Tickets
Garden access is free; museum and Senate interiors are separate.
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Getting there
RER B Luxembourg; Metro Odéon and Notre-Dame-des-Champs are farther.
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What to watch out for
Step-free entrances or public approaches, lifts where required, and accessible toilets serve principal visitor areas. Historic surfaces, crowds and security remain relevant.
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Photography
The octagonal pond with the Luxembourg Palace behind it, shot from the terrace above the basin, is the garden's signature image and includes the sailboats when they are running. The Medici Fountain, in its shaded grotto setting with the long reflecting pool in front of it, photographs best in the dappled light under its plane trees rather than in direct midday sun.
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Common questions
What are the regular hours?
Open daily with seasonal gates, roughly from 07:30-08:15 until 16:30-21:30 depending on daylight.
What is base admission?
Garden access is free; museum and Senate interiors are separate.
Is the complete route step-free?
Step-free entrances or public approaches, lifts where required, and accessible toilets serve principal visitor areas.
Which public transport is named?
RER B Luxembourg; Metro Odéon and Notre-Dame-des-Champs are farther.
Can operations alter access?
Yes. Worship, events, maintenance, weather and security can change ordinary access.
Are premium products included?
No. Special tours, exhibitions and upgrades use separate tickets.
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Nearby
Within 1 min on foot
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