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The World’s 100 Best Parks

Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

Paris, France

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PARKS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 14 2026
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

Hilly English-style landscape park of nearly 25 hectares in Paris's 19th arrondissement, built on a former quarry, with cliffs, a lake, waterfalls, a grotto and tall shade trees. Visitors picnic and sunbathe on the lawns, run the sloping paths and watch ducks and herons.

Highlights

  • Temple of the Sibyl
  • Île du Belvédère cliff island
  • Waterfall and grotto

Good to know

  • Island and suspension bridge closed for renovation
  • Steep slopes, hard for limited mobility
  • Cafés, ice cream stands and restrooms

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