All the best spots and places to enjoy Paris in the open air.
Paris outdoors
With its parks, pedestrian areas and Seine riverbanks, Paris is a great outdoor city on sunny days! For a drink or lunch in the open air, there is nothing like a cafe or a restaurant terrace, or a rooftop to enjoy great views. For a change of scene, why not take a boat trip along the water or enjoy the lush planting of one of the capital’s magnificent parks and gardens? If you like urban walks and rides, walking or cycling are great ways to sightsee … And with summer just around the corner, the city takes on a new alfresco appearance, and offers a whole new wave of events and activities. Day and night, there are so many ways to enjoy being outdoors in Paris!
From the small neighborhood square to the Parisian woods, there are more than 500 green spaces spread across the twenty arrondissements of the City of Light.
Wherever you go in Paris, from the La Villette canal basin through the festive neighbourhood of Oberkampf to the 13th arrondissement and the nearby suburbs, street art has become a familiar part of the urban landscape.
With its cedars, oaks, planes and ginkgo biloba trees, the Bois de Boulogne offers a country cycle ride in the west of Paris! Join us at the Arc de Triomphe for the start of the ride.
La Seine à Vélo is a cycling route covering a distance of more than 400 km through the Île-de-France region and Normandy. It connects Paris to the sea at Le Havre or Deauville.
Every year, as soon as the weather is good the Seine is like a magnet in the capital for summer living. You can choose whether to sunbathe at midday, or enjoy a drink under the lanterns at midnight.
