Tuileries Garden
The formal garden linking the Louvre to Place de la Concorde — a central, free stroll.
The call
Worth it if you're watching the budget and you only have one day.
Short answer
Is Tuileries Garden worth it?
Tuileries Garden deserves a place on most first itineraries.
The answer depends on your budget, time and travel style; the breakdown below shows who gets the most value.
Why
- 01
A wide gravel promenade with fountains you can pull a chair up to, running straight along the Louvre-to-Concorde axis.
- 02
Great for a between-museums breather; in summer a small funfair sets up at the Concorde end.
- 03
André Le Nôtre redesigned it in 1664 into the formal jardin à la française — symmetry, order and a long perspective that anchors the Louvre-to-Concorde axis.
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Pull a free Fermob chair up to one of the octagonal fountains and you're sitting where Parisians have lounged for a century.
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Is it a fit?
Go if
This is your first trip to Paris
The perfect connective tissue between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde — a free, central stroll that links the city's biggest landmarks.
You're watching the budget
Tuileries Garden earns the spend, even on a tight budget.
You only have one day
Short trip or not, keep Tuileries Garden.
You're traveling with kids
With kids, Tuileries Garden is an easy yes.
Think twice if
You want time outdoors
Tuileries Garden offers some nature & scenery, but not enough to make it the reason to go.
Plan it well
- Cost
- Free
- Timing
- Late afternoon for golden light down the axis; summer for the funfair, but expect crowds and little shade.
- Booking
- Free, no ticket; the summer Fête des Tuileries funfair has paid rides.
- Allow
- 45 min – 1 hr
- Accessibility
- Flat but gravel underfoot; navigable for wheelchairs and strollers with some effort.
- Getting there
- Métro Tuileries or Concorde (line 1), or Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre; 1st arrondissement.