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Rendezvous in the Gardens festival from 5-7th June 2015

This leafy event is not to be missed – for three days, the magnificent gardens of Paris are open to all, including many that are closed the rest of the year.

Near our hotels we’re lucky enough to have the amazing Jardin des Plantes and of course the Jardin du Luxembourg, but during the event you can even more interesting places, like the vegetable patch on the roof of the Musée du Vivant and the forest garden at the BNF library

Here’s all the info.

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On the first weekend of June every year, certain garden open specially to the public, and those that are open all year round organise special events such as workshops, guided tours and more.

This year the theme is “Walks in the gardens”, and near our hotels you’ll find nearly thirty different things to do.

In the 5th arrondissement, there are three sites – the Jardin des Plantes, the Curie Museum and Agroparistech (what they call ‘the Museum of the Living’).

You can visit an eco-friendly garden, see an exhibition about tradition vs. modern farms, there’s an installation by artist Alexandre Dang in an old library, a visit of the beehives in the maze of the Jardin des Plantes, a “Jazz en Fleurs” concert…

The full programme complet for the 5th arrondissement is here.

In the 6th arrondissement, there’s less going on, but the sites are lovely, like the Delacroix Museum – with an intriguing carte blanche given to architect Bruno Moinard (part of the Designer’s Days event) – and at the Jardin du Luxembourg you can go on a guided visitors accompanied by the gardeners!

The full programme for the 6th arrondissement is here!

And one last suggestion, a little further along the Seine but still on the Left Bank – don’t miss the special opening of the forest garden at the BNF – it’s the only time of the year the public is allowed to walk around it!

The Rendez-vous aux jardins run from 5th – 7th June 2015

Official site: rendezvousauxjardins.culture.fr

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