Twenty merry-go-rounds, one in each Paris ‘arrondissement’ almost (and sometimes two!), all for free! Here’s the full list and our map.

It’s one of the simple pleasures of childhood (and especially agreeable for parents when it’s free) – a quick spin on an old-style merry-go-round.

And the Paris council has thought of everything; the merry-go-rounds all turn anti-clockwise so that kids can hold on with their left hand and wave with the right hand! (tough luck if you’re a left-handed infant).

Here’s where you’ll find all the free merry-go-rounds in Paris for Xmas 2011. They’re open – and free! – from Saturday 17th December 2011 – Sunday 1st January 2012, every day from 10am – 7pm.

– 3rd arrondissement: Square du Temple
– 4th arrondissement: Place de l’Hôtel de Ville (côté rue de Rivoli)
– 4th arrondissement: Place de l’Hôtel de Ville (côté Seine)
– 5th arrondissement: Bordure du square Saint-Médard
– 6th arrondissement: Place de l’Odéon
– 7th arrondissement: Place Joffre
– 8th arrondissement: Place de la Concorde
– 8th arrondissement: Place de la Madeleine
– 9th arrondissement: Place Lino Ventura
– 10th arrondissement: Square Bonsergent
– 11th arrondissement: Square du Père Chaillet
– 12th arrondissement: Place de la Mairie, 130 Avenue Daumesnil
– 13th arrondissement: Place d’Italie (angle de la place d’Italie et de l’avenue d’Italie )
– 14th arrondissement: Angle rues Didot et Jacquier
- 15ème arrondissement : Place Raoul Dautry
– 16th arrondissement: Place du Trocadéro
– 17th arrondissement: Place du Docteur Félix Lobligeois
– 18th arrondissement: Square Louise Michel
– 19th arrondissement: Place Armand Carrel
– 20th arrondissement: Rue Belgrand

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