As promised, the fourth post in this series on Paris’s parks and gardens is Tuileries Garden Part 2, spring and summer. In the last post, Tuileries Garden Part 1, we brought you the beauty of this garden in autumn and winter. Previous posts featured Luxembourg Gardens and Palais Royal Gardens. There will be quite a few more in the series including some of the less well known parks and gardens. .
It’s hard to pick a favorite season for the Tuileries. You will have to decide for yourself.
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The Tuileries Garden in late spring with the Judas-trees in full bloom.
SPRING AND SUMMER
We’ve already covered the general history of the Tuileries Garden in Part 1. So there is no need to repeat that here.
But did you know that beehives are an important feature of the garden? See photos of Tuileries Garden in summer further down. In the middle of summer there is also the ferris wheel La Roue de Paris, and a fairground – lots of fun and wonderful views.
And speaking of views, you will see further on some views and a video of the entire garden from Le Meurice hotel on Rue de RIvoli on the north side of the gardens, that are quite spectacular and give you a unique overview.
But, read on. We hope you enjoy it.
SPRING
The colors in the Tuileries Garden in spring are quite beautiful. The gardeners do an amazing job of planting and replanting and taking care of the lawns and the beds. .
The first signs of life after a long, cold and bare winter are the magnolias which start to bloom while all the trees in the garden are just bare sticks. There are many, beautiful pink magnolia trees in the garden and their blooms stand out perfectly against the architecture in the background.
You can see the Eiffel Tower from just about anywhere in Paris, and the Tuileries Garden is no exception.
The beds are a mass of color: daffodils and tulips predominate but there is a very large variety and it seems they are constantly refreshed.
Then the Judas-trees start to bloom and there is abundant pink blossom to set off the beds. Everywhere the green metal chairs wait invitingly. These photos are taken first thing in the morning. Later, the now empty chairs start to fill up with the garden’s many, many fans as well as first time visitors.
The trees leaf out and the many white and pink chestnut trees are magnificently in bloom.
And then, way too soon it seems, spring has turned into summer. But the gardens are beautifully kept, and are one of the city’s most popular spots for strolling or just sitting and enjoying the sunshine.
SUMMER
This is one of those views you can only get if you stay in the Hotel Le Meurice,. Looking across the top of the Tuileries Garden towards the Musée d’Orsay on the other side of the river.
Below are a few more views from this magnificent vantage point. Le Meurice is a wonderful hotel to stay in even without the views. But with the views, it’s very hard to beat. Thank you to our dear friend Ana Linares (@ananewyork) for the invitation to experience this exceptional view. (Note that the photos of the Tuileries Garden from Le Meurice were taken in late spring before summer officially began.)
The video below gives you the full magnificent view.
Panoramic pan of the Tuileries Garden from the Hotel Le Meurice.
On the north side of the garden at the Louvre end from 1 July until the end of August, and again at Christmas, you will find Paris’s huge ferris wheel, La Grande Roue de Paris. The overhead views from it are well worth the ride!
The Tuileries Garden is a very large park with many different sections and angles and some of Paris’s greatest buildings as backdrops.
The sailing boats on the pond are very popular,
And we’ve kept the beehives, which we mentioned in the introduction, until last. There are beehives all over Paris, in fact, and beekeeping is part of the city’s history. The six beehives in the photo below are owned by the Louvre and supported in collaboration with NUXE, a Paris beauty brand that uses honey in many of its products.
That rounds out the year for the Tuileries Garden. Now you have seen spring and summer, you might like to go back and have another look at autumn and winter in Tuileries Garden Part 1. You will see just how much the garden changes with the seasons.
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À bientôt,
The Parisian Moments Team