Paris 17: Parks, Promenades and Culture

Paris 17 can be explored through a range of interests: landscaped green spaces, walking paths, architecture, stages and an interactive museum about the economy. If you are looking for a hotel in Paris 17, you can start by considering which themes you would like to shape your stay. The places below offer specific points of interest. For concerts and guided tours, it is worth checking the relevant programme.

Parks and gardens with different characters

The Parc Clichy-Batignolles – Martin Luther-King covers 10 hectares and is designed around the themes of the seasons, sport and water. Its planting includes native fruit trees from temperate regions and hedges of berry shrubs, which contribute to biodiversity. Children's play areas and a boules court complement the grounds. The park thus combines several aspects of design and use, rather than offering just a single green space.

The Square des Batignolles also combines landscape design and history: it is one of 24 gardens laid out by Alphand during the Second Empire. Designed in the English style, it includes an orangery, a grotto, a waterfall and a lake. The Square Sainte-Odile offers a different set of features: noteworthy trees, flower beds and a playground.

The Cimetière des Batignolles is a green space of around 11 hectares with 15,000 graves. It also has 812 trees belonging to 47 species. As a cemetery, the Cimetière des Batignolles differs from the landscaped gardens.

Walking paths and green spaces

The visitor section of the Petite Ceinture du 17e runs from Rue de Saussure to Rue Alphonse de Neuville and is 0.7 kilometres long. The promenade is set in a cutting and has two stairway entrances. This gives you the route's endpoints, length and type of access—all useful details if you want to include a specific walk in your day's plans.

The Promenade Pereire offers a different point of comparison: it runs from Place du Maréchal Juin to Porte Maillot and consists of seven green sections featuring works by Boris Lejeune. While a length is given for the Petite Ceinture, the Promenade Pereire is described in terms of its sections and artworks. You can compare the two promenades by the features specified for each, without assuming that their routes are connected.

Museums, architecture and stages

Citéco is located in Paris's 17th arrondissement. The interactive, immersive museum explores the mechanisms of the economy. The Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner is in the Plaine Monceau, in the former home of painter and decorator Guillaume Dubufe. The two institutions offer different ways to engage with culture: one explores economic relationships, while the other is a museum in a former home.

The Salle Cortot was created by architect Auguste Perret in 1926 and is protected as a historic monument. Its varied concert programme offers the chance to experience performances close to the artists. As the programme changes, check the official concert listings before your visit. At the Ateliers Berthier, visitors can take guided tours of the stage-design workshops and the Odéon's second auditorium. Tour dates change, so check the Odéon programme in advance.

Theatre history also reaches back a long way: the Théâtre Hébertot began as an event hall established in 1830 for the new commune of Batignolles-Monceau. The churches, meanwhile, have distinct architectural influences. The Église Sainte-Marie des Batignolles has a columned porch reminiscent of a Greek temple, a painted flat ceiling and a carved altarpiece depicting the Assumption of Mary. The architecture of the Église Saint-Odile is inspired by Byzantine buildings.

A market and distinctive streets

The Marché biologique des Batignolles is held on Saturdays. It offers fruit, vegetables, meat, cheese, bread and flowers, supplied directly by producers. The market is a tangible addition to the neighbourhood's cultural and landscape attractions. When planning your visit, you can take Saturday into account as market day.

The Cité des Fleurs is a flower-adorned, cobbled lane in the heart of Paris. As access conditions may change, check them before your visit. Alongside the parks, promenades and cultural attractions, it offers a selection of very different interests to help guide your decision about where to stay in Paris 17.

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