An absolutely lovely public park created in the 1600s in the 6th municipality…read more It's huge, just over 60 acres of lush green, water, fountains, sculptures, park benches, vegetation (floral, etc.) and more. There's an orchard, tons of trees, flowerbeds, and so on. A wonderful place to spend a relaxing afternoon having lunch and watching the activity around you. Tranquil and inviting.

The garden was so beautiful and vast. As we wandered through it and exited it for a short detour, I…read moredidn't even realize that the park we entered back into was the same park. It was THAT big. At one side of the park, there were tennis courts that were filled with plenty of people walking about during the middle of a work day. And there were sand pits too with little kiddos running around. And as you continue walking, there was a palace looking structure with a fountain out front. It was a beautiful sight to behold. The shrubbery and flowers in the area were so pretty even in the fall. There were chairs aplenty so taking a moment to enjoy the scenery was such a Parisian thing to do. Walking throughout the park, there were interesting statues everywhere. We even stumbled upon a miniature Statute of Liberty that was gifted from the United States to France. If you have some time, take a quick walk through the garden. It's really pretty and clean.

From the owner: Une plage à Paris Pour tous les aficionados de l'été à Paris, le Batofar investit les quais. Les…read moregourmands retrouveront avec plaisir " La Plage du Batofar " . Vous pourrez y déguster entre autres de bons petits plats, de nombreux finger food ainsi que des tapas savoureuses. Ce lieu hors du temps vous accueille tous les jours au restaurant (ouvert midi et soir) mais également au bar, où la détente est de mise avec ses nombreux transats. Les apéros musicaux animent les débuts de soirées du mardi au samedi à partir de 19h et le brunch musical du dimanche vous réveillent en douceur.

The Bunker. or: the most depressing public-pool in Paris…read more You cannot argue about most windowless basement-pools in Paris. They are mostly build in very crowded neighbourhoods, squeezed into the basement of another construction. But Didot is different. Piscine Didot is not build underneath some other structure nor is there a lack of space around it. It just doesn't have windows because (educated guess) it was cheaper to build it this way. And this really is the nail in it´s coffin. It is awfully dark in there and the blue-yellow color-theme on the walls doesn't help. One wall has been painted with a beach-motive and palm trees but this only increases the bunker-feeling. Top Tip: If you don´t want to spend the money for windows, paint it all white. Other negatives? The locker-system has not been converted to € (I wish I was kidding) and only takes 50cent pieces because they are roughly the size of the old 1 Franc-pieces. Too few showers and changing-rooms. Piscine Didot is also in no way handicapped accessible. Positives: It was clean when I was there and the people working there were all very friendly. The basin itself is in good shape and not too shallow at one end. I spotted no mold.