Coulée Verte René-Dumont
Park · Quinze-Vingts ·
Elevated linear park with gardens, city views, and benches
Elevated linear park with gardens, city views, and benches
"Originally known as the Promenade Plantée, the Coulée Verte René-Dumont is an elevated park built atop a revitalized railway structure. Opened in the late 1980s, the lush garden path stretches for three miles, with landscapes ranging from modern and manicured to wild and natural. This greenway, which for many will recall New York City's High Line, provides an unusual panoramic view over the 12th arrondissement—and since this crosses through less-touristy neighborhoods, you'll get a sense of the real quotidian Paris." - Melissa Liebling-Goldberg, Julia Eskins
"I walked the almost 5 km tree-lined walkway along the old Vincennes railway line from Bastille to the edge of Paris and loved the trees, flowers, ponds and many places to sit; it was long, easy and beautiful, often pleasantly empty even on nice days, and I personally think it's even nicer than New York's High Line (it was, until the High Line was built, the only elevated park in the world)." - Matthew Kepnes
"A historic elevated parkway created in 1933 by converting an abandoned viaduct into about 4.7 km of linear green space sitting roughly 10 m above street level; it was the city's first elevated park and even includes a shallow pool amid its planted promenades." - Rachel Eva Lim
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