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music can be played). The brilliant flower beds are completely changed three times a year,
and the boxed trees are brought out of the
orangerie
in May. Children enjoy the rentable
toy sailboats. The park hosts marionette shows several times weekly (Les Guignols, like
Punch and Judy).
Pony rides are available from April through October. (Meanwhile, the French CIA
plots espionage in their underground offices beneath the park.)
Challenge the card and chess players to a game (near the tennis courts), or find a free
chair near the main pond and take a well-deserved break.
Cost and Hours:
Free, daily dawn until dusk, Mo: Odéon, RER: Luxembourg.
Nearby:
The grand Neoclassical-domed Panthéon, now a mausoleum housing the
tombs of great French notables, is three blocks away and worth touring (see below).
Other Parks:
If you enjoy Luxembourg Garden and want to see more green spaces,
you could visit the more elegant
Parc Monceau
(Mo: Monceau), the colorful
Jardin des
Plantes
(Mo: Jussieu or Gare d'Austerlitz, RER: Gare d'Austerlitz), or the hilly and big-
ger
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
(Mo: Buttes-Chaumont).
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Panthéon
This state-capitol-style Neoclassical monument celebrates France's illustrious history and
people, balances Foucault's pendulum, and is the final home of many French VIPs.
