That’s the title of a little piece I wrote with tips about ten ‘secret gardens’ in Paris you can visit, which are unlikely to be found in guidebooks–or at least aren’t so well-known! It was published online, on the 9Travel site, and you can read it all here.

Here’s the list–without my descriptions and comments, all of which you can find in the published article linked above, but I’ve added here links where you can find out more about each:

Les Rosiers/Joseph Migneret: https://www.afrenchcollection.com/small-secret-garden-in-the-marais-paris/

La Roseraie des Arquebusiers: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/culture/square-saint-gilles-grand-veneur-pauline-roland-p907

Jardin du Port de l’Arsenal: https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-vert/jardin-du-port-de-larsenal

Clos des Blancs Manteaux: https://www.timeout.com/paris/en/things-to-do/attractions/clos-des-blancs-manteaux

Jardin des Arts/Albert Schweitzer: https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-visit-in-paris/walks/articles/221347-the-jardin-des-arts-albert-schweitzer-a-green-setting-in-the-heart-of-paris

Le Square du Temple:   https://www.travelfranceonline.com/square-du-temple-quartier-du-temple/

Parc de Belleville:   https://www.parisinsidersguide.com/parc-de-belleville-paris.html

Garden of the Theatre of the Rond-Point des Champs Élysées: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_du_Rond-Point

La Coulée Verte /La Promenade Plantée: .https://www.thebluewalk.com/walk-on-the-coulee-verte-and-promenade-plantee/

Le Parc de Bagatelle: https://www.french-gardens.com/gardens/bagatelle.php

The article on the 9travel website is illustrated with stock images which 9travel themselves sourced, but I also have photos myself of the gardens I mention. Most of them I took, but a few (all of the Clos des Blancs Manteaux, all of the Coulee Verte, the autumn shot of Albert Schweitzer garden and the black and white pic of the Port de l’Arsenal) are by my Paris-based brother in law Bruno Jan, who is a fabulous photographer. Here’s a gathering of some of them, for your enjoyment!

First block shows, from left to right: Les Rosiers/Joseph Migneret; Roseraie des Arquebusiers; Jardin du Port de l’Arsenal

Second block, from left to right: Albert Schweitzer 2 pics–in spring and autumn; Clos des Blancs Manteaux (2 pics)

Third block, from left to right: Square du Temple (2 pics): Parc de Belleville.

Fourth block (all pics): Coulee Verte

Fifth block, left to right: Parc de Bagatelle(2 pics: Jardin du Rond Point