I Love Paris in the Fall
I love Paris in the springtime.
I love Paris in the fall.
I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles,
I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles.
My Grandfather used to sing me this song and replace Paris with Shelby. 🙂 Just as the song says, I love Paris all times of the year! It is my absolute favorite city. Until my teaching assignment, I had only visited Paris during the other three seasons of the year. Exploring Paris in the Fall with the beautiful changing leaves is something else entirely! Autumn provides great weather for exploring the city on foot (with a jacket of course), with significantly less tourists filling the sidewalks compared to summertime!
Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.
– Emily Brontë
These are three things I highly recommend doing in Paris in the Fall:
Explore Jardin de Luxembourg
Ever since staying in the Foyer International des Étudiantes on Boulevard Saint-Michel, the Luxembourg Garden has been one of my top favorite spots in Paris. The garden is seemingly endless, covering 23 hectares (over 56 acres)! It is the perfect place to take a walk, find a nice bench to read a book, or people watch! Created in 1612 by Marie de Medici, the garden changes with each season. One of my favorite things to do is grab a café à emporter and take a leisurely stroll through the garden. I found the garden just as charming in the fall as in the spring and summertime!
Take a Walk Along the Seine
The Seine river crosses through Paris, and can be followed all the way from the Eiffel Tower to the Notre Dame and further! There are a lot of different boat tours, but I always enjoy walking along the quai. The changing trees along the river frame everything in yellow!
Visit the Louvre
I took advantage of the fact that there are significantly less tourists in the Fall and revisited several museums and churches. There are obviously tourists year round, but it is much less crowded in the fall! It is a lot easier to take time and enjoy the art of the Louvre when you don’t feel claustrophobic with tons of people surrounding you!
He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo. Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic. Nothing is more sublime.
-Victor Hugo
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23 Comments
Roshunda - Ms. Southernverse
I love the city of Paris. I’ve been twice, both during Spring. If I get the chance I will go during the fall. I’m sure it is beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration.
Pat Servin
Paris looks so good in the fall. It’s definitely on my bucket list.
Kathryn
Beautiful content and photos! 😊
The Frugal Samurai
WOW! We’ve never been to Paris, but I think I owe MrsFrugalSamurai a trip! Thank you for sharing, was awesome photos too!
Aashirvad Kumar
Hey,
That sounds awesome. It really looks nice and the information mentioned in the post is really good.
Thanks
Aashirvad Kumar
adi
Thanks for rekindling the desire to visit Paris. The last time I visited was almost 2 decades ago.
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Paris is one of my absolute favorite cities in the world. It’s got something for everyone!
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Jeremy Park
So beautiful in Paris. I want to go there. Thanks for the good pictures and info.
Mila R
Each European city is most beautiful in May and then in October. Paris too.
ameliapollock147
Paris is really very beautiful. Whenever I saw any post like this, I just wanna leave everything and go there.