{"id":742,"date":"2008-09-12T08:44:38","date_gmt":"2008-09-12T12:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=742"},"modified":"2012-12-24T15:52:06","modified_gmt":"2012-12-24T19:52:06","slug":"the-paris-garden-festival-enjoy-the-parks-of-paris-from-your-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/12\/the-paris-garden-festival-enjoy-the-parks-of-paris-from-your-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Paris Garden Festival: enjoy the parks of Paris from your apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img alignright size-medium wp-image-743\" style='width:300px;'>\n\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/luxembourg_garden_paris_france-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Luxembourg Garden: Paris, France Picture\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>\n\t<div>Luxembourg Garden: Paris, France<\/div>\n<\/div>As anyone who has picnicked in a <a title=\"Tips to visit Paris\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/paris\/\">Paris<\/a> park can tell you; the French capital has some of the finest manicured parks in the world. Full-time gardeners employed by the city make sure that the green spaces are more than just a place to run your toes through the grass, rather\u00a0works of art\u00a0to be enjoyed through an artistic lens. <strong>From the lawns of the Luxembourg Gardens to the floral immersion at the Parc Floral de Paris, the French sure do take their botany seriously.<\/strong> Nearly all of New York Habitat\u2019s rental accommodations are steps from a local park, therefore steps from living works of art.<\/p>\n<p>For over ten years, the city of Paris has been celebrating the art of its gardens with the annual F\u00eate des Jardins, or garden festival. Besides hosting a slew of family-friendly activities geared towards learning and the arts, having fun and the arts, the city council offers visits to a number of public and private green areas both on and off the beaten path. This year\u2019s edition highlights various efforts to protect biodiversity. <strong>Though the festival will take place in each of Paris\u2019 20 arrondissements, the festival\u2019s events village will be held at the Parc de Bercy in the <a title=\"Travel tips about the 12th arrondissement of Paris\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/paris\/paris-travel-guide\/paris-neighborhoods\/bercy-gare-lyon-nation\/\">12th arrondissement<\/a>.<\/strong> The activities take place September 28th and 29th.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Garden lovers looking for a place to wake up and smell the roses should have a look at these highlighted New York Habitat <a title=\"Paris Accommodations\" href=\"\/paris-apartment\/vacation\">accommodations in Paris:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-This renovated <a title=\"Paris Accommodation: 1 bedroom rental in Marais - Les Halles (PA-1776)\" href=\"\/paris-apartment\/furnished\/1776\">1-bedroom rental apartment in Marais-Les Halles (PA-1776)<\/a> features modern amenities.<br \/>\n-This <a title=\"Paris Accommodation: studio rental in Invalides, Auteuil - Tour Eiffel (PA-3286)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/paris-apartment\/furnished\/3286\">studio accommodation in Invalides, Auteuil-Tour Eiffel (PA-3286)<\/a> has a great location and a sleek design.<br \/>\n&#8211; This <a title=\"Paris Accommodation: 1-bedroom retnal apartment in Bastille, Pere Lachaise - Nation (PA-2824)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/paris-apartment\/vacation\/2824\">1-bedroom rental apartment in Bastille, Pere Lachaise-Nation (PA-2824)<\/a> has old-world charms in a bright, airy space.<\/p>\n<p>Which city\u2019s parks do you prefer? The grand, wide open spaces of New York City (Central Park, Prospect Park, etc.), or the quant, manicured green spaces of Paris (Jardin du Luxembourg, Parc Floral de Paris, etc.)? Comment Below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As anyone who has picnicked in a Paris park can tell you; the French capital has some of the finest manicured parks in the world&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12388,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742\/revisions\/12388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}