Underground & cool · Lake & woodland · € · 12e · Bastille, Bercy & Aligre
Bois de Vincennes — Lac Daumesnil
The largest of the lakes in the Bois de Vincennes, with two wooded islands joined by bridges. On the Île de Reuilly a folly temple stands above an artificial grotto and waterfall, with a Tibetan temple and the Grande Pagode nearby in the trees.
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Rowboats run from the north shore Feb–Nov, ~€15 for forty-five minutes, no booking. Métro 1 or Tram T3a to Porte Dorée.
Within a few minutes' walk
Where to stay near Bois de Vincennes — Lac Daumesnil
- Le Quartier Bercy SquareBoutique hotel€€ · 40 minA townhouse set back from the boulevard behind its own private garden, with 57 rooms that all face the green rather than the street. Walking distance to Bercy Village and Gare de Lyon, one of the calmer addresses in the 12th.
- The People - Paris NationDesign hostel€€ · 47 minThe draw is the top floor: a rooftop bar and restaurant with a terrace that looks straight down onto Place de la Nation. Below it, dorms and private rooms in a renovated block on the eastern edge of the city.
- JO&JOE Paris NationDesign hostel€ · 52 minAccor's social-hostel format dropped into the 20th: bunk rooms and soundproofed doubles arranged around a bar and canteen, with a rooftop terrace that runs events through the warm months. Street-art finish, more considered than the price suggests.
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The district · 12e
Bastille, Bercy & Aligre — Eastern, everydayThe Marché d'Aligre, the Coulée verte's elevated walk, the wine-village of Bercy, and the Bois de Vincennes beyond. Residential and underrated, with the best daily market in central Paris.
Best for: Repeat visitors who want to live like a resident, market bag in hand.
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