Promenade du Cours-de-la-Reine, Green space along Seine River, 8th arrondissement, France

The Promenade du Cours-de-la-Reine is a public green space with paved walkways and planted gardens running alongside the Seine in central Paris. The layout connects several plazas together and includes shaded tree-lined sections alongside open lawn areas for foot traffic.

The promenade follows the line of the Cours la Reine, a tree-planted avenue laid out from 1616 at the initiative of Marie de Médicis, queen mother and regent, along the Seine in the 8th arrondissement. The green space itself is a later public garden on this axis, entered at 1, place de la Reine-Astrid.

The name comes from the Cours-la-Reine, the tree-lined road laid out in 1616 by Marie de Médicis along the Seine. The promenade runs beside that road, and its entrance is at 1, place de la Reine-Astrid, named after Queen Astrid of the Belgians.

You can walk or bike through the promenade with easy access via the Alma-Marceau metro station nearby. The pathways remain open year-round, making it straightforward to move through the space and take your time exploring.

The promenade runs along the Cours la Reine and is entered at 1, place de la Reine-Astrid, a square named after Queen Astrid of the Belgians. The Alma-Marceau metro station on line 9 serves the site.