Coulée verte

Hidden above the Paris streets

I never knew this was here! With an entrance up some stairs near the city's cutest photo spots (Rue Cremieux) the highline is a leafy stroll above the traffic filled street below. It's well planted wi...

One of my Favorite Parks

This long elevated park is a perfect place for a long hike. It is built on the elevated tracks of an abandoned railroad, and if you have the energy, you can walk all the way to the city limits.

A quite green Isle in a busy city

Like the High Line in NY, a walk giving you a different perspective of the city, protecting you from the road noise, you almost forget where you are, feeling to be in another dimension. At least 3km (...

Best kept secret in Paris!

La coulee verte deserves to be far better known because it's a true haven, up above the hussle and hassle down on the streets. You can wander leisurely through a garden pathway, gaining an elevated pe...

It's the High Line of Paris (Which pre-dates the High Line of NYC)

This elevated and very narrow park southeast of Bastille was what inspired the creation of the High Line park (converted from an abandoned railway) in NYC. La Coulee Vert was created from an abandone...