[_eLRIC]

Because Paris is really small and the large parks are just outside Paris : Bois de Vincennes & Bois de Boulogne are each at least twice the size of Central Park I hope you didn't miss Parc de Buttes Chaumont, Parc Montsouris & my favourite : Cimetière du Père Lachaise (yes, a cemetery ... I recommend going at spring and enjoy how green it is)

[keiferski]

Yes yes, I have been to all of those and lived right next to Buttes-Chaumont. But the city in general always felt like it lacked green space. Especially if you make a large circle around Opéra - for 2-3km you really don’t have anything that isn’t small or full of people.

That said - Buttes-Chaumont and Le Jardin du Palais Royale are some of my favorite urban parks in the world.

[throwaway744678]

Les Tuileries are less than 1km from the Opera. Parc Monceau is 2km away.

[fredoliveira]

I was there 4 days ago. It is far from green. Sure, it's an open space without buildings and has a few trees. It is not, however, a green space.

[keiferski]

Les Tuileries is not really a peaceful park, probably because it’s right next to the Louvre. It’s more like an open field.

[_eLRIC]

You're right, you'll have to take the metro to get to one. And with the increase of the price / square meter, I'm not sure we'll get larger green space in the future at least in Paris itself