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Jardin du Palais-Royal
A filming location from Emily in Paris in Paris.
The scene
The arcaded royal garden, and the striped Buren columns in its forecourt, feature as one of Emily's elegant Right Bank strolls.
How to visit
The garden is free and open daily; the surrounding arcades hide old-world shops and cafés. Early morning gives you the colonnades almost to yourself.
Address: 8 Rue de Montpensier, 75001 Paris, France · Open in Google Maps
- The Louvre is a two-minute walk south.
- Galerie Vivienne, a glass-roofed 19th-century passage, is around the corner.
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Good to know
- What was filmed at Jardin du Palais-Royal?
- The arcaded royal garden, and the striped Buren columns in its forecourt, feature as one of Emily's elegant Right Bank strolls.
- Can you visit Jardin du Palais-Royal?
- The garden is free and open daily; the surrounding arcades hide old-world shops and cafés. Early morning gives you the colonnades almost to yourself.
- Where is Jardin du Palais-Royal?
- Jardin du Palais-Royal is a real filming location in Paris. 8 Rue de Montpensier, 75001 Paris, France
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