What, you've never taken the public bench test? Sit down on a bench. Step out of time. Step out of the crowd, the rush. Just a few minutes. Breathe. Look around carefully. Now, close your eyes. How are you feeling? Do you feel a warmth in the pit of your stomach, a smile rising to your lips? This is the moment. Here are the top 5 public benches to kiss in Paris.
1. Under a bush at the Jardin des Archives
Because it's a garden like a secret passage, where you can love each other under singing birds, surrounded by flowers, in the heart of the Marais. "The countryside in Paris," as they say!
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2. The unmissable Tuileries Garden
Facing the statue of Paul Belmondo, "Apollo and Jeanette". Because we turn our backs to the passersby, and we think that love is like Michel Berger's song: the encounter between a butterfly and a star.
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3. A stone bench in the square courtyard of the Louvre
Because tourists pass by without noticing us, because across the way there is the Pont des Arts, because a violinist plays under a porch, and because if love makes us warm, we can go cool off with fresh water in the fountain's neck... It's Rome in Paris!
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4. At the square of the Vert Galant
Because you can replay the scene from "Titanic", Leonardo Di Caprio behind Kate Winslet: it's the bow of the Île de la Cité! We kiss in front of one of the most beautiful sunsets in the world.
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5. On Montmartre, under the trellis of the Marcel - Bleustein - Blanchet square
Because yes, on the other side, the view is beautiful, but here, it's life that is beautiful: we are sheltered by drapes of Virginia creeper, hidden from people, lost in a dream. And we revel in it with all our heart!
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Excerpt from the book Love in the Parisian Way By Florence Besson, Eva Amor, Claire Steinlen Published by Michel LAFON 19.95€ More info