Discovery Tours of Parc de la Villette
Explore Parc de la Villette and its surroundings
Emblematic of Paris’ history and featuring spectacular architectural masterpieces and contemporary thematic gardens, Parc de la Villette offers visitors a unique place to wander and discover. The garden walk, or cinematic promenade, unfolds like a filmstrip casually laid over the park. It can be explored like a gigantic open-air art exhibition, revealing its surprises at every turn.
The Routes of Santiago de Compostela, run through the Parc de la Villette. It comes from northern France, and crosses Seine-Saint-Denis along the Saint-Denis canal. Following the GR 655 hiking route along the Quai de la Charente, it enters the park via the north entrance, crosses the Canal de l’Ourcq, bends westwards and goes on along the Canal. From there, walkers continue towards the Tour St Jacques, then Orléans or Chartres before arriving in Tours and continuing to Poitiers, Saintes, Bordeaux and Spain.
Along the Quai de la Charente in Aubervilliers, in the Parc de la Villette and on the Quai de la Marne, which runs alongside the Canal de l’Ourcq in Paris, the route is signposted by bronze shell nails fixed to the ground every 30 metres or so.
This signposting was produced with the help of the Compostelle 2000 association.
Embark on a journey to explore the countless artistic and historical sites that make this hike along the Ourcq canal a unique and authentic cultural itinerary in Paris.
This 12km route has been mapped out by La Villette team. It invites you to stroll along the banks of the Ourcq canal, uncovering its industrial history and contemporary creative spaces that now define this canal as an astonishing cultural and artistic district: Parc de la Villette, Jardin21 and Kilomètre 25, Magasins Généraux, Komunuma and Fondation Fiminco in Romainville, and many others… It’s a round trip loop that ends in the northern part of Parc de la Villette (Cabaret Sauvage, Espace Périphérique, equestrian center, Jardin des Dunes et des Vents, Cité des Sciences, Routes of Santiago de Compostela…).
By running, breathing, boating or cycling, our partner Explore Paris offers a thousand ways to discover La Villette
Practical information
Folie Information & Tickets
Metro
Line 5 - Porte de Pantin station
Tramway
Line 3b - Porte de Pantin station
Bus
Bus 75, 151 - Porte de Pantin stop
