All ages love the octagonal Grand Bassin, an elegant ornamental pond where proud parents watch their children tear with sticks after 1920s toy sailboats sailing on the water.
Grand Bassin
St-Germain & Les Invalides
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- metro: Mabillon, RER Luxembourg
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