Jardin Catherine-Labouré

 
Métro: Sèvres Babylone (line 10 or 12)
Address: 29 rue de Babylone, 75007 Paris
Hours:  Check website for hours
Website: http://equipement.paris.fr/jardin-catherine-laboure-2465

Having the urge of running away from the busy Paris? Go right in the heart of it to the Jardin Catherine Labouré! It's a nice and peaceful park with a little countryside feel to it. It used to be part of the convent of the Filles de la Charité (1633).
 

The view is amazing. You can admire the Chapelle de la Médaille Miraculeuse (140 rue du Bac) where Catherine Labouré saw the Virgin Mary in 1830. Funny story you can see Catherine Labouré's body through a glass coffin but that's another story.

It's bathing in light which can be rare in Paris. It also has a veggie garden and small orchard to help city kids learn where their food come from.