Built 1669–1674, 30 metres wide and more than 60 metres above the Seine, the terrace uses false perspective to look shorter than it is – the best free view of western Paris.
Photo: Musée d'Archéologie nationale
Distance
3.9 km
Time
Not stated
Difficulty
Easy gravel walk
Start
Petite Terrasse, beside the Pavillon Henri IV, rue Thiers
Past
the Belvédère, the demi-lune, the Rond-Royal, with views to the Château du Val or across the Seine to Maisons-Laffitte
Season
Domain hours: October 08:00–18:00, November–February 08:00–17:00. Closed in weather alerts.
With children
Wide, flat and car-free; the domain is open every day.
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