# The palace gardens and the Carp Pond

What to do en Fontainebleau · Fontainebleau

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/things-to-do/gardens-and-grand-parterre · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h 30
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: All ages

Walk · 1 h 30 · free · Le Nôtre's Grand Parterre, English garden, Diana's garden and the Grand Canal

The palace courtyards and gardens are free and open every day: the Grand Parterre drawn by Le Nôtre, one of the largest in Europe, the English garden with its grotto, Diana's garden and the Carp Pond, with its pavilion in the middle. Beyond, the park and the Grand Canal, which is open 24 hours.
Opening hours
November to February, 9:00 to 17:00; in March, April and October, 9:00 to 18:00; May to September, 9:00 to 19:00. Diana's garden and the English garden close half an hour and an hour earlier. The park never closes, although the Marrier gate is shut from 19:30 to 9:00.
Picnics and dogs
You can picnic on a blanket on the ground, with no tables or chairs. Dogs are not allowed in the courtyards or gardens, not even on a lead; in the park, around the Grand Canal, they are, on a lead.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 48.4013, 2.7035

## Cerca de aquí

- [Gina, at the Hôtel de Cavoye](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/where-to-eat/gina), a 254 m
- [Hôtel de Cavoye](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/where-to-stay/hotel-de-cavoye), a 254 m
- [The Palace of Fontainebleau, from Francis I to Napoleon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/things-to-do/fontainebleau-palace), a 284 m
- [Introduction to bouldering in the Forest of Fontainebleau](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/things-to-do/bouldering-introduction-in-the-forest), a 429 m
- [Hôtel & Spa Napoléon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/where-to-stay/hotel-napoleon), a 438 m
- [Le Cadran, at the Hôtel Napoléon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/where-to-eat/le-cadran), a 438 m
- [L'Axel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/where-to-eat/l-axel), a 610 m
- [Forest walk to the Tour Denecourt](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/things-to-do/walk-to-the-tour-denecourt), a 4.0 km

## Consejos

### If you are with a dog
Your place is the park and the Grand Canal, not the Parterre.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Are the Fontainebleau gardens free?
Yes, the courtyards, the gardens and the park.

### Can I picnic?
Yes, on a blanket; no tables or chairs.

Destino: [Fontainebleau](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau.md)