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Attraction · Paris · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Fontaine Médicis in Paris

Fontaine Médicis is an attraction in Paris, France. This place has a story in the app. 8 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 120 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.

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Story · Fontaine Médicis

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You're standing in the Jardin du Luxembourg, at the Medici Fountain. In front of you stretches a long, narrow pool, fifty metres of water lined with plane trees, stone vases and an iron railing. At the far end rises a stone façade fourteen metres high. That's the heart of the fountain.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Wheelchair
Accessible

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Fontaine Médicis

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 8 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Luxembourg Garden
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Luxembourg Garden · 300 m

Cathedral of Notre Dame
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Cathedral of Notre Dame · 950 m

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Pont Neuf
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Pont Neuf · 1.1 km

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La Samaritaine
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

La Samaritaine · 1.3 km

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Photo: Adrian Scottow · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Montparnasse Tower
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Montparnasse Tower · 1.4 km

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Photo: User:Thbz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Luxembourg Garden on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Luxembourg PalaceCastle · 160 m away
  2. 2Musée du LuxembourgMuseum · 390 m away
  3. 3The Cluny MuseumMuseum · 430 m away
  4. 4PantheonAttraction · 540 m away
  5. 5Sainte-ChapelleAttraction · 920 m away
  6. 6Palace of JusticeAttraction · 940 m away
  7. 7ConciergerieMuseum · 1 km away
  8. 8Arènes de LutèceAttraction · 1.1 km away
  9. 9Saint-Jacques TowerAttraction · 1.3 km away
  10. 10Hôtel de VilleAttraction · 1.3 km away
All 394 points of interest in Paris →

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Frequently asked questions

Is Fontaine Médicis wheelchair accessible?

Yes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 90 m and a water point at 120 m.

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