Although just a 15 minute walk from the Louvre, the Gardens of Luxembourg can whisk one far away from the fast city pace of Paris to a place of calm and serenity created by acres of trees, gardens, fountains and flowers.

With all the beauty of the Tuileries Gardens at the Louvre, the Gardens of Luxembourg has the added advantage of leaving many of the tourists and traffic behind as well, as the Gardens are a favorite of locals and students.

One of the most beautiful places in the Gardens is also one that is easy to overlook. The Medici Fountain sits quietly off to the left as one first enters the Gardens from the left side of the Luxembourg Place.

Even though it is easy to miss it, it is a place in the Gardens not a place to be missed.