Public Sex in Paris

This little pedestrian bridge used to be called the Pont de Solférino, which really is much easier and sexier to say than Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor when you're … suggesting it to your lover. Crossing the Seine between the tremendous Musée d'Orsay and the classic Jardin des Tuileries, this passerelle is quite deserted at night (a friend even managed to jump into the Seine from here without police intervention), making it the perfect hookup spot if you're aesthetically inclined. [link]

Smack in the middle of Odéon, one of the most touristy and crowded neighborhoods of Paris, and right off the rue Dauphine, you'll find the quiet and deliciously calm … passage Dauphine which connects to the rue Mazarine. Although it's closed at night, you can just wait for one of the residents to buzz themselves in and sneak after them for some public sexytime on semi-private property. [link]

Usually inundated with students from the nearby Cité Universitaire, the Parc Montsouris (literally "mouse mountain") in the very south the 14th arrondissement offers … shady spots under trees around the lake where you can explore mountains, hills, lumps, and bulges of other shapes and sizes. [link]

Official bobo headquarters of eastern Paris's quartiers, the Buttes Chaumont is located on a steep hill and requires a hike. Le temple de la Sibylle is a little round … Greek-style temple with a fantastic view on all of Paris, which may be unoccupied and ready to receive some Bacchanalian revelry at certain hours of the day. If you'd rather be getting it on in the dark, there's also a waterfall with a matching cave, but the diseases lurking in the water might be scarier than those you could contract from your partner. [link]

In the square des Abbesses in Montmartre, some sensitive artist has organized a wall on which "I love you" is written in a bunch of different languages. If that wasn't … lame enough, the whole project is copyrighted! Go make your own love mark on the bench right in front of the wall. Show them that real love can't be owned, man. [link]

Make love, not war on the great big lawn in front of the complex of buildings dedicated to France's military history. There aren't many trees and also not many hiding … spots, but the place is so completely deserted at night that you can fearlessly pursue your desires. Disclaimer: There may be the occasional tour bus passing by, so we hope you won't mind your ass being digitized by state-of-the-art Japanese cameras. [link]

The Bois de Boulogne just outside the western periphery of Paris borders on some of the suburbs' swankiest neighborhoods, but it nevertheless has the reputation of being … the go-to place for serious prostitution and nighttime gay cruising. Less commercial transactions among non-contractual lovers could take place on a rented rowboat on the lake. [link]

After having groped each other during the entire movie you watched at the MK2 theaters on either side of the bassin, you're ready to get hotter and heavier and can't … wait to get home. The elevated areas to the left and right of the basin when you're looking north are sufficiently hidden to allow some romping around. And if you need drugs, there are plenty of providers around. [link]