37 Parks to Explore in France

The Palais Longchamp is a magnificent monument in the fourth district of Marseille, France. It brings together the Museum of Fine Arts, the Natural History Museum, and the Botanical Garden on the same site.

The Barbieux park is located in the town of Roubaix , part of Lille Métropole . It is a remarkable park for the presence of more than 60 species of trees. It stretches over 1.5 kilometers with an area of ​​34 hectares. This park divides the town of Croix into two parts . The surroundings of the park of Barbieux constitute the richest zone of the city of Roubaix, with many luxurious houses.

Parc Borély is one of the Remarkable Gardens of France and a Municipal park situated in the city of Marseille. The 17 hectares park consists of three different gardens; a Garden à la française, an English landscape garden, and a recently renovated race track.

The Park of Auxois is a zoo and leisure park located at a place called Le Foulon in the town of Arnay-sous-Vitteaux. In 2018, it welcomed 125,000 visitors. The zoological park is the most important part of the establishment and has around 500 animals of 90 different species. There are also several domestic breeds of poultry raised and offered for sale.

Orangerie Park is a public park in the city of Strasbourg. It is located opposite the Palais de l'Europe and close to the other European institutions in the district known as the Orangerie, within the Neustadt. Its area is 26 hectares. The geometric layout of the first promenade planted with trees dates back to the 17th century. The park, probably designed by Antoine du Chaffat, was developed in 1740.

The Pépinière park is a public garden in Nancy. The garden is located in the old city center of Nancy in the vicinity of Place Stanislas, along with the "place de la Carrière" and the old fortifications. It is open daily in the warm months of the year. One of the nice locations where you can spend some nice time and The park is included in the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage. The greenery and the varied verities of flora and fauna welcome you to a peaceful surrounding.

The largest and most popular of all the parks in Lyon is the Parc de la Tête d’Or which was Inaugurated in 1857this urban park inspired by English landscape gardens covers 105 hectares of land. Its 17-hectare lake was created from a branch of the Rhône. In the central part of the park, there is a small zoo, with giraffes, elephants, deer, reptiles, primates, and other animals. There are also sports facilities, such as a velodrome, boules court, mini-golf, horse riding, and a miniature train.

The Buttes Chaumont park is a public garden located in the northeast of Paris, in France. With nearly 25 hectares, the park is one of the largest green spaces in Paris. Inaugurated in 1867 during the last years of the reign of Napoleon III, it is an achievement of the engineer Adolphe Alphand. This English garden imitates a mountain landscape: rocks, cliffs, torrents, waterfalls, grotto, mountain pastures, belvederes. It comprises a temple, , inspired by the Temple of Vesta in Tivoli, an artifi

The Parc Monceau is a flower garden located in Europe's neighborhood of the 8 th arrondissement of Paris. The park includes in particular a rotunda, a former pavilion, created by Claude Nicolas Ledoux, from the wall of the Fermiers Général. It includes a collection of scaled-down architectural features, or follies — including an Egyptian pyramid, a Chinese fort, a Dutch windmill, and Corinthian pillars. Today, the park has play areas for children and remains very popular with local residents and

The Scarpe-Escaut Regional Natural Park, created in 1968, is the very first of the Regional Natural Parks in France, and one of the four parks of the Hauts-de-France region, sheltering important elements of the industrial and mining heritage of the region, including a few slag heaps that are now protected and developed for biodiversity and various recreational activities. It is the smallest but also the most densely inhabited and urbanized of the 51 areas labeled Regional Natural Parks by the Mi

The Parc Oriental de Maulévrier is the largest Japanese garden in France. It houses about 300 plant species and has a permanent exhibition of bonsai and ceramics.

Parc Phœnix is a botanical garden and zoo, located at the southwestern edge of Nice. Much of the park consists of a huge greenhouse with a large pool housing animals such as pelicans, swans, ducks, turtles, etc.

The Parc des Prés du Hem is a peri-urban park located in Armentières , in the Lille metropolis , in the north of France. With a total area of ​​120 hectares, it was created around an artificial lake of 44 hectares intended to be a water reserve. Water sports are practiced there and there are activities for families.

The most prestigious and most visited necropolis in Paris. it extends 44 hectares and contains 70,000 burial plots. This cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV's confessor, Father François d'Aix de La Chaise. It is both the largest park and the largest cemetery in Paris. A stroll through its grounds always reveals something new. More than 3 million people visit the cemetery every year.

An open space that has a spectacular garden and provides exceptional views of the Eiffel Tower across the River Seine located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. This space was built for the 1937 World’s Fair in Paris, the gardens align perfectly with the base of the Eiffel Tower. Today this beautiful space plays a role in popular seasonal events throughout the year. There are also fountains and an array of sculptures and so more to see.

The Parc de la Villette is the largest urban cultural park in the capital. This 55 acres park is open from 6 am to 1 am. In 35 acres area there are open-air, mix nature and modern architecture, playgrounds and activity areas for children and adults, cultural spaces, and theatres. It is multi-disciplinary arts and culture venue, it attracts more than 10 million visitors each year. It is a place to enjoy many forms of art and culture as well as scientific and educational activities, not to mention

The Bois de Vincennes is the capital's second-largest 'green lung', after the Bois de Boulogne. It is located in the east of Paris, on the edge of the 12th arrondissement. Many organizations based in the Bois de Vincennes enable visitors to find out more about the wood and get a closer look at its wildlife. Many facilities have been installed in this vast wooded area, starting with the Breuil Horticultural School and its beautiful arboretum and so more. It will be a worth visit.