Paris has many stunning gardens. Here are a few that I have had the pleasure of walking through.
Place des Vosges has a small, but very beautiful garden in its centre and at least one off to the side. It was originally Place Royale and is the oldest planned square in Paris. It was built by Henri IV from 1605 to 1612. It is a lovely place to sit on a hot day under the shade of the trees.
Jardin des Tuileries separate the Louvre from the Place de la Concorde. The name comes from the tile factories that stood on the site where Queen Catherine de Medici built the Palais des Tuileries in 1564. The gardens were redesigned in 1664 in the time of King LouisXIV in the French formal style. This is just a tiny section.
This chap seems a bit upset about whatever it is on his head.
Le Jardin du Luxembourg cover 25 hectares of land, and are split into French gardens and English gardens. Between the two is a geometric forest and a large pond and lots of things I did not see on my first visit many years ago.
Jardin des Plantes. This corner of the building beside the entrance is growing its own garden.
The Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden in France. The name is a shortened version of Jardin Royal des plantes medicinales, Royal garden of medicinal plants, the original purpose of the 17th century garden.
The garden is huge and houses a tropical greenhouse, the National Museum of Natural History, a zoo and much more. We covered some of it…more to see on a future visit.
The entrance to the garden.
There are magnificent huge trees in the garden.
We passed a cute little hut.
Lovely statues are dotted around the garden.
The greenhouse for tropical plants….hot and steamy inside.
The museum is enormous and has stunning gardens in front.
All the gardens are at the end of the growing season and heading into autumn. They still look spectacular thanks to the hard work of many gardeners…thank you.