Sunday, May 5, 2019

Parks in Paris: Jardin des Plantes

We are always looking for new places to visit in Paris.  Since there are so many, we will never run out and will miss many of them.  

Friends recently recommend a visit to Jardin des Plantes, one of the city's largest parks.  
Located in the 5th arrondissement near the Seine, Jardin des Plantes, is a lovely place to stroll and see beautiful flowers during Springtime.  

The park was founded in the first half of the 1600's as a medicinal herb garden and evolved over time into a botanical garden, with diverse types of gardens.  The park even has a zoo (moved here from Versailles during the Revolution.)

The park covers about 70 acres.  So, long walks are a must.  Let's take a walk together.










The park even has an insect hotel that caters to wild bees in order to promote biodiversity.  The hotel is large--taller and wider than 6 feet.  


Thanks for touring the Jardin des Plantes with us.  

P.S.  Some random dude (AKA Jean-Claude) was spotted in the park.  Without his beret!  Does he want to get sun burned?


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