GALERIES, JARDINS, ZOO
10 expert reviews
“The Paris botanical garden - which contains more than 10,000 species and includes tropical greenhouses and rose, winter and Alpine gardens - is an enchanting place.”
– Time Out
"Opened in 1640 and once known as the Jardin du Roi (or King's Garden), this sprawling patch of greenery is a neighborhood gem." Full review
"Founded in 1626 as a medicinal herb garden for Louis XIII, Paris’ 24-hectare botanical gardens are a serious institute rather than a leisure destination." Full review
"The Jardin des Plantes, one of the most renowned botanical gardens in Paris, was founded as a medicinal garden by King Louis XIII in 1635." Full review
"exceptional garden includes a rose garden, greenhouses, a zoo..."
2 Stars
"These famous gardens are home to large hothouses full of tropical plants; a school of botany with 4 000 species of medicinal and edible plants; an ecological garden." Full review
Editor's Pick
"A zoo with a reptile house, a natural history museum, greenhouses, a merry-go-round peopled by endangered and extinct animals...and a brontosaurus-shaped jungle gym." Full review
"Back in town, I have a soft spot for our tiny Jardin des Plantes, a botanical garden with a quaint natural history museum"
"Many Parisians’ favourite green space is Jardin des Plantes, an ancient botanical garden dating back 400 years, which is a riot of colourful flowers and exotic plants"
"This delightful botanical garden, tucked between the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle and the Seine, is one of my favorite picnic spots." Full review
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+33 1 40 79 56 01
rue Cuvier, rue Buffon, rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, place Valhubert, 75005 Paris