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The World’s 100 Best Parks

Gardens of Versailles

Versailles, France

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PARKS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 8 2026

Top 10No. 1 in France

Gardens of Versailles

A formal French palace garden designed by André Le Nôtre, spreading over hundreds of hectares behind the Palace of Versailles with symmetrical paths, tree-lined avenues, groves, statues, fountains and a Grand Canal. Visitors walk, cycle, rent golf carts, row boats, picnic and watch musical fountain shows.

Highlights

  • Grand Canal
  • Neptune Fountain
  • Bosquets with chamber music

Good to know

  • Garden ticket about €13–16, some free days
  • Fountains run only at set times
  • Bike, golf cart and boat hire

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  6. Parc de l'Orangerie N° 81 Parc de l'Orangerie Strasbourg City park