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The World’s 100 Best Parks

Parc de l'Orangerie

Strasbourg, France

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PARKS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 81 2026
Parc de l'Orangerie

A large, flat city park beside the European Parliament, with a small boating lake, fountains, a waterfall, shaded paths, flowerbeds and trees. Visitors stroll, picnic, take boats out, use the playgrounds and watch storks nesting on the roofs and trees.

Highlights

  • Boating lake and waterfall
  • Josephine Pavilion
  • Stork nests and breeding centre

Good to know

  • Free entry, open year-round
  • Boat hire €10 for 30 minutes
  • Crowded at weekends; parking scarce

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