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The World’s 100 Best Parks

Parc du Thabor

Rennes, France

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PARKS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 44 2026
Parc du Thabor

Ten-hectare city park near the centre of Rennes, combining a formal French garden, an English landscape garden and a botanical garden, with large trees, fountains and a waterfall. Visitors stroll, picnic on the lawns, sit on benches and see the rose garden, aviary and bandstand.

Highlights

  • Rose garden
  • Botanical garden
  • Orangery and bandstand

Good to know

  • Free entry
  • Refreshment terraces on site
  • Fountains may run dry in heatwaves

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