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PARC DE LA TETE D'OR

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Parc de la Tête-d'Or, 69006Lyon, France
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2024
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2024

Park with botanical garden, African plain and zoological park, Lyon's green lung and France's largest urban park.

The lungs of Lyon, Parc de la Tête d'Or is the largest park in France located in the heart of a city. The name "Domaine de la Tête d'or" refers to the mysterious golden head of Christ that is said to have been buried there. At the end of the 19th century, Senator Vaïsse, prefect and mayor of Lyon, decided to buy back the land to provide a place of greenery and relaxation for the people of Lyon. Landscape architects Eugène and Denis Bühler were commissioned to design the park. The 110-hectare landscaped park extends around a 16-hectare lake fed by the Rhône. Groves of century-old trees and flowerbeds adorn the vast lawns, and winding paths lead visitors to the botanical garden, the zoological garden, the five-hectare rose garden and the woodland. The botanical garden, one of the largest in France, boasts some 15,000 species, and houses many original specimens in its glass and iron greenhouses. The large greenhouses are home to tropical plants, the aquarium hides the Amazon water lily, and the Dutch greenhouse houses carnivorous plants (the richest collection in Europe). In the small, warm greenhouses, orchids and ferns keep each other company, while the small, cold greenhouses are home to horticultural flowering plants. And let's not forget the open-air section with its rock garden. The botanical garden's animation service offers activities for the whole family, as well as guided tours. A must-see park for Lyon's outings.

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Visited in july 2023
Lac
Balade incontournable lors d'une visite. Ne pas manquer de faire le tour du lac.
Cjui
Visited in december 2019
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Un parc pour le plaisir de tous
Parc magnifique qui a également l'originalité d'avoir un zoo gratuit pour le plaisir de tous.
Familles, sportifs, promeneurs : tous sont sous le charme
thegreg_14
Visited in june 2019
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Le poumon vert de la ville, idéal pour se promener ou faire un footing. Parc très agréable.
beignet88
Visited in april 2019
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Une belle promenade
Le parc est bien entretenu.
Les activités ne manquent pas : mini-golf, pédalos, roseraie, serres, ...
Il vaut le détour !
Le petit plus : facilités pour se garer à proximité ou de venir par les transports en commun !
K-arolin-a
Visited in march 2019
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Un parc très agréable, grand et spacieux il permet de déconnecter de la ville

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