The best animal parks and aquariums Paris

Huge green area, the bois de Vincennes is located on the territory of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, but is just as well from the capital from Vincennes. It offers numerous footpaths, bridle paths and touring cyclists and about covers an area of 995 acres (it is the green area most important in Paris), with 140,000 trees and houses nearly 150 bird species. It is a remnant of the old belt of forests surrounding Lutèce. First a royal hunting reserve, it is open to the public by Louis XV. After the Revolution, wood becomes an area of military training on 166 acres. The army installed his equipment some of which are still there: polygone shooting, cartouche factory, barracks... Wood is then housed under Napoleon III with the creation of lakes (Tiny, Gravel, Saint-Mandé, Daumesnil), bridges, artificial waterfalls, kiosks and restaurants. During the Olympic Games organized in 1900 in Paris, it is here that most events are held. In 1931, the colonial Exhibition... colonises wood. From this period also to the Vincennes zoo, the pagoda of Vincennes dates back (near lake Daumesnil), the tropical garden, the old national museum of Africa and Oceania from Porte Dorée which became national City of immigration in 2007. Wood is the Parc Floral de Paris, the farmhouse Georges- City, the School of Breuil, school of horticulture of Paris.

This park is the largest green space in the 13th arrondissement and it is here that an educational farm has been set up where Ouessant sheep, ewes, dwarf goats, chickens, turkeys and rabbits live. Numerous activities are regularly offered, and on Sundays, two guided tours in front of the hutches and other hen houses are offered to raise awareness of urban farms and the ecological services provided by animals. Play areas and refreshment bar.