ESPACE RAMBOUILLET
A nature sanctuary where you can watch deer bellowing, 100 birds of prey ...Read more
BOIS DE VINCENNES ORNITHOLOGICAL RESERVE
Read moreHuge 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.
NATURE CENTER
Nature center with small themed gardens, offering a wide range of ...Read more
LARGE AVIARY OF THE JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION
Large aviary of the Jardin d'acclimatation, composed of 5 aviaries with ...Read more
BIRD OBSERVATORY
Ornithological observatory near the Bièvre reservoir and overlooking the ...Read more
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES NATURE RESERVE
A nature reserve with a remarkable bird population, including 242 species ...Read more
BONNELLES PONDS
The former park of the Duchesse d'Uzès castle has become a nature reserve, ...Read more
THE GREEN FLOW
Park located on the Lyonnaise des Eaux land for botanical and ...Read more