LILLE

Botanical Garden and Tropical Greenhouse

The Botanical Garden is located in the southern part of town (rue du jardin des plantes). It showcases an impressive collection of different types of shrubs and flowers, mainly roses and dhalias, beautifully arranged around water.
In the Tropical Greenhouse, you will find various kinds of vegetation from tropical regions.

Lille Zoo is free and open daily. In it, you can see lots of different species of animals: monkeys, zebras, panthers, rare birds, etc. It is located in the largest park of Lille, the citadel park. This park is always open to visitors and  it includes the Bois de Boulogne, where you can find some amazing trees : a  Montpellier Maple, a Corsican Pine and even a Giant Sequoia.

The Vauban Garden

Another park which never closes, the Vauban garden is listed on the register of historic places. It was created to resemble an English garden, with manicured lawns,  lots of colourful flowerbeds, brooks, a grotto and a waterfall. There is even a marionette theatre for the pleasure of all children.



Henri Matisse Park

Another beautiful garden near the Roubaix Gate, this space was designed by Gilles Clément to give an idea of constant evolvment, of difference from one season to another.
This park is always open.



Park blvd. Lebas

This is a fairly new park, inaugurated in 2006 with the idea of brightening up an urban area which lacked greenery. This space now houses a large, manicured lawn  as well as beautifully decorated flower beds, play areas for children and several benches.
It is surrounded by a red fence with eight gates, the work of Dutch landscapers.