Europe’s Cities and Country are filled with Parks for recreation and Botanical Gardens. Nothing can be more restful than spending some leisure time strolling in a wonderful garden or park.
Some large city parks can serve can provide different functions for the city and its people. Zoo’s, entertainment venues, amusement rides, museums, sports venues, botanical gardens, memorials, food vendors, hiking and biking trails as well as, historical sites and structures.
Many of the parks have gardens that are well kept and are a place of beauty and serenity. Gardens can also be enjoyed on grounds of palaces and châteaus as well as, botanical exhibits. The elite and privileged of the past had beautiful gardens on their estates as a testament to their power and wealth.
European countries have also established National parks that can be enjoyed throughout many of the countries. Please go to our ➾ Natural Sights & National Parks page for a complete listing.
AUSTRIA
Augarten – Vienna
Belvederegarten – Vienna
Prater City Park – Vienna
Rathaus Park – Vienna
Schweizergarten – Vienna
Stadt Park – Vienna
Volksgarten – Vienna
Botanical Gardens
BELGIUM
Château de Laeken Royal Residence Gardens – Brussels
Mont des Arts Garden – Brussels
Parc de Laeken Brussels
Parc d’Osseghem Brussels
Parc of the “Sources”City Park – Brussels
Plaine de Jeux Cinquantenaire – Brussels
Plaine de Jeux Parc de Bruxelles – Brussels
Botanical Gardens
Antwerp Botanic Garden
Bokrijk Arboretum
Botanical Garden of Brussels
Ghent University Botanic Garden
Arboretum Kalmthout – Kalmthout
Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis – Leuven
Botanical Garden of Mechelen
Botanic Garden Meise
Arboretum Wespelaar
Arboretum Provinciaal Domein Het Leen
BULGARIA
Borisova Gradina Park – Sofia
Botanical Gardens
Sofia University Botanical garden, Balchik – Balchik
Sofia University Botanical garden, Varna – Varna
Sofia University Botanical garden, Sofia – Sofia
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Botanical garden – Sofia
University of Forestry Botanical garden – Sofia
CROATIA
Park Maksimir – Zagreb
Botanical Gardens
CZECHIA
Priva
Botanical Gardens
Zoological and Botanical Garden of the Plzen-Plzen
Prague Botanic Garden-Prague
Petřín Hill Gardens-Prague
DENMARK
Amagerfælled City Park – Copenhagen
Frederiksberg Garden – Copenhagen
Gefion Fountain – Copenhagen
Ørsteds ParkCity Park – Copenhagen
Østre AnlægCity Park /Botanical Gardens – Copenhagen
Søndermarken Park – Copenhagen
Botanical Gardens
ESTONIA
Kadriorg Park – Tallinn
Botanical Gardens
FINLAND
Kaisaniemi Botanical Park – Helsinki
Kaivopuisto Park – Helsinki
Särkiniemen Park – Helsinki
Veijarivuoren Park – Helsinki
Botanical Gardens
FRANCE
Jardin des Doms – Avignon
Pavillon de Vendome – Aix-en-Provence
Château de Courances Château – Courances
Monet’s Garden Residence – Giverny
Château Vaux-le-Vicomte Gardens – Maincy
Jardin de la Fontaine – Nîmes
Bois de Boulogne Park – Paris
Bois de Vincennes Park- Paris
Champ de Mars Park –Paris
Esplanade se Invalides Park – Paris
Le Bois de Boulogne Park – Paris
Jardin du Luxembourg Park – Paris
La Bagatelle Chateau – Paris
Place des Voges Park – Paris
Parc de Buttes-Chaumont Park – Paris
Parc Monceau Park – Paris
Tuileries Garden Palace Park – Paris
Gardens of the Villa Éphrussi de Rothschild – St. Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Château du Villandry Château Gardens – Villandry
Botanical Gardens
Jardin Exotique d’Eze-Eze
Monet’s Garden-Giverny
Jardin des plantes-Montpellier
Jardin des Plantes-Paris
Jardins du Château de Versailles-Versailles
GERMANY
Tempelhofer Park – Berlin
TiergartenCity/Zoo – Berlin
Palmengarten Botanical – Frankfurt
Mainau Island Park & Gardens – Konstanz
Ludwigsburg Castle Gardens – Ludwigsburg
Botanischer Garten Botanical – Munich
Englischer Garten Park – Munich
Hirschgarten Beer Garden – Munich
Lustgarten/ Sans SouciPalaces – Potsdam
Wörlitzer Park & Garden – Wörlizt
Botanical Gardens
Botanischer Garten-Berlin
Mainau Island –
HUNGARY
City Park – Budapest
Gellért Park – Budapest
Szabadság Square – Budapest
Botanical Gardens
IRELAND
National Botanic Gardens – Dublin
Phoenix Park – Dublin
St. Stephen’s Green Park – Dublin
Powerscourt Villa Garden – Enniskerry
Botanical Gardens
ITALY
Augustus Gardens – Capri
Fontana dell’Elefante Liotru Fountain – Catania
Giasdino di Ninfa Villa Garden – Cisterna di Latina
Villa Lante Gardens – Bagnaia
Giardino Bardini & Museum – Florence
Giardino Boboli Piti Palace Gardens – Florence
Tarocchi Artists Garden – Garavicchio
Isola Bella – Lake Maggiore
Sempione Park – Milan
Parco Virgiliano Island Park- Naples
Castelfusano – Rome
Villa Ludovisi – Rome
Orange Garden – Rome
Orto Botanico dell’Università di Roma “La Sapienza” – Rome
Orto Botanico dell’Università di Tor Vergata – Rome
Villa Ada – Rome
Villa Borghese Park/Museum – Rome
Villa Doria Pamphili – Rome
Villa Madama – Rome
Villa Torlonia – Rome
Giardino GiustiCity Park & Maze – Verona
Botanical Gardens
Orto Botanico-Cagliari
Giardini la Mortella-Ischia
Botanic gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle-Merano
NETHERLANDS
Amsterdamse Bos – Amsterdam
Amstelpark – Amsterdam
Rembrandt Park – Amsterdam
Vondelpark – Amsterdam
Keukenhof Tulip Gardens Lisse – Paleis
Het LooPalace Grounds & Garden – Het Loo
Arcen Gardens – Venlo
Botanical Gardens
Hortus Botanicus-Amsterdam
Keukenhof Tulip Gardens- Lisse
NORWAY
Botanical Gardens
Bergen Botanical Garden-Bergen
Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden-Tromsø
POLAND
Park Krakówski & Fountain – Kraków
Las Łagiewnicki Park – Łodz
Silersian Culture & Recreation Park – Silesia
Botanical Gardens
PORTUGAL
Monsanto Forest Park – Lisbon
Crystal Palace Gardens – Porto
Fonte dos Leões Fountain – Porto
Monserrate Palace Gardens – Sintra
Botanical Gardens
RUSSIA
Alexandrovsky Gardens – Moscow
Bitsa Park – Moscow
Gorky Park – Moscow
Botanical Gardens
SERBIA
Ada Ciganlija Park – Belgrade
Kalemegdan Park – Belgrade
Botanical Gardens
SLOVAKIA
Horský park – Bratislava
Medická záhrada – Bratislava
Sad Janka Kráľa – Bratislava
Botanical Gardens
SLOVENIA
Tivoli Park – Ljubljana
Congress Square – Ljubljana
Maribor Park – Maribor
Three Ponds – Maribor
Botanical Gardens
SPAIN
Jardins Mossén Park & Garden – Barcelona
Park Güell – Barcelona
Parc de la Ciutadella/Museums – Barcelona
Parc de Montjuic
Alhambra Palace – Granada
GeneralifePalace Gardens – Granada
Casa Del Campo Park – Madrid
El Retiro Park- Madrid
Parque Lineal del Manzanares – Madrid
Parque de Valdebebas – Madrid
Parque del Alamillo – Seville
Parque de Maria Luisa – Seville
Turia Gardens – Valencia
Campo Grande Gardens – Valladolid
Botanical Gardens
Monte Palace Tropical Garden-Funchal
Generalife Palace and Gardens at Alhambra-Granada
SWITZERLAND
Jardin Anglals Park – Geneva
Parkanlage Zuerihorn – Zurich
Botanical Gardens
UKRAINE
Taras Shevchenko Park – Dnipropetrovsk
Eternal Glory Park – Kiev
Feofania Park – Kiev
Mariinsky Park – Kiev
Shevchenko Park – Kharkiv
Shevchenko Park – Kiev
Stryisky Park – Lviv
City garden – Odessa
Sofiyivka Park – Uman
Botanical Gardens
UNITED KINGDOM
England
Sutton Park – Birmingham
The Eden ProjectCountry Garden – Cornwall
The Red Borders Manor Garden – Hidcote
Levens Hall Gardens – Levens
Battersea Park – London
Buckingham Palace Gardens – London
Bushy Park – London
Green Park – London
Hampstead- Heath Park – London
Hyde Park – London
Kensington Gardens Park – London
Regent’s Park City/Zoo – London
Richmond Park – London
St. James Park – London
Rousham House Estate Garden – Rousham
Sissinghurst Castle Garden – Sissinghurst
Stourhead Gardens – Warminster
Studley Royal Estate – Studley Park
The Eden ProjectBotanical Gardens – St. Blazey
Botanical Gardens
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew – London
Eden Project-
Scotland
Crathes Castle Garden & Estate – Crathes
Garden of Cosmic Speculation – Dumfries
Royal Botanical Gardens – Edinburgh
Little Sparta Gardens – Pentland Hills
Botanical Gardens
Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden –Edinburgh
Gordon Castle Walled Garden
Wales
Bodnant Garden – Clwyd
PowisCastle & Gardens – Powys