Top 5 most beautiful parks and gardens in Nantes

Must-see nature visits in the Nantes region

Visiting the Nantes region? Don't miss out on the many nature visits available during your stay. Nantes is renowned for its major focus on preserving the city's biodiversity.

💡 Good to know: Nantes was named European Green Capital in 2013, the first French city to hold this title!

The team at the Novella Carquefou hotel invites you to discover the TOP 5 most beautiful parks and gardens in Nantes. Let's go!

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The Jardin des Plantes

We begin our tour of Nantes' parks and gardens with the Jardin des Plantes, located right next to the train station!

This is the must-see botanical garden in Nantes!
This three-century-old garden took almost half a century to take shape.

Offering an escape from everyday life, this park takes visitors on a journey through its tropical greenhouses, play areas, refreshing paddling pool, elegant Orangery with its tea room, and various art installations.

Each element contributes to an immersive and varied experience!

Getting to the Jardin des Plantes

📍 Boulevard Stalingrad – Nantes
🚗 Practical information: This park is only 10 km from our hotel. You can get there in less than 20 minutes by car.

Beaujoire Park

Next, head to Beaujoire Park, a huge 34-hectare park that stands out for its uniqueness. In addition to its imposing fountain, this place is worth visiting to admire its impressive collection of 25,000 rose bushes carefully arranged in 31 separate small squares.

To the north of the park, 12 hectares are devoted to floral compositions where perennials and shrubs coexist harmoniously, creating a captivating visual spectacle.

Among the treasures to be discovered within this park, the Iris Garden is particularly noteworthy during its flowering period, while the Heather Garden hosts a floral competition between 65 different species, each with its own palette of flowers and foliage.

In addition, the Perennial Garden adds an extra dimension to this experience, making the park a place of exceptional natural diversity.

 

Getting to Beaujoire Park

📍 Route de Saint-Joseph de Porterie – Nantes
🚗 Practical information: This park is only 4 km from our hotel. You can get there in less than 10 minutes by car.

The Extraordinary Garden

A visit to Nantes' Extraordinary Garden is a must. You'll be amazed by this exceptional site, which covers 3.5 hectares on the banks of the Loire River!

With its imposing cliffs, a variety of unique species, and not to mention its magnificent 25-metre-high waterfall.

You will discover an ingeniously designed staircase with 177 steps clinging to the cliff, designed by François Delarozière.

Huge aquatic plants, broad-leaved banana trees and even tree ferns add to this vegetal tableau.

This site offers a truly extraordinary experience, combining striking natural and architectural elements.

A visit here will immerse you in an unusual atmosphere, inviting you into an extraordinary, larger-than-life world, as if you were in a universe imagined by Jules Verne...

Getting to the Jardin Extraordinaire

📍 1 Quai Marquis d'Aiguillon - 44100 Nantes
🚗 Practical information: This park is only 15 km from our hotel. It will take you about 20 minutes to get there by car.
 

The Grand Blottereau Park

Opposite the park stands the 18th-century château designed by the architect Ceinera. The Grand Blottereau Park covers an area of 37 hectares, proudly boasting 19 hectares of picturesque grounds.

Within the park, you will discover a tropical greenhouse that houses an exceptional collection of exotic plants, a rarity in France. Rice, cotton, coffee, cocoa, ebony, mahogany, vetiver... You will find them all along the trail, surrounded by olive trees, pomegranate trees, eucalyptus trees and mimosas.

The Grand Blottereau Park is the largest Korean garden in Europe, covering almost an entire hectare!

Beyond this botanical wonder, you can explore the various sections of the park, which include a French garden, a Mediterranean rockery, a banana plantation and a Korean garden, adding a rich variety to this green experience.

Getting to the Parc du Grand Blottereau

📍 Boulevard Auguste Peneau - 44300 Nantes
🚗 Practical information: This park is only 8 km from our hotel. It will take you 15 minutes to get there by car.
 

The Japanese Garden on the Île de Versailles

Let's finish our tour of Nantes' parks and gardens with the unusual Japanese Garden on the Île de Versailles, a true haven of peace in the heart of Nantes.

Covering 1.7 hectares, this artificial island was originally used as a place of occupation for tanners and shipwrights.

The space then underwent a major transformation, creating this captivating Japanese-style garden, composed of rockeries and waterfalls harmoniously arranged around three buildings inspired by traditional Japanese architecture.

This space hosts exhibitions dedicated to the river and its aquatic environment, creating a setting where nature and culture blend harmoniously.

Getting to the Japanese Garden on the Île de Versailles

📍 Quai de Versailles - 44000 Nantes
🚗 Practical information: This park is only 8 km from our hotel. It will take you 15 minutes to get there by car.