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Top 3 parks and gardens in Lille

Want to go for a walk, take a nap under a tree, walk your dog or go for a run in a park, but you don't know where the parks are in Lille? Here are the Top 3 parks 🌳 and gardens in Lille!




Le Parc de la Citadelle


Le Parc de la Citadelle is the biggest park 🌳 in Lille. It is home to the "Queen of Citadels", a historical place built as part of a vast military defence operation during Louis XIV's reign. As well as this monument 🏛️, the park is divided into different spaces: the bois de Boulogne, the zoo de Lille, an amusement park 🎡 and a tree climbing course!


👉 You'll find idea for your walk here: https://parcdelacitadelle.lille.fr/parcours

🕒 Open everyday from 10am to 6pm

🚇 Métro 1 - République Beaux-Arts


© Navaway



Le Jardin des Géants


Le Jardin des Géants was built on an old parking lot! Throughout your walk, you will discover some enormous sculptures made of plaited wicker, which represent giants' heads. ❤️ We loved : le Jardin des Sources, and its water ponds!


🕒 Open everyday from 8am to 8pm

🚇 Métro 2 - Lille Europe


© Rémi Pailleux



Le Parc Jean-Baptiste Lebas


Le Parc Jean-Baptiste Lebas 🌳 is filled with large plots of grass, making it the ideal place to snooze 💤 under a tree! The red grids around the park were made by Dutch landscape designers from West 8.


🕒 Open everyday from 7:30am to 9pm

🚇 Métro 2 - Lille Grand Palais


© Ville de Lille

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