The park has a 5k perimeter, which means one can run at least 10k without getting bored. Plus some of the routes are in the tree, which makes for a change in this otherwise orderly park. And the views are stunning and mostly closed from the cities around, which makes running even more pleasant. The only drag is that the park opens late and closes early in the Winter.
This is a big place to walk, calm and if you want you can go out to drink in a bar. Thats right. Walking drinking a fresh drink. If you want relax this is a choice to have not loose. You can reach it directly with the RER (train) and stop to Sceaux Park. If you do not like to walk do not use this RER stop. It isn't for you.
Ancienne propriété de Colbert , ce château et son parc est un petit Versailles. Une route reliait d'ailleurs les deux sites. Le château abrite un musée à ne pas manquer. L'orangerie abrite des événements culturels de qualité . Étendu sur 3 communes Sceaux , Antony et Chatenay -Malabry vous pourrez en marchant ou en courant profiter de cet environnement exceptionnel où vous croiserez des écureuils maîtres du lieu. Pour agrémenter le tout, vous pourrez y manger une crêpe ou boire un café dans un cadre préservé de toute beauté .
Within the Parc de Sceaux, the Château is a grand country house located in the 92 department (Hauts de Seine), at the west of Paris. André Le Nôtre who designed Versailles is responsible for the layout of that parc. The present château, designed to evoke the style of Louis XIII, dates from the Second Empire. Some of Colbert's outbuildings remain, and the bones of the garden layout. The parc has been used as a nice scenic area where Madonna, bob Dylan, Supertramp performed.
This gem of a park is not far from Paris and actually on a straight shot on the RER B, you can be here quickly and easily with a 10- 15 minute walk from either Bourg la Reine, Parc de Sceaux or Plessis Robinson train stop! What is SOOOO wonderful about this park is that is almost identical to the Chateau de Versailles Parc but NOT a tourist park, so this one is free and mostly locals come here. It is beautiful at any time of the year... it's a great place to come to have a great walk, exercise (run, job, bike), to admire the beauty of the park in so many different sections of the park. There is the Grand Canal which takes you around this lavish canal... and you can pass through the woods, as well, on the parcours for runners... There are two different spots which are home to two cherry orchards- white and pink... which normally are in full bloom around mid-April (depending on the season that year) and last for about two weeks... This is a SIGHT to see in itself and truly worth the walk to see it.. So many people come here to picnic on a sunny day when the pink (Japanese) ornamental cherry trees are in full bloom! Simply breath-taking! Take your cameras with you!! There are three kiosks where you can sit down and have a coffee or a cool drink. I love the one by the chateau, but all three are great and the employees are very nice and friendly! There is a HUGE chateau which serves as a museum, the beautiful ornate gardens in front of the chateau with the broidery hedges, just recently redone this past year, in a project in which the went back to the traditional garden design of eariler centuries, there are pictures and explainations posted in front to read about.The park features enlarged photos on exhibit a few times a year, next to the chateau... There is also the period of Open Air Opera in the Park in July, which occurs on a yearly basis as part of the Summer Festivals around France.There are sooo many amazing area to explore in this park that my review simply won't cover them all! So, you'll just have to come and see for yourself! Enjoy! This is indeed and by far, my FAVOURITE park in all of the Paris region.
This is a truly wonderful park. In the spring or summer it is a delight to walk around but it is very big and when you think you have been all around it..you haven't. Don't miss this park.
Walking from the RER to the Parc de Sceaux is a pleasant and short trip! The first thing you see are trees and then a fantastic view of the gardens opens up before you! There are pathways in many directions and a new vista appears at almost every turn. We stopped at the outdoor cafe near the mansion and the view down the hill and beyond was so relaxing that I settled there while my wife went over to tour the mansion! When she returned to the cafe we found a trail with secluded benches and enjoyed a picnic lunch while the birds went about their lives nearby. No pigeons for a change. The visit to this park will be remembered as a highlight of our month long visit to France.
The Parc de Sceaux is a great great place for a Sunday picnic, and you could find both local families as tourists eager to see Lenotre's works. There is something for everyone in the Parc de Sceaux; sunny grass lawns, shady cherry tree gardens and relaxed walks along the grand canal.
We live near the parc (a 10 mins walk) and I love it, its very relaxing and huge, with lots of open and closed areas (with trees). Even on Sundays it doesnt feel crowdy, and there are always places to discover between the trees. Its perfect for jogginng and biking, and for families with kids. And when U you're there, you will forget that you are in a busy city like Paris.Its near the RER B station of the same name "parc de sceaux".We never visited the chateau, so I am not sure what to find inside, but there is a museum I think.
We wandered around the grounds for a couple of hours but there were still bits we never saw - the park is a haven for joggers and newly-weds because of the photo-opportunites it offers. Lovely.