While looking back through my photos, I realized I never shared photos from the beautiful Parc André Malraux in Nanterre. We visited in May, 2024 when the park was bursting with color, and new life.
This 61 acre (25 hectare) park was established in the 1970s in an area that consisted mostly of shantytowns, vacant lots and old gypsum quarries. The idea for the park came from the Minister of Cultural Affairs, André Malraux, which was then passed to Jacques Sgard, landscape architect, to create. Click here to learn more about the history of the park. Today it is a lovely oasis in the big city.
Afterwards, we wandered through Nanterre and found a quiet cafe for lunch.
The park is about a 50 minute train ride from La Défense and there is no admission fee.
I hope you enjoyed visiting this garden. As always, I would love to hear from you so leave a message if you’d like.
Happy spring!
Tricia
Travels Through My Lens 
It looks like a perfect day out, Tricia. That pink rose is such a beauty xx
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Thanks, Jo, it was!
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It’s a gorgeous garden,Tricia! Those bags are either bug traps or alternatively are used for propagation almost like taking a cutting. They’ve been used in the parks around here for bug control. Cheers.
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Isn’t it though? Ahh; good to know about the bags. Thank you, Lynette!
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Thank you for taking me round such a delightful place.
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Avec plasir! It truly is a lovely garden. Thank you!
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Absolutely stunning! The level of detail in this shot is incredible.
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Thank you.
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That is such a beautiful garden – and the rose at the top of the post exquisite.
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Yes, it is a gorgeous garden. Thank you!
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Beautiful garden, captured perfectly by your photos.
If the bands around the trees are copper, they might be to trap processionary caterpillars. These are found in oak trees and pines and are nasty and dangerous. We’ve had to have them removed from our garden. I recently wrote a post about them: https://fancyingfrance.com/2026/04/17/beware-processionary-caterpillars/
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Thanks so much, for your kind words and the article. Interesting read. The caterpillars are truly creepy, but I had no idea they were so harmful to pets and humans.
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It looks beautiful, glad you ran across the pictures and decided to share. Maggie
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It is a lovely spot. Thanks, Maggie!
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What a lovely park. Looks like May is a fabulous time to visit when so many flowers are in bloom.
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It is a beautiful garden; we enjoyed visiting. Thanks for stopping by!
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Of the parks I’ve visited in Paris and its surroundings, I’ve yet to make it over to Parc André Malraux. Looks so green and gorgeous! 💚
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It’s a beautiful park, and quiet too; I think you’d enjoy it. Thanks, Rebecca!
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What a beautiful park! Those hanging bags are so intriguing!! We just recently returned from Spain, and saw similar bags hanging in trees and I was wondering the same thing, what they were for?..
Christie
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We thought so too, and enjoyed visiting. Someone mentioned in an earlier comment that the bags are for insect protection or propagation. Now we know! Thanks for stopping by.
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It’s a beautiful park – so lush and green and I love the splashes of colour from the flowers. And I must say, lunch also looks delicious. All in all, another great day – and that in a city 😉.
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We thought so too. France has so many beautiful gardens, and delicious food too! Thanks, Corna!
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You know how much I love a good park/garden, and I particularly love the detailed flower photos you’ve taken. We visited Nanterre for the Olympics at La Defense for the water-polo. Oh how I wish we’d found that creme brulee!! 🙂
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Well, Paris isn’t too far from you; you could pop over for a weekend. 😊
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What a beautiful hidden corner of the city! No admission cost and incredible looking creme brulee for the win 🙂
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Yes, it’s a pretty garden, we enjoyed exploring it. The crème brûlée was delicious! Thanks for commenting!
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