Parc de la Pépinière
A large city-center park next to the World Heritage squares, with a rose garden, a small zoo, a carousel and a Rodin statue of Claude Lorrain.
The Parc de la Pépinière was originally an 18th-century royal nursery covering about 23 hectares, and it is Nancy's most popular urban green space. The park has French-style tree-lined avenues, a rose garden of about 200 varieties, a free small zoo, playgrounds, a bandstand and open-air cafés. Near the entrance stands Rodin's statue of the painter Claude Lorrain. Admission is free, and it is a short walk from the north end of Place de la Carrière, ideal for a rest after strolling the squares.
Opening hours
About 6:30am–8pm (shorter in winter)
Nearby sights
- Place de la Carrière
- Arc Héré
- Place d'Alliance
- Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy
- Place Stanislas
- Palais des Ducs de Lorraine – Musée Lorrain
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy
- Basilique Saint-Epvre