Pictures of the 20 most beautiful gardens in Europe

To get in touch with nature while in the city, nothing beats a rediscovery of the most beautiful gardens in Europe. Here is our top 20 in pictures!

Amidst the mountains and forests of Connemara, Kylemore Abbey is surrounded by Victorian-style gardens whose paths present visitors with many species of flowers, greenhouses, a vegetable patch, and an orchard.

Notice to flower lovers: the Keukenhof flower park, between Amsterdam and The Hague, has 7 million tulips of all colors whose bulbs open in spring. One of the most beautiful gardens on the continent!

In the south of England, the Estate of Stourhead is typical of the English landscape style of the 18th century. Near a lake, you can get lost on paths lined with hundred-year-old trees. Not to be missed if you are traveling to the area!

Located in west London, the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew have 121 hectares of glasshouses and outdoor gardens. The model is complete in the English style, and the late Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 80th birthday there.

A great classic of its kind, the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris has just been voted the most beautiful garden in Europe by the House Fresh site. It collected thousands of opinions from the Trip Advisor platform. The garden's alleys, its fountains, and its perspectives seduce visitors from all over the world, year after year.

A model French garden, the grounds of the Palace of Versailles were designed by Le Nôtre during the reign of Louis XIV. This masterpiece of classical aesthetics has more than 800 hectares of perfectly straight paths, statues, and ponds, not to mention the Grand Canal and the Orangery.

The master of impressionist painting worked in Giverny, not far from Paris, in a property whose garden offers a superb romantic, flowery, and colorful landscape. One of the most beautiful gardens in France!

In the Loire Valley, the six gardens of the Château de Villandry are listed as UNESCO heritage sites.

Near Rome, the Villa d'Este is a model Italian garden where architecture, vegetation, and water mingle in a perfectly harmony. A curiosity: the hydraulic system of the famous fountains works only thanks to a system of communicating vessels.

On the small Isola Bella, located in the middle of Lake Maggiore in the north of the country, the gardens of the Borromeo Palace reveal in a baroque inspiration a series of terraces, balustrades, and staircases. In the middle of all this, peacocks stroll in complete tranquility. The ideal destination for an excursion!

In the middle of the park of the Royal Palace of Caserta in Campania, the English garden was commissioned to be one of the botanical jewels of Europe. Between labyrinths, water lilies, and fake Roman ruins, this is a must if you pass through southern Italy.

In Seville, the Alcazar Gardens combine different influences: Arab-Andalusian, Renaissance and more modern elements. After a walk under orange trees and palm trees, don't forget to admire the view of all the gardens from Mercury Pond.

Also in Andalusia, in Malaga, the Concepción estate covers 23 hectares. This tropical and subtropical park allows you to admire more than 25,000 species of plants and trees from all over the world, amidst fountains and waterfalls that add a romantic atmosphere to the place.

And if you linger in the region, don't forget to visit the Arab gardens of the Generalife in Granada, very close to the Alhambra. This Andalusian orchard was listed as a UNESCO heritage site. It will immerse you in a unique visual and sensory atmosphere!

If you are passing through Sintra, to the west of Lisbon, do not miss the Palace of Montserrat's English garden with its exotic tropical influences: between the waterfalls and the basins, you will see palm trees, exotic birds, and arbutus…

Nicknamed 'The Island of Flowers,' the island of Mainau is located in the middle of Lake Constance in southern Germany. It houses a magnificent garden whose plant species are renewed several times a year. The arboretum, which includes beech, fig, and cedar trees from Lebanon, is also worth a visit.

At the other end of the country, the Berlin Botanical Garden welcomes trees and plant species from all over the world to the southwest of the capital. Arranged around a lake, this place is the ideal place to recharge your batteries after a crazy night in Berlin!

The city of Hannover is home to the royal gardens of Herrenhausen. Designed from the 17th century onwards, this complex has several formal gardens close to the town center.

This is a must if you travel to Vienna: Schönbrunn Palace, where the family of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary lived, and its gigantic garden with perfectly trimmed paths. The Viennese atmosphere is ever present in a magnificent green setting.

In the Czech Republic, the garden of the Kromeriz Palace is a real feat of French landscape art covering a total of 64 hectares. It has a hybrid style that combines Italian Renaissance and French Baroque.