Parc de la Tête d'Or

Parc de la Tête d’Or is a large park in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon. It has plenty of nature with many trees and large lawns as well as a lake. The park also contains a small zoo and a botanical garden (both of which are free).

Above, deer and emu enclosure (Parc aux Daims).

Above, fallow deer grazing.

Above, emu during summer.

Above, greenhouse of the botanical garden.

Above, another greenhouse.

Above, daffodils.

Above, ducks getting very close while I was eating a sandwich.

Above, in early spring, the botanical garden was a bit empty.

Above, spectacled bear, from Peru.

Above, African plain ecosystem.

Above, pink flamingos.

Above, red panda.

Above, lion.

Above, little train tracks.

Above, walking along the lake.

Above, wild goose.

Above, fishing.

Above, Cité Internationale.

Above, Tour Incity in the background.

Above, Ile du Souvenir, an island in the lake.

Above, there is a tunnel to reach the island but it was closed when I was there.

Above, G7 monument.