Parc des Cormailles (Ivry-sur-Seine)
Parc départemental des Cormailles is a large park in Ivry-sur-Seine, a town in Val-de-Marne located just south of Paris.
Parc départemental des Cormailles is a large park in Ivry-sur-Seine, a town in Val-de-Marne located just south of Paris.
After Ile Perry,/ I crossed the Rivière des Prairies to reach the town of Laval. There, I walked in Parc Gagné, Parc des Prairies and Berge Délia-Tétreault. I then crossed the river again in order to take the subway at Henri-Boussara station, near Parc Ahuntsic in Montreal.
On my last day in Montreal, I went for a walk near Rivière des Prairies, on the northwestern part of the island of Montreal. There, I walked in Parc de la Merci, Parc des Bateliers and Ile Perry, a small island in the river. I then crossed the Rivière des Prairies to Laval.
Parc Ahuntsic is a park in Montreal located in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
Parc Jean Drapeau is a large park in Montreal located on Ile Saint-Hélène and Ile Notre-Dame, in the Saint-Lawrence river. It is named after Jean Drapeau, who served as mayor of Montreal for many years. The islands were the site of Expo 67 and the best-known and most visible feature of the park, the Montreal Biosphere, is a remnant of that event: It was the pavilion of the United States during the Expo.
Parc de Dieppe is a park located at the northern tip of the Cité du Havre in Montreal. It is surrounded by the Saint-Lawrence river and offers a great view on the Old Port and the Ile Sainte-Hélène. When I visited in 2016, it was called Parc de la Cité du Havre: In August 2017, the city changed its name to Parc de Dieppe, in honour of the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe raid during WW2.
Starting from the Bassins Peel, I walked in the Cité du Havre neighbourhood, passing by the brutalist Habitat 67, until I reached the Parc de la Cité du Havre (recently renamed Parc de Dieppe), at the tip of the peninsula. There was a great view on the Old Port, Pont Jacques Cartier and Parc Jean Drapeau from the park. I then crossed the Saint-Lawrence river on Pont de la Concorde until Ile Notre-Dame. At that point, it was getting dark so I walked to Ile Saint-Hélène and Parc Jean Drapeau to take the subway back to the city. I stopped at the Biosphère on the way.
Parc Jarry is a park in the Villeray neighbourhood of Montreal. I saw a lot of squirrels there.
La Fontaine Park (Parc La Fontaine) is a large park in the Plateau neighbourhood of Montreal.
The Montreal Botanical Garden (Jardin botanique de Montréal) is a large botanical garden located in Maisonneuve Park near the Olympic Stadium and Biodome. It has a number of thematic parks, including a Japanese garden, Chinese garden, First Nations garden and Alpine garden.
Above, photo of the Botanical Garden and Parc Maisonneuve from the Montreal Tower observatory.