The Most Beautiful Parks and Green Spaces in Dusseldorf

Hofgarten, Dusseldorf’s oldest public park, is synonymous with relaxation and rejuvenation. Sprawling across 27.73 hectares (68.5 acres), the Hofgarten surprises visitors with its sharply contrasting landscape. While a section of the garden boasts of impeccably manicured flowerbeds and formal rows of trees, the rest of it reflects designer Maximilian Weyhe’s love for untamed natural beauty. Here, looming trees stand as testimony to nearly 200 years of history while the Düssel tributary flows lazily, mallards merrily quack in the lake and tiny pond and stretches of green openness please the eyes. On the east end of the gardens sits Schloss Jägerhof, a hunting lodge dating back to the 17th century, steeped in the history of wars, plunders and restorations. Today, it houses an impressive collection of exhibits pertaining to the life and works of the legendary German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

The Benrath Park beautifully accentuates the majestic 200-year-old Benrath Palace, designed to be the residence and hunting lodge for Elector Carl Theodor. In tune with its history, the park has a formal, strictly geometric design. Its English Garden boasts of rare foreign trees while the French Garden is adorned with a wide variety of beautiful flowers, shrubs and fountains. Flowers, vegetables, fruits and herbs are grown lovingly in the kitchen garden. The park, offering green canopies, lakes and fountains, has the right ingredients for a romantic, peaceful time away from the stress of the city.