The Most Beautiful Parks And Green Spaces In Dusseldorf

A large number of green spaces punctuate the city of Dusseldorf, offering ready respite from the crowds or the sun and providing a chance to truly connect with nature. One of the best things about living in or visiting Dusseldorf is that, wherever you are, you can escape to a beautiful park or garden any time.

1. Nordpark and Japanese Garden

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Nordpark is the pride of Dusseldorf, and with good reason. This 36.6-hectare (90.4-acre) park is packed with all the right elements of a bustling city’s green lungs. The park boasts wide pathways that spell paradise for walkers and bikers, immaculate flower-beds bursting with colourful blooms, ponds shaded by dense trees, beautiful fountains and theme gardens. Nordpark’s northwest edge is bordered by the Japanese Garden; designed by Japanese landscape artist Iwaki Ishiguro, it’s a little slice of traditional Japan, with its maples and black pines, gravel-bordered ponds, Japanese sculptures and traditional lighting and seating.
Nordpark, Kaiserswerther Strasse, Dusseldorf, Germany, +49 157 809 6736 1

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2. Hofgarten

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Hofgarten in the old town of Dusseldorf, Germany

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.

3. Benrath Park

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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.

5. Rheinpark Bilk

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Though small, this 7.6-hectare (18.8-acre) park is a welcome stretch of green nestling between the mighty River Rhine on one side and towering commercial and public buildings on the other. Boasting avenues shaded by rows of tall trees, this park is ideal for walking, biking and enjoying the refreshing river breeze. Rheinpark Bilk offers unobstructed views of the Rhine, the busy harbour and yachts, and the attractive skyline on the horizon.
Rheinpark Bilk, Unterbilk/Stromstrasse, Dusseldorf, Germany

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