Baroque Gardens of Belvedere in Vienna

. size: medium

. open to public, free entrance to the park

. photos from April 2013

The baroque garden of Belvedere palace offers cascades, fountains, a big water basin and baroque sculptures.

Belvedere in Vienna consists of two palaces, the Upper and Lower Belvedere. 

Side entrance to the garden.

Miramare Park in Italy

. open to public, free access to the garden

. size: medium

. photos from October 2017

Miramare park contains a french formal garden which is placed in front of the Swiss house,  now a coffee shop.

Miramare castle as viewed from the English garden.

Garden of Chambord Castle, France

. size: large

. open to public

. photos from May 2017

. the garden was overgrown with weeds in the past, the replanting started in 2016

Jardins du chateau de Versailles

. open to public, entrance fee

. size: big (garden axis is 3 km long)

. photos from June 2013

Versailles garden was made by architects Le Notre and Le Vau and painter Le Brune. The three of them also made a garden in Vaux le Vicomte for the finance minister Foquet. Versailles is bigger and more magnificent than Vaux le Vicomte but its parts look less connected. 

The orangery

Close up of a pattern

One of many fountains. Do not miss the fountains show (grandes eaux) when visiting the garden. 

Grotto des Bains d'Apollon (Apollon's bath). It was first located in a bosco and later moved in a romantic environment of an artificial cliff. 

The pyramid fountain