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.

Giardino Bardini and Giardino Boboli in Florence

. size: large

. open to public, entrance fee, combined ticket for both gardens

. Photos from September 2015

Giardino Bardini - wisteria

Giardino Bardini - rose garden

Palazzo Pitti as seen from the Boboli Gardens. In the middle you can see an Egyptian obelisk. Boboli gardens are the biggest Medici garden. 

Both gardens have an excellent view on the city of Florence

A long cypress lane with sculptures at both sides

Isolotto, the island fountain with a statue of Oceanus. Under the main statue there are allegorical sculptures of Euphrates, Nile and Ganges.

Monte Palace Tropical Garden, Madeira

. size: big

. open to public, entrance fee

. photos from March 2017

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

Les Jardins d'Etretat, France

. size: medium

. open to public, entrance fee
. made by IL NATURE landscape architects

. photos from May 2017

The futuristic garden of Etretat offers a collection of contemporary art.

Views on Etretat Cliffs

The green sculptures 

Mushroom sculptures detail

Led Jardins d'Etretat are subdivided into The Avatar Garden, The Emotion Garden, The Power Garden, The Orchid Garden, Garden of Sounds, The Parnasse Garden ...