Park de Montsouri

Park de Montsouri is a city park with an area of 15 hectares. The park is located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine, in the southern part of the city. Designed in the English style, it was created by Napoleon III and Baron Ossmann. Parc de Montsouri is the second largest garden in Paris.

On the south side, the park is adjacent to the hostels of students of the University of Paris. Initially, the park was created for students to relax in it after studying, so there is access to Wi-Fi everywhere. On weekends, you can meet students making morning jogs in the park.

In the park de Montsuri grows about 1400 trees, many of which are more than a hundred years old, a large number of perennial and annual flowers. There are three luxurious lawns and many paths. In the lowlands of the park there is a small lake with an island in the middle, migratory birds flock to it. About 40 species of wild ducks, herons, geese and other birds come and live here. In the park de Montsouri there are sculptures of marble and bronze. The most popular is the Statue of General José de San Martin.