Le Parc de la Colombière
Parcs de loisirs et jardins
Cours du Parc
Dijon 21000
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The park was created in the 16th century by Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, Governor of Burgundy and known as the Great Condé. It was further developed by his grandson, Henri-Jules, Duc d’Enghien, who laid out the park and planted it with trees before building the Castel de la Colombière on the other bank of the river Ouche. The river’s course was then straightened and a little footbridge linked the Castel to the gardens. The gardens themselves bear the imprint of Le Nôtre who dispatched one of his best students, Antoine de Maerle, to Dijon for the purpose. The park is laid out in the formal style, true to the principles of perspective and symmetry decreed by the Master. The original plantations included yew and spruce trees, honeysuckle, perennial sunflowers and lilacs. Of historical interest are the remains of the Via Agrippa, the Roman road running through the middle of the park, the 17 century Temple of Love, sundial erected in 1827.
6000 trees and a widerange of wild flowers are to be found in this garden. Children’s playgrounds.