The 5 best hidden parks in Brussels
1) Parc d'Egmont
Here is one of the loveliest parks in the city, though many people do not even know it exists. The park has a few benches, a statue of Peter Pan and a former orangerie where you can take afternoon tea.
2) Parc de Forest
A bit neglected, the Parc de Forest is still a pleasant spot for a Sunday morning walk. It stands on a steeply sloping site surrounded by art nouveau houses with picturesque turrets and gables poking above the trees.
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3) Parc Tenbosch
It’s all too easy to walk straight past this tiny Ixelles park hidden behind the Indian embassy. But go down the little lane and you will discover a pond with turtles, a playground and a sandpit hidden behind a circular hedge.
4) Parc Tournay-Solvay
This is a romantic landscaped park on the forest’s edge where the industrialist Ernest Solvay built a country house in 1878. The house is now a charred ruin overlooking a lake, but the rose garden is one of the city’s most secret places.
5) Parc Faider
Almost no one knows about this park. It is hidden behind a town house, reached through the coach gate. Locals bring their children, sit with a book, eat a sandwich. It is one of the small pleasures of this city.
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