Parc Caillebotte, Park in Yerres, France
Parc Caillebotte is a park of about 11 hectares in Yerres, southeast of Paris, laid out in an English landscape style along the Yerres River. It features open lawns, mature trees, waterside paths, and several small buildings scattered across the grounds, including an orangery, a greenhouse, a chapel, and an icehouse.
The estate belonged to the Caillebotte family in the 19th century, who used it as a summer residence. After changing hands several times, the town of Yerres acquired the property, restored it over roughly two decades, and eventually opened it to the public.
Parc Caillebotte is closely tied to the painter Gustave Caillebotte, who lived here in the 19th century and depicted the kitchen garden in several of his paintings. That same garden is still tended by volunteers today and can be visited on weekends during the warmer months.
The park is open every day of the year, though opening hours vary by season, so it is worth checking before you visit. It is a short walk from Yerres station, which is served by the RER D from Paris.
The park contains a glacière, an underground chamber once used as a natural cold store for food before refrigerators existed. Above it stands a kiosk decorated with griffins, one of the few visible reminders of this old use that visitors can still see today.
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