Parc d'Estienne-d'Orves, Urban park on Colline Saint Philippe in Nice, France.
Parc d'Estienne-d'Orves is a fifteen-hectare departmental park in Nice, laid out on the Colline Saint-Philippe on land that was previously agricultural. It opened on 28 June 2008 and holds an olive grove of 450 trees as well as a thousand-year-old olive tree.
The park occupies the Colline Saint-Philippe, land that was farmland before its conversion. It was inaugurated on 28 June 2008 as one of the departmental parks of the Alpes-Maritimes, covering fifteen hectares within the city of Nice.
The park serves as a gathering place for families and locals who enjoy Mediterranean vegetation and open air together. You can see how Nice has shaped green spaces for everyday life.
The park is walkable from Nice city center and has multiple entry points at different locations. The grounds are well signposted with benches, picnic areas, and shaded spots under trees for extended visits.
Within the park stands a millennium-old olive tree, alongside an olive grove of 450 trees counted in 2017. The site on Colline Saint-Philippe was farmland before becoming a departmental park of the Alpes-Maritimes.
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