Jardin d'Essai

Algiers


These bayside botanical gardens date to the first years of French occupation and today they are a sprawling natural hothouse. It's a place of outstanding beauty with avenues of palms and stands of exotic trees. To escape here from the city centre, take the metro to the Jardin d'Essai stop.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Algiers attractions

1. Musée des Beaux Arts

0.21 MILES

The Musée des Beaux Arts houses the best collection of art in the country. Opened in 1930, it traces the progress of European and particularly French art…

2. Makam Echahid

0.32 MILES

One of the most recognisable landmarks in the city, the Makam Echahid celebrates the sacrifice of the unknown martyr who fell for his country. The…

3. Musée National du Moudjahid

0.32 MILES

This museum, which sits directly beneath the Makam Echahid, aims to collect, preserve and display objects and memories of the struggle against colonialism…

5. National Museum of Antiquities

1.76 MILES

The richness of Algeria’s heritage is brought home in this museum. The collection of antiquities is drawn from sites around the city and throughout…

6. Grande Poste

1.83 MILES

Algiers' beloved main post office is an unmissable piece of living history, a fine example of French-designed, early 20th-century Moorish architecture…

7. Djemaa el-Djedid

2.55 MILES

Colonial French town planners cleared many Ottoman buildings when they redesigned the Algiers waterfront and laid out what is now the place des Martyrs,…

8. Djemaa el-Kebir

2.56 MILES

The city's Grand Mosque has ancient heritage. It's built on a rise above the inner port where early Berber and Phoenician inhabitants built a place of…