Park
Parc de l'Orangerie
Historic landscaped park with a stork breeding center, an orangery pavilion and shaded walking paths.
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Location
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About this audio guide
This guide to Parc de l'Orangerie in Strasbourg opens in 1974, when only nine breeding pairs of storks remained in the whole of Alsace. You'll hear the old regional folklore that gave the birds their meaning, the story of an elf beneath Strasbourg Cathedral handing infants to storks for delivery, and the sugar cubes children once left on windowsills to summon one. It traces what actually drove the birds toward disappearance, and how, in 1976, a breeding and reintroduction center rose right here in the park. Look up at the nests balanced on the rooftops and lampposts around you as you listen.
This audio guide was created using AI.