Jardins des Papillons

Alsace


Stroll among exotic free-flying butterflies at these pretty gardens, situated around 500m east of Hunawihr. A walk among the wildflowers here reveals not only rare species of butterfly but also birds, bees, tropical frogs, chameleons and stick insects aplenty.


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