Leisure facilities for residents and visitors are in plentiful supply in Bonn. The city offers something for all tastes and ages, from a relaxing walk at the foot of the Siebengebirge to a marathon run.
Bonn is justifiably proud of its greenery, from the court gardens behind the university and the banks of the Rhine in the centre, to the open access parks and vast forests like the nature reserve of Kottenforst. Located at the geographical heart of Bonn, the Rheinaue Leisure Park, site of the 1979 National Horticultural Show, is almost as big as the city centre itself.
The Park Guide is available for collection at the Department of City Greens (Amt für Stadtgrün), Stadthaus, Berliner Platz 2, 53103 Bonn, Floor 5 E. Or send a self-addressed and stamped DIN A5 envelope (EUR 1.45).
Bonn is a green major city: inhabitants and visitors alike go to relax in the many public parks and green spaces it contains. More than half of the urban area consists of nature and landscape conservation areas. Unique to a city of this type is the extensive landscape of the Rheinaue Leisure Park, extending several kilometres along the left bank of the Rhine from near the city centre.
Bonn is embedded in old cultural landscapes through agriculture, orchards, and extensive forests, and walkers, runners, and inline skaters come together in the Kottenforst on the south-western edge of the city. However, these large wooden areas still have plenty of living space for wild animals such as red deer and wild boars.
