Pairi Daiza a wonderful royal destination
In 2014, president Xi Jinping of China and his wife Peng Liyuan opened
the new panda pavillion in Pairi Daiza in Brugelette. T
hey were on an official visit to Belgium.
King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde accompanied them.
On 11 July 2015, King Philippe of Belgium, Queen Mathilde of Belgium and
their children: Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess
Eléonore visited Pairi Daiza. More about the royal visit on this link.
It took a while but on 17 august 2020, during my staycation, I finally could visit
Pairi Daiza. It is a wonderful park with amazing gardens and buildings, however
it was way too busy. Especially during Covid-19 time.
Pairi Daiza also has a very nice and long royal history.
History
In 1148, the Abbot of Clairvaux, Bernard (who became later Saint Bernard) sent
twelve monks to Cambron after an invitation of Anselm of Trazegnies, who had
offered them land at the edge of the river Dender.
After the abbey was dissolved, the family of the counts of the Val de Beaulieu
purchased the property and built a castle, which remained in the family until it
was purchased by the Domb family, who founded the park. The entire area has
been protected since 1982.
In 1993, the Zoo was opened under the name Paradisio. And the park started
growing. In 2001, it opened the Nautilus (aquarium), the Madidi Islands and
Nosy Komba. In 2009, Pairi Daiza opened Kingdom of Ganesha, an
Indonesian themed garden.
Since 2014, Pairi Daiza hosts a couple of two giant pandas that are on a loan
from China for 15 years.
Gardens
called 'The Dream of Han Wu Di" which opened in 2006.
the world.
Moorish patios and the palaces of Spain.
Conclusion
to the gardens and the different themes.
big park but the walking paths were too small for the amount of people that
were visiting the park that day. That was a bit pity.
back to the park in a relaxed way. It's really worth to pay a visit.
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