Five beautiful places to run around the world

Running is great but fantastic when coupled with a equally thrilling environment. Berlin, New York, Melbourne, Moscow, Santiago (Chile) have beautiful parks to enjoy the perfect run. So lets see what makes them so good….

1) Berlin: Tiergarten Park (Germany)

Location: The Park is situated in Berlin city centre, near the German Parliament, Reichstag (parliament district of Berlin). There is 23 km (14 miles) of pathways and lots of tourist’s attractions such as Berlin Zoo, Victory Column and Bellevue Place.

Overview: This is the largest and one of the most popular parks in Berlin. It’s loved by the locals and the tourists. It was created as hunting ground for Prussian princes. It’s known as the oldest public park in Berlin. After 1944, this park was deforested as it served as a source of firewood for the city. But in 1955 the local government committed to restore the Tiergarten with new trees and plants and new attractions were added. Today the Tiergarten Park is a great place to run, have a picnic, take a walk or enjoy the tranquillity of relaxing beside the lake.

2) New York: Central Park (United States of America)

Location: The Park is situated in the centre of Manhattan.

Overview: This large public park (843 acres) is in the heart of New York City. The park has beautiful landscapes, lakes, the Central Park Zoo, theatres, ice-rinks, fountains, tennis court, baseball fields, garden, lakes and ponds. The Park Drive, length of 9.7km (6miles) is a heaven for runners, joggers, bicyclists and inline skaters. It is one of the most breathtaking places on earth, a huge park in the centre of downtown New York.

3) Melbourne: Royal Park (Australia)

Location: is located two kilometres north of the city, between Royal Parade and Flemington Road.

Overview: It’s Melbourne’s biggest park (covering 170 hectares). The park was used for the stationing of troops during the First and Second World War. Since 1984 thousands of trees and shrubs have been planted to show natural woodland. Today you can practise different sports such as cricket, football, lacrosse, baseball, tennis and golf. Royal Park also provides some footpaths to run or to walk.

4) Moscow: Izmailovsky Park (Russia)

Location: the park is situated in the Izmaylovo district of Moscow.

Overview: it’s one of the city’s oldest parks and covers an area of 322 hectares. It’s the Muscovites favourite park for relaxation and it’s also a popular tourist attraction in Moscow. The park is great for running and afterwards there are some great sites to see and restuarants to enjoy.

5) Santiago: Parque Metropolitano (Chile)

Location: it’s an urban park inside the biggest city of Santiago and one of the biggest of the world (722 hectares).

Overview: there are 75% of green areas (forest, gardens, squares and meadows) and the other part is composed by earth road. Actually thousands of people use the ways and paths of Parque Metropolitano to practise trekking or running

By Nadjib