Florence - Boboli Gardens Giardino di Boboli
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Behind the Palazzo Pitti (which also has one of the entrances) and between the Forte di Belvedere and Porta Romana are the Boboli Gardens, 45 hectares/111 acres of hillside park, which owe their name to the Boboli or Bobolini family, former owners of some of this land acquired after Cosimo I acquired the Palazzo Pitti in 1549. Work on the park was begun between 1550 and 1560 by Niccolò Pericoli (known as "Tribolo" i.e. the "tormented"), continued by Bernardo Buontalenti (1585-1588) and completed by Alfonso Parigi the Younger (1628-1658).
Full of inviting walks, the gardens are among the finest classical parks of this kind and have various features worth seeing, as well as providing a beautiful view of Florence from the highpoint of the terrace of the "Kaffeehaus".
Full of inviting walks, the gardens are among the finest classical parks of this kind and have various features worth seeing, as well as providing a beautiful view of Florence from the highpoint of the terrace of the "Kaffeehaus".
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Address:
Palazzo Pitti / Boboli Gardens, Piazza Pitti, I-50100 Florence, Italy
Hours:
March 1 to March 31: 8:15am-5:30pm
April 1 to May 31: 8:15am-6:30pm
June 1 to August 31: 8:15am-7:30pm
September 1 to October 31: 8:15am-6:30pm
November 1 to February 28: 8:15am-4:30pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Tips: Closed on the 1st and last Monday of every month.
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Transit: Bus: 3, 11, 13, 15, 31, 32, 36, 37, 38, 42.
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