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Giardino di BobolivsCappelle Medicee
Both Boboli Gardens and Medici Chapels are highly recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, Boboli Gardens ranks slightly better than Medici Chapels. Boboli Gardens comes in at #4 in Florence with recommendations from 9 publications including Afar Magazine, Lonely Planet and Afar Magazine.
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Fodor's
Concierge
Afar Magazine
Let's Go
Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide Afar Magazine
U.S. News & World Report
Frommer's
Piazza Pitti 1, Florence
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Fodor's "A visit here can be disappointing, because the gardens are somewhat underplanted and under-cared for, but it's still a great walk with some terrific views." Full review
Concierge "The only park in the center of Florence, the Boboli Gardens (behind Palazzo Pitti) provides a green oasis in the midst of the city's dense Renaissance architecture."
Afar Magazine "The grand Boboli Gardens are one of my favorite places in Florence, but they can be crowded." Full review
Let's Go "The Boboli Gardens feel like a cross between Central Park and Versailles." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The magnificent Boboli Gardens, once the playground of the Medici family, are laid out over the hill behind the Pitti Palace, a green oasis amid Florence's stern stone palazzi and narrow streets." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"A fine example of an Italian terraced garden, with terraces, ramps, flights of steps and different perspectives." Full review
Afar Magazine "The Boboli Gardens are a green oasis in the midst of Florence’s stony Reniassance architecture." Full review
U.S. News & World Report14.0
"Offers sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of the tourist-trodden city center. While you stroll through this extensive green, keep your eyes peeled for the numerous sculptures and grottos." Full review
Frommer's "The statue-filled park behind the Pitti Palace is one of the earliest and finest Renaissance gardens, laid out mostly between 1549 and 1656 with box hedges in geometric patterns." Full review
Cappelle Medicee Concierge Fodor's Let's Go Michelin Guide
Condé Nast Traveler Travel + Leisure Frommer's
Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini 6, Florence
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Concierge "Attached to the church of San Lorenzo, this complex of three rooms is the final resting place of Medicis great and small."
Fodor's "A tour de force of architecture and sculpture. " Full review
Let's Go "The dark Cappella Principe hovers over the sky and guards six mighty-looking tombs of Medici rulers. " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The funerary chapel... is striking for its sheer scale and its sombre aspect. The New Sacristy (built to house the Medici tombs - note the sculpture) is Michelangelo's." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The Medici Chapels are two beautiful chapels in the Basilica of San Lorenzo, which set the stage for the Renaissance." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Michelangelo's most mournful works are these intimate tombs of the Medici family, topped with colossal figures of Night, Day, Dusk and Dawn, with a Madonna and Child between them."
Florence Travel Guide
July 7, 2021
Frommer's "This pair mirrors the similarly fashioned “Day” (male) and “Night” (female) across the way. " Full review
