Experts' Choice Award Giardino di Boboli
What the experts agree on
Renaissance masterpiece sprawling behind Pitti Palace offers Florence's rare green escape with geometric hedges, hidden grottos, and Medici sculptures. Crowds can be thick, and some find the gardens sparsely planted, but the terraced layout and city
“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.”
– Fodor's
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
Lonely Planet "Florence's blockbuster city park, the graceful Boboli Gardens, has waltzed gracefully around terraced flowerbeds, box hedges and shaded cypress alleys behind the monumental palace of..."
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