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Boboli Gardens (Giardini di Boboli)

Behind the Pitti Palace, Florence, Italy 50122

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Giardino di Boboli

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Zhebiton from Moscow, Moskva, Russia
  • May 5, 2011
Giardino di Boboli
Quote: If you're happy decided to look into the Palazzo Pitti in the morning, do not forget after dinner stroll in the Boboli gardens, which served as a model for the creation of Versailles. Sometime in the alleys of the garden the Duke and his courtiers... Read the full Boboli Gardens (Giardini di Boboli) review

From journal The “Cradle of the Renaissance”

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The Gardens of Catherine D'Medici

  • 3 out of 5 stars by actonsteve from London, United Kingdom
  • December 17, 2009
The Gardens of Catherine D'Medici
Quote: On this trip if there is an image of Tuscany in the summer that sticks in my mind – it has to be the swallows.They appear in the skies above Florence from about four o’clock onwards, twisting and turning in the air like little phantoms and emitting... Read the full Boboli Gardens (Giardini di Boboli) review

From journal A Quantum of Italy: Lovely Siena and Around

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The Largest and Most Famous of Florence's Gardens

  • 5 out of 5 stars by airynfaerie from St. Augustine, Florida
  • October 8, 2009
The Largest and Most Famous of Florence's Gardens
Quote: Florence's largest and most famous garden is unequivocally Il Giardino di Boboli (Boboli Garden). Created between 1550-1558, this landscape masterpiece was carried out by designer Niccolo Pericoli who was hired by the famous Florentine Medici... Read the full Boboli Gardens (Giardini di Boboli) review

From journal A Closer Look at the Gardens of Florence

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Giardino di Boboli

Giardino di Boboli
Quote: The Boboli Gardens is housed within Palazzo Pitti and are one of the most unique gardens in Italy. It was said to be originally designed for the great Medici family. The gardens span a great distance and it would be impossible to visit every nook... Read the full Boboli Gardens (Giardini di Boboli) review

From journal 3 Nights in Fabulous Florence

The Boboli Gardens

  • 5 out of 5 stars by mlmeredith from St. Louis, Missouri
  • August 10, 2007
The Boboli Gardens
Quote: The Boboli Gardens are a special place, even on a very hot day, large and expansive. So expansive that I find it difficult to imagine them crowded. You could wander all day long, and never pass the same lush place twice.It’s all a marriage of... Read the full Boboli Gardens (Giardini di Boboli) review

From journal First Time to Italy

Boboli Gardens

  • 3 out of 5 stars by traveller22 from Natick, Massachusetts
  • February 8, 2006
Quote: I spent many afternoons in the Boboli Gardens with my painting supplies. It was a wonderful respite from the busy city life, and bringing a camera or paints is a wonderful way to document some of your trip, even for the novice painter. If you have... Read the full Boboli Gardens (Giardini di Boboli) review

From journal 4 Months in Florence, Italy

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Boboli Gardens

  • 3 out of 5 stars by SvetaB from Cleveland, Ohio
  • November 26, 2005
Boboli Gardens
Quote: The garden, which didn't have any flowers, was a massive landscape with woods, a vineyard, fountains, and endless mazes of bushes. From the hilltop (which is quite a hike in the Italian heat), you can see the entire city of Florence. Once again, I... Read the full Boboli Gardens (Giardini di Boboli) review

From journal A Day in Florence

Boboli Gardens

  • 5 out of 5 stars by ShannonBrooke from Somerville, Massachusetts
  • December 27, 2004
Quote: It is said that the design of Boboli Gardens formed the basis for all other European gardens, including Versailles. Boboli Gardens, built by the fabulous palazzo of the Medici, is now a public garden to be enjoyed by all. Its cypress alleyways,... Read the full Boboli Gardens (Giardini di Boboli) review

From journal Fabulous Florence

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Touring the Bóboli Gardens - Part Two

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Tolik from Tampa, Florida
  • August 8, 2004
Touring the Bóboli Gardens - Part Two
Quote: On the 1st terrace behind the Amphitheater are three Roman statues. On the upper level is a large fishpond surrounded by terraces planted with trees. Here is the famous Neptune Fountain. A short detour to the left leads through romantic winding... Read the full Boboli Gardens (Giardini di Boboli) review

From journal The Treasures of Florence

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Touring the Bóboli Gardens - Part One

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Tolik from Tampa, Florida
  • August 8, 2004
Touring the Bóboli Gardens - Part One
Quote: We will tour this huge park clockwise, the trip will take 2 – 4 hours (you can escape earlier). Turn left from the entrance arch and you will find the so-called 'Fontana del Bacco', really an amusing statue of Pietro Barbino, the dwarf of Cosimo I,... Read the full Boboli Gardens (Giardini di Boboli) review

From journal The Treasures of Florence