The Boboli Gardens
By traveltripz on Aug 16, 2007 in Italy, Florence
After taking in the sights on the Ponte Vecchio we arrived at the Pitti Palace and the majestic Boboli Gardens.
These beautiful formal gardens are situated behind the Pitti Palace which was the property of the Medici family. This stunningly beautiful palace is the 2nd largest museum in Florence.
The gardens cover and area approx 45,000 metres and include statues from the 16 and 17th century. There are many areas where you can sit and relax before continuing on your stroll through the many twists an turns.
I have read a number of reviews about the gardens and some have not been very encouraging saying they are drab and because the people went in July (summer) nothing was flowering. However, we were enamoured of the surroundings and we also went in July when it was hot.
The gardens are set out in such a way that there are fountains and statues hidden away in little grotto’s and every now and then you just happen upon an amazing piece of sculpture and this makes it interesting as you wander around.
The view of Florence from the top of the hill is spectacular, and makes the long walk up the hill well worth it.
There is a very popular coffee house on the way to the top when you finally reach your destination there is a small palace containing porcelain figurines and many examples of fine porcelain dinnerware.
We came across this fat little fellow as we were leaving.
We thought he was cute so we brought a before and after postcard.
