Rising behind the Pitti Palace are the beautiful Boboli Gardens. They were originally designed for the Medici and are one of the earliest examples of the Italian Garden which later inspired those of many European courts. The gardens extend over a vast area forming an open-air museum with antique and Renaissance statues, grottoes and large fountains. Exploring its numerous and varied walks one is able to evoke the spirit of life at court and to enjoy the experience of a garden which continues to renew its natural cycle in keeping with the tradition of its past.

Opening hours: Daily: 8:15-17:00 (November February), 8:15-18:00 (March and October), 8:15-19:00 (April, May and September), 8:15-20:00 (June August). Closed on the 1st and the last Monday of each month, New Year's Day, May 1st and Christmas Day.

Tickets: Full price Euro 4, Reduced Euro 2. Free admission and Combined tickets. Tickets valid also for the Museo degli Argenti and the Porcelain Museum.

Bookings: Firenze Musei, el: +39 055294883
Booking charge: Euro 3

Disabled persons: Disabled visitors may enter the gardens through the archway at the left end of the palace façade or from the Annalena entrance in via Romana, no.39.
Because of the steepness of the paths parts of the gardens are not easily accessible to persons in wheelchairs.

Schools: Free entry.
Booking is compulsory but there is no charge (Tel: +39 055290112).
A list of the students and teachers on headed note-paper must be handed in at the entrance.
If a guide is required, arrangements can be made with Firenze Musei when booking the visit. Charge: Euro 3 per student.

How to contact the Boboli Gardens office: Tel: +39 0552298732; +39 0552651838, Fax: +39 0552298732
E-mail: giardino.boboli@sbas.firenze.it