TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Join a guided tour of the royal Boboli Gardens in Florence
• Stroll through acres of gardens, trees, fountains and terraces with a knowledgeable guide
• Learn the history of the 16th-century Italianate gardens behind the Pitti Palace
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Boboli is one of the most elegant and ancient Italian-style gardens. It has a breath-taking, landscaped garden, which is an open-air museum, filled with ancient statues, fountains, and an incredible artificial grotto designed by Niccolò Tribolo and after his death, the works were completed by his collaborators: Giorgio Vasari, Bartolomeo Ammannati, Bernardo Buontalenti, and others.
Posted By : Ted_L
Very cool experience. Tour guide (Matteo) was very knowledgeable and friendly, great guy. Gardens were beautiful, good exercise as well if you can walk all the way through.
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 06:25:55 
Posted By : Catherine73241
Wow. What an experience. Beautiful gardens, it's hard to fathom what kind of money would have been needed for this level of loveliness. Beware some nice steep climbs, bit comes with cracking views, lots of picture opportunities and a nice Calming alternative to the very people dominated other areas. Can go into the back of Pitti Palace too. Enter via porta romana, much quieter. Lovely park next door too (free)
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Posted On : 2024-04-09 15:04:27 
Posted By : Hofinger
The entrance fee for the garden is (was) € 11.00. Perhaps as an Austrian I am spoiled when it comes to "gardens", especially since we don't pay an entrance fee for gardens like Schönbrunn, Belvedere, Mirabell etc. and we really do find arrangements of flora here. In the Boboli Garden you can find many statues, some ponds and a few small flower beds. The view of Florence is good, but you can get a cheaper and better one from Piazzale Michelangelo.
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Posted On : 2023-08-28 17:23:02
Posted By : Voyager57609919988
Beautifully set out gardens, pleasantly cool on a hot day with plenty of seating. Lots of statues. Downside nowhere to purchase a drink ( visited on a Monday in August) so take a drink with you!
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Posted On : 2023-08-20 12:06:38
Posted By : Susan L
Our tour guide, Pam, gave us a great tour of the Boboli Gardens.
She explained its significance and how it evolved over time.
She made sure we saw all the important features of the garden and the lines of symmetry and views!!
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Posted On : 2023-08-16 03:37:12
Posted By : Claire E
Loved it here- some areas sectioned off for refurbishment. Lots of places to sit and taken in the atmosphere and many views to use your camera.
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Posted On : 2023-07-28 14:28:12
Posted By : Elizabeth_O
Thank you so much to our wonderful tour guide Iliria. She was an absolute pleasure, very informative and forthcoming with information about the Boboli Gardens, Florence and its history.
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Posted On : 2023-07-17 12:37:18
Posted By : Lisa_C
We are frequent travelers, and tour takers. This might be the worst tour I’ve ever been on. I have never walked out on a tour halfway through, but it was a relief to do so with this one. I can’t believe they didn’t offer everybody their money back. We showed up 15 minutes early as requested for a 3 PM tour of Boboli gardens, some guests for a late, so they waited, and did not start the tour until, around 315. The guy had a very thick accent, which is normally not an issue for me. But he walked several paces in front of the group of around 15 people and had his back turned to us the entire time so it wasn’t like we could read his expressions or his lips to see what he was saying. And he didn’t turn around to check on anyone. It was like he was on autopilot and we weren’t even there.
It was a hot day at the beginning of the tour was quite a bit of uphill climbing. We discovered on the way up that our headsets were not working very well. Near the top, we brought this to the guide’s attention, and some other people from the group chimed in and said they’re having the same problem. The Guide made a few attempts at changing his input, and then just sort of gave up. There was also someone from the Tour company taking photos. Neither of them offered a great remedy or anybody’s money back for a tour that basically didn’t happen. About halfway through, we were up in the flower garden, and everybody ins the group was so frustrated they all decided to just call it quits. The guide just collected everyone’s headsets and goodbye. It was bizarre. They should really offer a refund
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Posted On : 2023-06-25 05:05:25
Posted By : Craig I
Our guide and tour were amazing. She shared all the history we were looking for. A perfect way to experience the garden and see the picturesque views of the city.
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Posted On : 2023-06-19 08:25:48
Posted By : Glenn V
Pam was amazing! Our tour of Boboli was filled with interesting bits that connected the history of Florence and Boboli Gardens. Pam took the time to explain and gave context to the history of gardens and the city. I wish we had more time for more tours with Pam.
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Posted On : 2022-08-09 09:07:54
