Giardino di Boboli

"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."

"The grand Boboli Gardens are one of my favorite places in Florence, but they can be crowded." Full review

"The Boboli Gardens feel like a cross between Central Park and Versailles." Full review

"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

"A fine example of an Italian terraced garden, with terraces, ramps, flights of steps and different perspectives." Full review

"The Boboli Gardens are a green oasis in the midst of Florence’s stony Reniassance architecture." Full review

"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

"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