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A visit to the Boboli Gardens in Florence is a great activity to put on your itinerary! We spent a half day wandering through the Boboli Gardens (Giardino di Boboli), and let me tell you, we could have spent all day there! Boboli Gardens is located behind Palazzo Pitti, just a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio.
Boboli Gardens Tickets
There are several different ticket options to purchase when visiting the gardens, depending on what you want to see most. We paid €10 for entry to the Museo degli Argenti (the Silver Museum inside Pitti Palace, which we didn’t get a chance to see), the Costume Galleria (also missed), the Porcelain Museum, and the gardens. Not a bad price for all you get to see!
You can easily devote a whole day to exploring all four of the above features in the garden. We strolled through the gardens and the Porcelain Museum and by the time we were done, we were so beat and hungry, that we decided to skip the Silver Museum and Costume Gallery and get some pizza.
We purchased our tickets right at the Pitti Palace entrance and did not have to wait in line (in November), but you can also purchase tickets online ahead of time here.
Where we entered from the palace, you’ll come out right into the amphitheater area and you can get a nice shot of the palace.
Boboli Gardens Statues
When visiting Boboli, you’ll have time to see so many difference statues (as is the case throughout the city of Florence). There really are just too many to show here, and probably wayyy too many that you will want to photograph! Here are a few of my favorites.
Below is the Fountain of Neptune (the other of which you can find in Piazza della Signoria, which I covered in this post).
Picture perfect: there just happened to be a giant bird right underneath Neptune’s trident when I snapped this photo!
Another one of my favorites is a more modern bronze piece called “Tindaro Screpolato” by Polish artist Igor Mitoraj, which was actually constructed in 1998. It resides in the garden permanently after a 2002 exhibition for the artist. This thing is massive! To give you some perspective, standing in front of it, I was barely halfway up to its chin!
We also found a little secret on the back of the Tindaro. Oh you Europeans…
I also really loved the Fountain of Monkeys! But then again, I am a sucker for anything with animals.
Mostaccini Fountain was also pretty neat. It’s a long row of masked faces along one of the pathways. Unfortunately, the water was not running at the time we were there. It would have been neat to see the water pouring out of their mouths!
And here’s one of the more striking fountains (also dry at the time) that I found quite interesting.
I shall call this next one “Goat in the Sky.” These Capricorns are in the Isolotto area of the gardens.
And who doesn’t like to see a Pegasus every now and then? I, however, prefer unicorns. Close enough.
Porcelain Museum
The Porcelain Museum was actually more interesting than I thought it would be. It’s filled with beautiful, old porcelain pieces. No selfie sticks allowed! My favorite pieces featured beautiful birds (I’ve always been a big fan of birds of all kinds).
This one was a little strange, but I do appreciate strange. They look like poodles hanging out with humans.
Kafeehaus
Built in the 1770’s, the Kaffeehaus was once an actual spot for enjoying coffee or cocoa with a view. I didn’t gather many facts about it, but I believe they are only open certain times of the year if you want to see the interior. Sadly, they no longer actually serve coffee or cocoa.
Viottolone
Walking down the Viottolone, there are paths both to the left and the right that you can choose to explore. Down the lane you can go (or up, depending on which way you came from) – just remember, if you go down, you will need to come back up! At least, if you want to exit near Palazzo Pitti.
It really does seem like there is an endless amount of things to see here!
Buontalenti Grotto
My photos of the Grotto do not really do this display of art justice! In this small corner of the garden, you’ll find a combination of works of art from Michelangelo, Vasari, Bandinelli, and Giambologna.
Bacchino Fountain
And finally, after searching for this one statue of the dwarf Morgante and the Bacchino Fountain the entire time we were in the garden, we found it at the end of our time there. Morgante was allegedly the favorite dwarf of Cosimo Medici. Have you seen this one?! If not, tell me how long it takes you to find it!
If you want to see more of our time in Florence, check out our vlog!
Boboli Gardens is such a great spot in Florence to spend a relaxing few hours!
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