Discovering the Timeless Beauty of the Boboli Gardens in Florence
Tucked away behind the grand Pitti Palace, the Boboli Gardens offer a green oasis in the heart of Florence. These magnificent gardens, one of the first and most significant examples of Italian-style gardens, have lost none of their beauty since Cosimo I de’ Medici commissioned them in the 16th century as a private retreat for his wife, Eleonora di Toledo. With input from some of the Renaissance’s most celebrated architects, including Giorgio Vasari and Bernardo Buontalenti, the gardens became a masterpiece of landscape design, inspiring many European royal gardens, including Versailles.