Boboli Gardens and Museum of Silver &
Museum of Porcelain &
Museum of Costumes and Bardini Gardens
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P.zza Pitti, 1
Florence
Boboli
-- Florence's Central Park -- is the prototype for the Italian garden. Originally designed in 1549 for Cosimo
I de Medici’s Florentine villa, it presented a Renaissance design was as regular
as it could be on an undulating site. During the century after its inception, the garden changed and developed
with help from many prominent designers. It became Florence’s grandest garden, with a great grotto designed
by Buontalenti and containing Giambologna’s Venus and Michaelangelo’s four Slaves. The natural
amphitheatre behind the Pitti Palace was made into a real amphitheatre after 1600 and continues to be for
plays.
Established in the second half of the 19th century, the Museum
of Silver occupies 16 rooms and is filled with silverware, gold, jewels, cameos,
Oriental tapestries, furniture, crystal and the ivory of the Medicis.
The Museum of Porcelain occupies rooms in a garden house
and exhibits creations that belonged to the houses of Medici and Lorraine. It
also includes major exhibitions of Viennese and German porcelains.
Wedged between Piazzale Michelangelo and the Boboli Gardens,
the Bardini Gardens offer what we consider to be the BEST views of Florence because
they are closer to the city than Piazzale Michelangelo, but not inside it --
so you get the whole panorama of the world's most beautiful Renaissance city.
Only recently opened to the public, these terraced gardens are also a horticultural
treasure trove, and are generally almost deserted, which makes them even more
enchanting than their more illustrious counterparts. There are steps to climb
so this is not recommended for anyone with walking problems, but the relatively
modest effort pays off big time in tranquility, beauty and unforgettable photo
opportunities.
Open
8:15am-4:30pm in January, February, November and December
8:15am-5:30pm in March
8:15am-6:30pm in April, May, September and October
8:15am-7:30pm in June, July and August
Closed
1st and Last Monday of the month, December 25, January 1 and May 1
Click here to consult a calendar
Tickets cost 21.00 Euro each and also include the mandatory
extra admission charge for special exhibitions such as Another Type of Beauty: Francesco Furini,
December 22, 2006-April 26, 2008 (you do not have to purchase anything else),
with the following exceptions:
- Children under 6 years old pay nothing and do not require a reservation.
- European (EEC) citizens under 18 or over 65 pay nothing for the ticket but do require a reservation. If you qualify for this exception we sincerely regret that we are not permitted to request a reservation for you unless you are with a party of paying customers. We do not have the authority to change this rule, so we are grateful for your understanding. Each EEC reservation costs 8 Euro. If you cancel it later we regret that there is no refund.
Please make a note of the dates the museum is open before continuing with your order now.
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