Directly behind Pitti Palace are the marvellous Boboli Gardens. The Medici family established the layout of the gardens, creating the Italian garden style that would become a model for many European courts. The vast green expanse with a regular layout is a real outdoor museum, populated by ancient and Renaissance statues. The Gardens are also adorned with grottos, the most important of which is the famous grotto realized by Bernardo Buontalenti, as well as large fountains, such as the Fountain of Neptune and the Fountain of the Ocean. The subsequent Habsburg-Lorraine and Savoy dynasties further developed the layout, extending the boundaries that flank the ancient city walls until Porta Romana. In the stunningly beautiful terraced area there is an 18th-century pavilion called the Kaffeehaus, a rare example of Rococo architecture in Tuscany, and the Lemon House built by Zanobi del Rosso between 1777 and 1778. The tour of Boboli Gardens complete the Pitti Palace visit of which it is an integral part, allowing the spirit of court life to be fully appreciated and the gardens to be enjoyed, which, although constantly updated, remain true to their original project.
Timetable
Opening Days |
Closed from 15th February 2021 until further notice in compliance with the Government's Decrees concerning anti-Covid measures. From Monday to Friday (until further notice) |
Opening Hours | 8.30 |
Closing Hours |
4.30 pm in November, December, January, February 5.30 pm in March and October (without Daylight Saving Time) 6.30 pm in April, May, June, July, August, September, March and October (with Daylight Saving Time) |
Closing Days |
First and last Monday of each month Saturdays and Sundays (until further notice) 1 January, 25 December |
Notes |
COVID-19 EMERGENCY - FROM 21 MAY 2020 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: Pitti Palace's and Annalena's entrances are the only ones accessible. The Porcelain Museum remains closed. The last admission is always an hour before the closing time. The Gardens can be subject to temporary closures or changes of the opening hours due to weather emergencies which could injure persons and damage things. |
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Tickets
Single ticket
Single ticket for the Boboli Gardens. Details and timetable
Free admission to the Garden of Villa Bardini with the ticket of the Boboli Gardens.
Regular | 10€ |
Reduced Who is entitled for a reduced price? | 2€ |
Entrance reservation How it works? | 3€ |
Annual pass
Unlimited priority admission to the Boboli Gardens, valid 1 year starting from the date chosen by the visitor at the time of the pass issue. Read more
Single price | 25€ |
PassePartout 5 Days
Single ticket for 5 consecutive days for Uffizi, Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens. Read more
Regular | 38€ |
Annual pass
Unlimited priority admission to the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens, valid 1 year starting from the date chosen by the visitor at the time of the pass issue. Read more
One person | 70€ |
Family | 100€ |