Boboli Garden and Guided Walking Tour in Florence

Boboli is one of the most elegant and ancient Italian-style gardens. It has a breathtaking, landscaped garden, an open-air museum filled with ancient statues and fountains like “artichoke”, the large octagonal basin decorated with numerous statues and crowned by a bronze lily. Later in the afternoon embark on a walking tour to view the most famous attractions and squares of the Florence city.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Stroll through acres of gardens, trees, fountains, and terraces
• Learn the history of the 16th-century Italianate gardens behind the Pitti Palace
• See the Signoria Square with its replica of the Michelangelo’s David
• Walk over the famous Old Bridge
• Learn from a professional guide who will show you the city’s hidden treasure

At the start of your tour, after crossing the Pitti Palace’s courtyard, your guide will lead you up to the “artichoke” fountain, the large octagonal basin decorated with numerous statues and crowned by a bronze lily. And in front of you is the sight of the “Amphitheatre” adjoined to the hill behind the palace, the first phase of creating this beautiful garden as the guide will explain how it was designed.

As you climb up the hill, you will find “Neptune’s fountain”, and at the very top of the hill, the large statue of “Abundance” by Giambologna. The guide will later lead you through a steep sloping avenue to head back down the hill and to a large avenue known as the “Viottolone”, with cypresses and statuettes that then lead all the way down to the “Isolotto”, a large pond, with an admirable fountain known as “The Ocean”, created by Giambologna.

After the guide spends time explaining these fountains and sculptures, the final stops will be at the “Giardino del Cavaliere”, built by Michelangelo, “Kaffeehaus” and the “Buontalenti Grotto” created by Buontalenti from limestone concrete stalactites, shells and terracotta reliefs, with water running down the walls providing vivacity and colour as a guide will reveal all the secrets behind these designs. The tour takes about an hour, the perfect amount to see the highlights inside the garden. You can also return to anything you want to see again after the tour ends.

From the point of the meeting, the guide will give you an insight of the history of this Renaissance city and how this incredible cultural movement of the Renaissance transformed not only Florence but eventually the rest of Europe. The walking guided tour will be done from the outside of each attraction.

The guide will start off with Piazza Della Republica, the main square of Florence that marks the center of the City. After a little talk of history & the changes of Piazza Republica since its origin, you will walk straight to the marvelous piece of art, the Piazza Della Duomo. A showstopper of Filippo Brunelleschi, Giotto, Arnolfo & Francesco Talenti.

Walk passing the Duomo Square the guide will lead you straight through the old buildings and some of the historical landmarks of Florence to Palazzo Vecchio, where the David’s’ sculpture (the original is in the Galleria dell’Accademia) by Michelangelo is placed outside the Palazzo Vecchio as a symbol of the Republic’s defiance of the tyrannical Medici.

Afterward, as you walk past the Palazzo Vecchio, the guide will explain to you about the Uffizi Gallery, one of the greatest museums of the world, and then you will reach the most famous old bridge in Florence known as “Ponte Vecchio”.

Your next stop is Palazzo Pitti, the enormous palace of Florence’s largest architectural monuments of Filippo Brunelleschi and the household of the Pitti Family, later of the Medicis’.
The tour takes about two hours, enough time to help you understand the uniqueness and beauty of Florence city.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Please note that the walking tour will only be conducted from the outside of each attraction mentioned in the itinerary.
• Walking Tour and Boboli Garden Tour are subject to favourable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date.
• Please refer to the correct meeting point which is displayed at the time of reservation.
• Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of 2 guests to run
• Please note that if you arrive after the tour start time you will not be able to join and will not be refunded or have your tour rescheduled
• There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
• The customers choosing the Boboli Garden guided tour at 09.30 am or 3.00 pm join the walking tour at 5.00 pm.
• During the Winter Season, the customers will choose the Boboli Garden guided tour at 09.30 am and later join the walking tour at 3.00 pm

• Winter Schedule in French
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  Tour Description: The Boboli Garden tour operates at 09:30 am, followed by the Walking Tour at 3.00 pm.
• Winter Schedule in English
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  Tour Description: The Boboli Garden tour operates at 09:30 am, followed by the Walking Tour at 3.00 pm.
• Winter Schedule in Italian
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  Tour Description: The Boboli Garden tour operates at 09:30 am, followed by the Walking Tour at 3.00 pm.
• French Guided Tour
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  Walking Tour Information: The Florence city walking tour will start at 17.00pm. Please refer to the voucher for meeting point information.
  Combined Walking & Boboli : The Boboli Garden tour operates at 09:30 or 15:00 and later followed by the Walking Tour at 17.00pm.
• English Guided Tour
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  Walking Tour Information: The Florence city walking tour will start at 17.00pm. Please refer to the voucher for meeting point information.
  Combined Walking & Boboli : The Boboli Garden tour operates at 09:30 or 15:00 and later followed by the Walking Tour at 17.00pm.
• Italian Guided Tour
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  Walking Tour Information: The Florence city walking tour will start at 17.00pm. Please refer to the voucher for meeting point information.
  Combined Walking & Boboli : The Boboli Garden tour operates at 09:30 or 15:00 and later followed by the Walking Tour at 17.00pm.
• Winter Schedule in Spanish
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  Tour Description: The Boboli Garden tour operates at 09:30 am, followed by the Walking Tour at 3.00 pm.
• Winter Schedule in German
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  Tour Description: The Boboli Garden tour operates at 09:30 am, followed by the Walking Tour at 3.00 pm
• Spanish Guided Tour
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  Walking Tour Information: The Florence city walking tour will start at 17.00pm. Please refer to the voucher for meeting point information.
  Combined Walking & Boboli : The Boboli Garden tour operates at 09:30 or 15:00 and later followed by the Walking Tour at 17.00pm.
• German Guided Tour
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  Walking Tour Information: The Florence city walking tour will start at 17.00pm. Please refer to the voucher for meeting point information.
  Combined Walking & Boboli : The Boboli Garden tour operates at 09:30 or 15:00 and later followed by the Walking Tour at 17.00pm.

• Officially certified guide
• Guided Walking Tour in Florence
• Radio system to hear the guide
• The ticket and reservation for Boboli Garden

• Food and drinks
• Hotel pick-up and drop off
• Transportation to/from attractions
• Entrance Tickets to attractions of the Walking Tour

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The tickets will be delivered by the guide or our representative at the meeting point before the start of the tour.
Please refer to the correct meeting point which will be displayed during the reservation stage.

Meeting point 01- Central Gate of Pitti Square, Piazza de’ Pitti, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy
Meeting point 02- Hard Rock Cafe, Via dei Brunelleschi, 1, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

– The customers choosing the Boboli Garden guided tour at 09.30 am or 3.00 pm, join the city walking tour at 5.00 pm.

– The customers choosing the Boboli Garden guided tour at 09.30 am during the Winter Season, join the city walking tour at 3.00 pm.

Please be advised..

• This Tour is Provided by Star Florence.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Rome.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.