BOBOLI
Address: Piazza Pitti, 1
Phone: 055 2651816
Website: https://www.uffizi.it/giardino-boboli/
The BOBOLI GARDENS were not famous until the land became the property of the Medici family. Who called in Niccolò Pericoli, known as Tribolo, to design them a masterpiece of “landscape architecture” between 1550 and 1558. There have been acritical changes in the garden through time, but in 1776 a man Pietro Leopoldo decided to open the garden to the public
The design of the Boboli Gardens was used as a basis for all the royal gardens in Europe, including Versailles.
Opening Times: To check the times of this garden, you can check their website
Price: Up to EUR €21 per person, there is student discount (Ridotto).
BARDINI GARDEN
Address: Via dei Bardi, 1 rosso (Piazza dei Mozzi)
Website: https://www.villabardini.it
From Boboli garden, through ‘Costa a San Giorgio’, you can visit a recently restored Garden: Bardini Garden. The Bardini Garden has an extraordinary view of the Florence skyilne. The garden was originally a loom of the Mozzi Villa (which is still now at the entrance of the garden). In the green theatre you can admire a beautiful bed of azaleas flowers or camellia in addition to many other different types of flowers. In the agricultural area, there are fruit trees, a tunnel of wisteria and a collection of hydrangeas.
Opening Times – Everyday: To check the times of this garden, you can check their website
Price: EUR €6 per person, there is student discount (Ridotto).
GIARDINO DELLE ROSE
Address: viale Giuseppe Poggi 2
Website: https://www.visittuscany.com/en/attractions/the-rose-garden-inflorence/
Phone: 055 2625342
The Giardino delle Rose is a rose garden in the Italian city of Florence. The garden is located on the hill of San Miniato south of the river Arno, close to the square Piazza Michelangelo. From the garden one has a panoramic view of the historic center of the city. The garden contains about 1000 plant species, including 350 varieties of roses. A small part of the garden is set up as a Japanese garden. In the garden are twelve works by the Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon.
Opening Times: suggested to visit in May
GIARDINO DELL’IRIS
Address: entrance from Piazzale Michelangelo
Phone: 055 483112
Website: http://societaitalianairis.com
The entrance to Florence’s Iris Garden is located where Viale dei Colli opens into Piazzale Michelangelo. The garden has more than 2,500 varieties of the flower that has symbolized the city since 1251.
Opening time: open from the 02-20 May (Monday-Friday: 10-12,30; 15-19. Week-End: 10-19)
PARCO DELLE CASCINE
Address: Parco delle Cascine
Website: https://parcfirenze.net
The park’s present name (a cascina is a barn) derives from the farms on the estate, which were primarily dedicated to cattle raising. The Cascine Park, is the largest public park in the city of Florence with its 160 hectares. It runs along the Arno River, near the historic center, going to the confluence of the river.
Opening Times: always open
Price: free
List of Historical gardens open to the public in Florence and its province:
Botanical Gardens
Address: Via P.A. Micheli, 3
Opening times: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, from 09:00 to 12:00
Phone: 055 2757402
Ticket: free
Web Site: Orto Botanico
The Garden of Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Address: Via Cavour, 1
Opening times: from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00 – Sunday from 9:00 to 13:00 (Closed Wednesday)
Phone: 055 276.01
Giardino dell’Orticultura
Address: Via Bolognese, 17
Opening Times: from 08:00 to 20:00
Phone: 055.483698
Web Site: http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/ist/luogo/giardinoorticultura.html
The Garden at Villa della Petraia
Address: Villa della Petraia, 40 – Località Castello
Opening Times: Every day (except Monday), from 09:00 to 16:00
Phone: 055 425691
Ticket: free
Web Site: http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/english/musei/petraia/Default.asp?
The Garden al Villa di Castello
Address: Via di Castello, località – Castello
Opening Times: Every day (except Monday), from 09:00 to 16:30
Phone: 055 454791
Web Site: http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/english/musei/villacastello/Default.asp?