Giardino di Boboli

About the museum

The Giardino di Boboli extends behind Palazzo Pitti, on the hill of the Oltrarno, and is one of the most important examples of the Italian garden. It was started by the Medici after the purchase of the palace in 1550, and it became the model for many European courts in the arrangement of terraces, avenues and perspectives.

Over the centuries the Medici, then the Lorraine and the Savoy enlarged the garden, which in the 19th century reached as far as Porta Romana. Along the paths one encounters ancient and Renaissance statues, monumental fountains, the grotto by Bernardo Buontalenti, the 18th-century Kaffeehaus, a rare Rococo pavilion in Tuscany, and the Limonaia built by Zanobi del Rosso in 1777–1778.

Today the garden is part of the Gallerie degli Uffizi and is visited as an open-air museum. It is accessed from Palazzo Pitti, from the Annalena entrance in Via Romana, from the gates of the Forte di Belvedere and from Porta Romana. The route has climbs, descents and surfaces of packed earth and gravel.

Highlights

• Grotta di Buontalenti
• Fontana del Nettuno and Fontana dell’Oceano
• Kaffeehaus, 18th-century Rococo pavilion
• Limonaia by Zanobi del Rosso (1777–1778)
• Ancient and Renaissance statues along the avenues

Permanent exhibition

• Il Giardino come museo all'aperto – Ancient and Renaissance statues, fountains, grottoes and pavilions spread along the garden’s routes.

Founded

1766

Operated by

Gallerie degli Uffizi (Ministero della Cultura)

Visitors per year

approx. 512,633

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Sunday of the month, for state museums.

The standard ticket costs €10 on the day and €13 with advance booking. Reductions and free admission follow the categories indicated by the museum. A 5-day PassePartout (€40) is also available, with the Uffizi and Palazzo Pitti.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The accessible entrances are those of Piazza dei Pitti (left side of the courtyard) and of Piazza di Porta Romana; visitors must be accompanied. The ground is mostly packed earth and gravel, with many climbs and descents. The Museo delle Porcellane is not accessible. An accessible toilet, reached by a stairlift, is on the first terrace (on request from staff).

Kids & families

• Baby changing facilities

A baby pit-stop room is located in the basement near the amphitheatre.

Getting there & parking

Entrances: Palazzo Pitti, Annalena (Via Romana), the gates of the Forte di Belvedere and Porta Romana.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check

Bookshop in the courtyard of Palazzo Pitti; free cloakroom on the right side of the Ammannati courtyard. Drinking fountains near the Giardino di Madama, the Giardino del Cavaliere, the Grotta di Adamo ed Eva and the Prato delle Colonne.

Events & venue rental

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