Boboli Gardens (Giardino di Boboli) Tours and Activities

One of the most dazzling Renaissance gardens in Italy, the Boboli Gardens are a highlight of Florence. Avoid a delay at the entrance with this skip-the-line ticket and make the most of your time exploring the grounds. Take in the sculpture-lined walking paths, ornate fountains, decorative grottoes, and other highlights at your own pace, stopping to snap photos and relax far from the crowds in this extensive Italian-style park.

Visit the famous Boboli Gardens, an oasis in the heart of Florence, on a 1-hour guided tour of the Pitti Palace’s royal gardens. Built for Cosimo I de' Medici in the 16th century, the gardens feature exquisite landscaping with a variety of plant life, fountains, and statues by master artists including Michelangelo. Your guide shares stories about the garden’s design and architects for a comprehensive overview.

Get a personalized tour of Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens during this private excursion in Florence. See the impressive art collections, the architecture, and the lush gardens, accompanied by a dedicated guide. Entrance fees are included.

Are you keen on gardens in the heart of the city? Then choose the extraordinary Enchanted Gardens of Florence Tour! Our Tour is perfect for families with kids who decide to explore the city in a different way. Through the gardens of the city, our kid friendly tour guide will present you with another perspective of Florence. Such an idyllic atmosphere will enchant and relax the whole family! Recommended in spring for the beautiful flowering of the wisteria tunnel, the tour is feasible in the other months of the year thanks to the breathtaking views of Florence.

Satisfy your craving for authentic Italian pasta while learning kitchen tricks to take home with this evening cooking class at a chef’s private home in Florence. Help prepare filled and shaped pastas dishes like ravioli with ricotta, pesto tagliatelle, or Florentine gnocchi, and sit down to enjoy the homemade feast along with chef specialties and wine pairings. With only 1 hour of hands-on cooking time, the express lesson allows you to enjoy a full day of sightseeing before your memorable dinner.

Revel in the lavish lifestyles of Florence’s grand dukes and duchesses on a tour of the Pitti Palace, built to house the powerful Medici rulers. See the impressive Renaissance and Baroque collections of these legendary art patrons, plus regal apartments and ceremonial quarters, while a guide fills in details of the Medici reign. Then step outside for a guided stroll through the palace’s elaborate Boboli and Bardini Gardens.

Follow in the footsteps of the Medicis, Florence’s Renaissance-era rulers, on this walking tour. Stroll the route dubbed the ‘Medici Mile’ to see buildings and treasures funded and constructed by this wealthy family, who helped nurture the Italian Renaissance. Admire the Palazzo Medici Riccardi and Duomo, trace the exterior of the Vasari Corridor, and see the Palazzo Pitti, Boboli Gardens, and other residences as you hear about the dynasty’s history, patronage, and power struggles.

Bring Inferno to life with a tour of the Florence sites featured in Dan Brown’s best-selling novel. This private sightseeing tour takes you to Palazzo della Signoria, the Baptistery and Cathedral of Florence, and more, all while learning about Florence culture and history through the lens of literature.

Explore the Boboli Gardens with the benefit of guided commentary on this tour in Florence. Learn much more about the gardens than you would just exploring on your own through your guide's narrative detailing the history and botany of these formal gardens. Stroll through the open-air museum to see highlights such as the Grotta Grande, the Amphitheatre, the Viottolone and the Isolotto, and the Knights Garden; you'll also get photo-worthy views of Florence.

Step inside the final home of the Medici family on a private tour of the lavish Pitti Palace. Hear stories about the powerful clan and their legacy in Florence as you walk through royal apartments and the remarkable Palatine Gallery, filled with treasures by Titian, Caravaggio, Botticelli, and other Renaissance masters. Later, independently explore the elaborate Boboli Gardens, considered among the finest in Italy.

Come and visit the last Medici residence in Florence with a private local guide. The museum takes place through the daily life of the Grand Dukes of the Medici family, from Cosimo I to the last descendants (early 700s), Ferdinando, Gian Gastone and in the end Anna Maria Luisa also called the Electress Palatine to whom the museum is dedicated. In addition to the civic and political function of the rooms, the museum also houses a private collection of paintings, ancient statues, Florentine furniture and mosaics of great beauty and historical importance. Not to mention the frescoes that decorate the ceilings and walls. Main attractions of the building: - Galleria Palatina - Real apartments - Gallery of Modern Art - Treasure of the Grand Dukes - Museum of Fashion and Costume At the end of the guided tour of the Pitti Palace, the guide will give you the entrance to the Boboli Gardens

Enjoy a private, in-depth discovery of two of Florence’s most iconic historical sights during this guided, skip-the-line tour to Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens. Get personalized attention as you explore the Renaissance-era estate and grotto-filled gardens, with plenty of time to ask questions. Enter directly through a reserved private entrance, bypassing the usual lines.

A private tour with an english speaking driver and a certified guide in the language of your choice.

Visit Florence on a day trip from Livorno to experience the famous Tuscan. Travel in deluxe round-trip transportation in a Mercedes E class or Viano, and have the freedom to make your own plan for your time in Florence. In a city known for its art and architecture, you can explore museums, squares, and monuments — from Ponte Vecchio to the Duomo. Transportation only; entrance fees and activities are at your own expense, and there is no guide.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS • Join a guided tour of the royal Boboli Gardens in Florence • Stroll through acres of gardens, trees, fountains and terraces with a knowledgeable guide • Learn the history of the 16th-century Italianate gardens behind the Pitti Palace - Boboli is one of the most elegant and ancient Italian-style gardens. It has a breath-taking, landscaped garden, which is an open-air museum, filled with ancient statues, fountains, and an incredible artificial grotto designed by Niccolò Tribolo and after his death, the works were completed by his collaborators: Giorgio Vasari, Bartolomeo Ammannati, Bernardo Buontalenti, and others.

Enjoy entertaining and educational visits to the Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens with your family on a private 3-hour tour. Through dynamic narration and engaging activities, the tour is sure to hold the attention of kids and grown-ups alike. Learn about the exciting lives of the Medeici Family and other noble families inside the palace. Then enjoy the fresh air as you explore the sprawling gardens outside.

Our guide will lead you through the beauty and the history of the gardens once belonged to the Medici family and tell you about the architecture, flowers, trees and rare plants that you will admire during the tour. Once out of the Boboli Gardens, few steps away our guide will lead you to the entrance of the Bardini gardens, once belonged to Stefano Bardini, a famous Antique dealer of the Eighteen century. The garden is an outdoor museum with art pieces from different ages. Enjoy the unique view of Florence skyline from the panoramic terrace of the Garden and if you want have a coffee or a drink at the cafeteria. In April and May you can be so lucky to admire the famous wisteria tunnel that makes this garden even more famous. The walk from the top of the garden is now all downhill!

Home to masterpieces by Italian artists including Caravaggio, Raphael, and Titian, the 15th-century Pitti Palace ranks among Florence’s must-see attractions—but the hallways and galleries don’t always appeal to youngsters. On this family-friendly tour, explore the Pitti Palace in a fun and engaging way with your guide. With the art ticked off, let the kids blow off steam among the grottoes, oak trees, and statues in the open-air Boboli Gardens.

This tour will focus on the amazing history of their rise to power and the palazzo intrigues, and will let you know more about their private life by visiting the hidden gems of their main Palace, Palazzo Pitti, and the gorgeous Boboli Gardens. Palazzo Pitti, which has also been the residence of the King of Italy for a brief period in the late 18th century, houses important collections of paintings and sculpture, porcelains and a costumes, besides providing a magnificently decorated historical setting which extends to the Boboli Gardens, one of the earliest Italian gardens famous also for its fountains and grottoes. This green heart of Florence can be considered an open air museum, rich in history and art, stories, secret corners and fascinating routes.

If you want to see Florence in a different way and you like to hike and walk that is the tour for you. We will enter the beautiful Boboli Garden and visit it till the highest point where we will go out and after few meters we will have a walk in the beautiful Bardini Garden with one of the most spectacular view of Florence. Through little street along the ancient walls we will arrive in the area of San Niccolò full of art galleries and great little restaurant to start our hiking to piazzale Michelangelo to see the church of San Miniato al Monte, one of the oldest in Florence! 10 km (5 miles) in total out of the crowd!!!

Opulence and solidity. Elegance and refinement. In a nutshell Palazzo Pitti. A monumental complex bearing witness to the splendor of the Medici, Lorraine and Savoy families, powerful dynasties that ruled Tuscany and Italy. From a simple palace it became a palace and theater of the events of the grand-ducal court. In Love With Florence offers you a journey to understand the evolution of taste through the centuries, lifestyles, precious objects. We will take a dip in the past to relive, thanks to anecdotes and curiosities, a vanished world. In the gardens we will stroll in the shade of ancient trees and discover mysterious caves while in the palace we will admire one of the most important picture galleries in Italy which boasts works by Raphael, Titian, Rubens, Caravaggio. Guided tour 3 hours: Pitti Palace, Palatine Gallery, Boboli Gardens.  Meeting at your hotel or other place in the city center to be agreed. The tour takes place on foot through the streets of the center.

If you love gardens and nature but don't want to pass indifferently in front of Boboli's secrets, this is the tour for you! A guided tour of the Boboli garden is ideal not to miss those details, the stories and mysteries of those who created it. We want to show you the magic of Boboli and his interweaving of "green architecture" that inspired many of the European royal gardens, such as Versailles.

“Hello”, “Good morning”, “Thank you very much”, “I would like to have a red wine”. With this tour you will learn the most useful words and phrases to feel like a true Italian in just 4 hours. The setting will be the magical frame of the Boboli Gardens, famous for having belonged to one of the most important families in Florence: The Medici. Our guide will teach you the history, architecture, flora and caves of this wonderful garden, and will also satisfy your curiosity and learn as many words as you want. The tour will conclude with a small picnic in this Renaissance garden, where you can taste some of the most typical Tuscan products.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS • Take a family orientated guided tour • Explore the elegant and ancient Italian-style gardens • Choose a fun and interactive way to learn about the Florentine history • Enjoy a taste of traditional Italian ice-cream - Florence is a city with history, lots of secrets waiting to be discovered. This tour is perfect for families with kids, a time for a solid bond with the children on your way to hunt treasure by solving riddles, puzzles and we will also reward you with great time and lasting memories. Let us show Florence in different angles and with a language suitable for children than any other activities. Get ready to check your list: Find all the clues in the Eleonora di Toledo’s garden, explore every corner and discover the secrets of this incredible place.