Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy  Return to the index page

In 1550 the Medici family bought the Pitti Palace and began work to work got under way to enlarge the palace and build a series of gardens on the slopes of the Boboli hill.  The Boboli Gardens were designed by Niccolò Pericoli, between 1550 and 1558.  His design was used as a basis for royal gardens in Europe, including Versailles,  The gardens continued to be added to and modified with the last major addition being completed about the time they were opened to the public in 1776.

The main entrance.	Looking back down the slope of Boboli hill toward the entrance to the garden.	An arbor covered walkway in the garden.
Walking up from the lower entrance to the garden.	A garden walkway.	The central roadway leading down the main fountain.
The central fountain.	A large and modern statue in the garden.	Finally, a statue of the gardener.
Rosa banksaie on a wall in the garden at the top of Boboli hill.