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Cultural Life
Gardens


Gardens

GARDENS

BARDINI GARDEN
Costa s. Giorgio, 4/6 - Phone 055 2614579
A wonderful view over Florence from the lawn of the higher open gallery.

BOBOLI GARDEN
Piazza Pitti, 1 - Phone 055 294883
Opening hours: June-August: every day 8.15 a.m.-7.30 p.m. September and May: 8.15 a.m.-6.30. p.m. October, March and April: 8.15 a.m.-5.30 p.m. November-February: 8.15 a.m.-4.30 p.m.
Tickets sold till 1 hours before closing time.
FEATURES: April: Camellia Garden May: Roses Garden June-July: Pineapple Garden or Botanica Superiore Garden.

GARDEN OF GRIFONI BUDINI GATTAI PALACE
Via dei Servi, 51 - Phone 055 210832
Visits by appointment (min. 10 people)
FEATURES: Beautiful collection of Camellias and a small court with banana plantation

CLOISTER OF THE CARMINE CONVENT
Piazza del Carmine - Phone 055 2382195
Sundays 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. Mon/Wed/Thurs/Fri/Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays

ENGLISH CEMETRY GARDEN
Piazza Donatello - Fax 055 2323877
Mondays 9 a.m.-12 a.m. Tuesday/Friday 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Closed Saturdays and Sundays

CORSI GARDEN (or ANNALENA)
Via Romana, 133 - Phone 055 222348
Visits by appointment

PALAZZO CORSINI GARDEN
Via Il Prato, 58 - Phone 055 218994
Visits by appointment. Closed in August.
FEATURES: Aromatic and Mediterranean species.

PIAZZA DEMIDOFF GARDEN
Piazza Demidoff

DELLA GHERARDESCA GARDEN
Borgo Pinti, 97/99

GARDEN OF GUASCONTI PALACE (today FALLANI)
Via s. Niccolò, 73 - Phone 055 2480648
FEATURES: Beautiful view over the town from the towers, the rampart and the boulevard along the walls.

GARDEN OF THE MEDICI RICCARDI PALACE
Via Cavour, 1 - Phone 055 2760340
Every day from 9.a.m.-7 p.m. Closed on Wednesdays

GARDEN OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM (or CROCETTA PALACE)
Via della Colonna, 38 - Phone 055 235750
Saturdays 8.30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
FEATURES: Spectacular specimen of centenary yew-tree

ORTI ORICELLARI
Via Orti Oricellari - Phone 055 2398071
Visits by appointment
FEATURES: A gigantic figure of Polyphemus dominating the garden.

CLOISTERS OF THE CONVENT OF S. SPIRITO
Piazza S. Spirito - Phone 055 295342

PALAZZO SAN CLEMENTE GARDEN
Via Gino Capponi, 15 - Via P.A. Micheli, 2 - Phone 055 577502

CLOISTERS OF THE CONVENT OF S. LORENZO
Piazza S. Lorenzo - Phone 055 216634
8.00 a.m.-2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m.-7 p.m.

CLOISTERS OF THE S. MARCO CONVENT
Piazza S. Marco - Phone 055 2388608
Weekdays 8.15 a.m. - 1.50 p.m.
Saturdays 8.15 a.m. - 6.50 p.m.

CLOISTERS OF THE SANTA CROCE CONVENT
Piazza Santa Croce - Phone 055 244619
Mondays to Saturdays 9.30 a.m.-3.30 p.m. Sundays 1.00 p.m.-5.30 p.m.

CLOISTERS OF THE CONVENT OF SANTA MARIA NOVELLA
Piazza Santa Maria Novella - Phone 055 282187
Weekdays 9 a.m.-4.30 p.m. Holidays 9 a.m.-1.30 p.m.

BOTANIC GARDEN (GIARDINO DEI SEMPLICI)
Via P.A. Micheli, 3 - Phone 055 2757402
Tuesdays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
FEATURES: A collection of azaleas cultivated in earthenware pots.

PALAZZO SERRISTORI GARDEN
Via dei Renai, 2 - Phone 055 2340491

TORRIGIANI GARDEN
Via dei Serragli, 144 - Phone 055 224527
Visits by appointments.
FEATURES: Magnificent specimen of Fagus selvatica over a hundred years old

GARDEN OF THE VIVARELLI - COLONNA PALACE
Via Ghibellina, 28 - Phone 055 2625955
FEATURES: A marvellous fountain-grotto leaning on the boundary wall dating back to 1708, decorated with sponge stone, statues and paintings.

CASCINE PARK
The largest public park in Florence: 160 hectares, 35 of which wooded

VILLA FABBRICOTTI GARDEN
Via Vittorio Emanuele, 64 - Phone 055 4628001
Permanently open to the public.

STIBBERT GARDEN
Via Stibbert, 26 - Phone 055 475520
Permanently open to the public except Thursday morning and Sunday afternnon.
FEATURES: A collection of hydric plants and Cycadeae, which have beenrecently restored in arrangements with rocailles.

GARDEN OF THE TUSCAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Via Bolognese, 17 - Phone 055 483698
Open to the public.
FEATURES: A magnificent Tepidarium, designed by the engineer Giacomo Roster for the Expo of 1880.

STROZZI PARK AL BOSCHETTO
Via di Soffiano, 11 - Phone 055 2767120
Summer: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Winter: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

GARDEN OF VILLA IL VENTAGLIO
Via Aldini, 12 - Phone 055 5802837

GARDEN OF VILLA CAREGGI
Viale Pieraccini, 17 - Phone 055 4279755
Partly open to the public, party can only be visited by appointment
FEATURES: A splendid grotto, once used as a cellar and converted into a pleasure location between 1617 and 1621 under the direction of Giulio Parigi, for the Cardinal Carlo de' Medici

GARDEN OF THE VILLA IL CASTELLO
Via di Castello, Castello (Florence) - Phone 055 454791
FEATURES: Cultivation of the bizzarria orange, a unique citrus fruit with pimply monstrous fruit. Botticelli's famous paintings of the Birth of Venus and Spring were created for this Villa.

GARDEN OF VILLA CORSINI
Via della Petraia, 38 Castello (Florence) - Phone 055 450752

PARCO MEDICEO OF PRATOLINO - VILLA DEMIDOFF
Via Fiorentina, 276 - Vaglia (Florence) - Phone 055 409427
FEATURES: The colossal Appennino by Giambologna

GARDEN OF VILLA LA PIETRA
Via Bolognese, 130 - Phone 055 5007201
Visits by appointments.

GARDENS OF THE VILLA PETRAIA
Via della Petraia, 40 - Castello (Florence) - Phone 055 452691

GARDENS OF THE VILLA GAMBERAIA
Via del Rossellino, 72 - Phone 55 697205

GARDENS OF THE VILLA I TATTI
Via di Vincigliata, 26 - Fiesole (Florence) - Phone 055 603251

GARDEN OF THE VILLA NIEUWENKAMP - RIPOSO DEI VESCOVI
Via Vecchia Fiesolana, 62 - Fiesole (Florence) - Phone 055 599223
Visits by appointments.
FEATURES: The Buddha and the Nieuwenkamp's tombstone

GARDEN OF THE VILLA LE BALZE
Via Vecchia Fiesolana, 26 - Fiesole (Florence) - Phone 055 59208
Visits by appointments.

VILLA MEDICI GARDEN
Via Beato Angelico, 2/4 - Fiesole (Florence) - Phone 055 59164
Weekdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Closed Saturdays and Sundays.
FEATURES: Superb view of Florence and one of the first models of suburban Renaissance villas with a garden

VILLA PALMIERI GARDEN
Via Boccaccio, 128 - Phone 055 577204
Private - No visits allowed

GARDEN OF THE VILLA DEL BOSCO DI FONELUCENTE
Via di Vincigliata, 2 - Fiesole (Florence) - Phone 055 2614579
Summer: 10 a.m. till sunset. Closed in winter.
FEATURES: The magnificent Spring blooming of the wistaria climbing on the wall of the first terracing.

VILLA SCHIFANOIA GARDEN
Via Boccaccio, 121 - Fiesole (Florence) - Phone 055 46851
Visits by appointments.