Boboli Gardens

Boboli Gardens
Boboli Gardens
The main axis through the anfiteatro centered on Palazzo Pitti
TypePleasure garden
LocationFlorence, Italy
Coordinates43°45′45″N 11°14′54″E / 43.76250°N 11.24833°E / 43.76250; 11.24833
Area45,000 square metres (11 acres)
Websitewww.uffizi.it/en/boboli-garden

The Boboli Gardens (Italian: Giardino di Boboli /’bo.bo.li/) is a historical park of the city of Florence that was opened to the public in 1766. Originally designed for the Medici, it represents one of the first and most important examples of the Italian garden, which later served as inspiration for many European courts. Statues of various styles and periods, ancient and Renaissance, dot the garden. It also has large fountains and artificial caves, notably a grotto built by the artist, architect, and sculptor Bernardo Buontalenti between 1536 and 1608.