11 lokakuuta 2019

Boboli Gardens, Florence




Boboli Gardens are situated directly behind the Pitti Palace,
the main seat of the Medici grand dukes of Tuscany at Florence. They are some of the first
and most familiar formal 16th-century Italian gardens.  The gardens were laid out for
Eleonora di Toledo, the wife of Cosimo I de’ Medici. Read more HERE.
It was early, so the photos are a bit dark.


On my first day I went to see first the Pitti Palace - very golden & rich inside! - and from there 
to the Boboli Gardens. It looked really fantastic but the stairs without a reiling where hard to climb.









There were also some modern sculptures, here an example.



Italian stone pines - Pinus pinea - were growing everywhere. They were really fantastic,
the trunks so high & their umbrellas or parasols impressive.

I went to listen three tenors at Auditorium al Ponte Vecchio and they sang also Torna a Surriento.

11 kommenttia:

  1. Anonyymi11 lokakuuta

    Dear riitta,
    thank you for these qonderful impressions of Florence.
    Special thank for the wonderful video, we hear this now with a little bit of nostalgia.
    Greetings
    moni

    VastaaPoista
  2. ...WOW, what a trip and the Three Tenors! Riitta, thanks for taking me along, it's doubtful that I will get there in person. I'll stop by later today.

    VastaaPoista
  3. Thanks Riitta for sharing this beautiful place. I have been to Florence a couple of times, but not to the Boboli gardens.
    Glad you enjoyed!

    VastaaPoista
  4. Again so beautiful and interesting. Such much to see and all with history. I love visiting such places. Thanks for taking us with you.

    Wishing you a beautiful weekende I am sending greetings over to you

    N☼va

    VastaaPoista
  5. Precioso jardín. Besitos.

    VastaaPoista
  6. We were in Florence in May, but didn't go to the gardens. A reason to go back.

    VastaaPoista
  7. What a stunning place! I love all the artwork and the architecture.

    Thanks for being a part of 'My Corner of the World' this week!

    My Corner of the World

    VastaaPoista
  8. Beautiful gardens and lots of history. - Margy

    VastaaPoista
  9. Stunning photos!
    Thank you for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-stroll-through-arboretum.html

    VastaaPoista

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