Behind Palazzo Pitti extends the beautiful Boboli Gardens. I Medici were the first to take accommodation, creating a prototype of “Italian garden” that became a model for many European courts. The vast area is a veritable outdoor museum with antique and Renaissance statues, large fountains, natural and artificial caves architectures conceived as genuine scenes like that, lovely, built by Bernardo Buontalenti. The fascinating paths allow you to capture the spirit of the court life and together to enjoy the experience of a garden that is always renewed while respecting its tradition.
The Garden can be accessed through 4 entrances: main entrance of Palazzo Pitti, Via Romana 37 / A (Annalena), Porta Romana, Forte Belvedere. Starting in February 2016, the concierge and access by Annalena will be closed to the public during the first Sunday of the month free.
The Porcelain Museum
The Porcelain Museum is located at the top of the Boboli Gardens and is housed in the eighteenth-century Palazzina del Cavaliere, conceived by the Medici family as a “mess of delights”, in which they gathered the Academicians del Cimento (the first association of scientific studies inspired Galilean method). On display are beautiful porcelain collections across Europe by the Habsburgs Lorraine, together with collections received by the Treasury from the Savoy residences of Parma, Piacenza and Sala Baganza well as a remarkable number of pieces produced by the Manufacture of Shower, founded by Marchese Carlo Ginori in 1737, commonly known as Richard Ginori following the merger of the late nineteenth century with the Milanese manufacture Richard.
Opening Hour of the Garden
From Monday to Sunday
8.15 – 16.30 in the months of November, December, January, February
8.15 – 17.30 in March (with daylight saving time 18:30)
8.15 – 18.30 in the months of April, May, September and October
8.15 – 17.30 in October to coincide with the change from summer time to winter time
8.15 – 19.30 in the months of June, July, August
Last admission is always one hour before closing.
Closed on the first and last Monday of the month, January 1st, May 1st, December 25th.
Before the visit we recommend the viewing of the Regulations.
The Garden can be subject to changes of time or temporary closures in the case of particularly adverse weather events that endanger the safety of people and property.
Entry ticket
The ticket also includes admission to the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, the Museum of Fashion and Costume, the Porcelain Museum and the Bardini Gardens.
Full price: € 10.00
Reduced: € 2.00
Admission free every first Sunday of the month.
Residents of the City of Florence will enjoy free access to the Garden, by the gates of Via Romana 37 / a (Annalena) and Porta Romana, upon presentation of identification, and a visit is allowed up to the Island Basin area, as DM 403 of 13/12/2007. However, in case of closure of both gates, residents can use other accesses.
Tickets can also be purchased online at http://www.b-ticket.com/b-ticket/uffizi/
The site b-ticket is the only official channel authorized by MiBACT to promote the purchase of online tickets for the Uffizi Gallery, including the Uffizi, the Vasari Corridor, all the museums of Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens.
And it’s possible to book a ticket and entry time by calling:
Florence Museums: Tel. (+39) 055 294 883
Cost of reservation: € 3.00
The Boboli Garden, the Porcelain Museum and the Bardini Gardens are part of the circuit FLORENCE CARD: 72 museums in 72 hours for the price of 72 euro. The card can be purchased at the main ticket office in Palazzo Pitti. For online purchase and for more information visit the website www.firenzecard.it
Bookshop located in the courtyard of Palazzo Pitti and one beside the amphitheater. The guides are for sale the Garden in different languages, art publications and objects inspired by the works on display.
Cafeteria located in the courtyard of the palace. At the local foods that you can have both drinks at the bar or sitting, with a list price which differs according to two different service modes.
