Urban trekking and gardens in Florence

Urban trekking and gardens in Florence

Have you ever thought about combining a sightseeing tour of a city with healthy physical activity? Florence, surrounded by gentle and panoramic hills, offers you this opportunity! An unusual soft-trekking to enjoy some of the green areas and reach an unforgettable point of view.

From Ponte Vecchio you can reach Oltrarno, to reach the Boboli gardens that extend from the hill behind Palazzo Pitti. Go up the amphitheater, admiring enchanting fields, avenues, small groves and splendid panoramic views dotted with fountains, statues and caves.

After reaching its highest part, you will appreciate the Belvedere Fortress, used by Galileo Galilei for its astronomical observations, thanks to its strategic position.

You will enter the nearby Bardini garden, walking along the baroque staircase and the wisteria tunnel, both leading to the Kaffeehaus. Your "detoxifying" walk will end in Piazzale Michelangelo.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy

The Ponte Vecchio is one of the symbols of the city of Florence and is one of the most famous bridges in the world thanks to the presence of numerous goldsmith shops and the spectacular view of the Arno.

Stop At: The Boboli Gardens, Piazza de' Pitti, 1, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

The Boboli Gardens is a historical park in the city of Florence. Born as the grand-ducal garden of Palazzo Pitti, it is also connected to the Forte di Belvedere, a military outpost for the safety of the sovereign and his family. The gardens were built between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, by the Medici, then by Lorraine and Savoy, and occupy an area of about 45,000 m². At the first "Italian-style" late-Renaissance style setting, visible in the nucleus closest to the building, new portions were added with different settings: along the axis parallel to the building the perspective axis of the viottolone was born, from which unravel gravel paths that lead to ponds, fountains, nymphaeums, temples and caves, the most famous is the one designed by the architect Buontalenti. Remarkable is the importance of the statues and buildings in the garden, such as the eighteenth-century Kaffeehaus.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Giardino Bardini, Costa di San Giorgio 2 Via dei Bardi 1/R, 50125, Florence Italy

The Bardini garden is a historic garden of Florence that extends over a wide hilly area from the slopes of Piazzale Michelangelo up to the Arno and which can be accessed directly from the Boboli Gardens. The so-called hill of Montecuccoli, where the current park extends, belonged since the Middle Ages to the Mozzi family and bordered with their palace. Already in 1259 a walled vegetable garden is mentioned adjacent to the rear of the building (still far from the idea of garden that developed in the Renaissance), while the highest area of the park was destined to agriculture, with vineyards and other crops on some elementary terracing. In the nineteenth century Giacomo Le Blanc came into possession of the villa and transformed the park into an English garden, with woods, winding paths, statues and fountains. The Kaffeehaus dates back to this period, with a still existing cave, twinned with a similar structure in the part owned by the Mozzi. In 1913 the complex was bought by the antiquarian Stefano Bardini, which gave way to a series of major renovations and changes. The most scenic part of the garden is the large baroque staircase that culminates with a small building-lookout, from which you can enjoy a spectacular view of the city.

Duration: 1 hour