Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
VISITORS' CHECKLIST
Piazza de' Pitti.
Map
3 B2 (5
B5).
Boboli Gardens
Tel
055 29
48 83.
Jun-Aug: 8:15am-7:30pm daily;
Apr, May, Sep & Oct: 8:15am-
6:30pm daily; Nov-Feb: 8:15am-
4:30pm daily; Mar: 8:15am-
5:30pm daily.
@
D, 11, 36, 37.
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1st & 4th Mon
of month; 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec.
&
ยข
Museo degli
Argenti
&
Museo delle Porcel-
lane
Tel
see p121.
6
7
as for
Boboli Gardens, above.
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Lunette of Boboli Gardens
The Flemish artist Giusto
Utens painted this picture of
the Palazzo Pitti and Boboli
Gardens in 1599.
The Porcelain Museum
is accessed via the
Rose Garden.
&
Viottolone
The avenue of cypress
trees, planted in 1612,
is lined with
Classical statues.
.
L'Isolotto (Little Island)
The centrepiece of the
moated garden is Giam-
bologna's
Oceanus Fountain
(1576). The original statue
of Oceanus has been moved
to the Bargello
(see pp68-9).
Hemicycle
(semicircular
lawn)
Entrance
STAR FEATURES
. La Grotta Grande
. Amphitheatre
.
L'Isolotto
(Little Island)
Orangery
Zanobi del Rosso's Orangery (1777-8) was
built to protect rare, tender plants from frost.
