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Secret Garden
Founded in 1545 by the Medicis, the
Giardino dei Semplici
(Orto Botanico di Firenze, Florence Botanical
Garden; 055 275 74 02;
www.unifi.it/msn
; Via Pier Antonio Micheli 3; adult/child €4/2; 9am-1pm Mon,
Tue, Thu & Fri, to 5pm Sat) - today tended by the Università degli Studi di Firenze (University of Florence) -
makes a welcome retreat in a stretch of the city with very little green space. Medicinal plants, Tuscan spices, and
wildflowers from the Apennines fill the garden's 2.3 hectares and fragrant citrus-blossoms fill its greenhouse.
