Garden
Hillside Renaissance garden behind Palazzo Pitti, full of statues, grottoes, fountains and views over the rooftops.
Created for the Medici from the 1550s, Boboli became a model for formal gardens across Europe. Highlights include Buontalenti's strange Grotto, the amphitheatre with its Egyptian obelisk, and the long cypress avenue down to the Isolotto pond. The upper terraces look across to the city and out to the countryside.
Best time to go: Morning, before the heat; wear comfortable shoes, the paths are steep.
Rules change, check official sources
Traffic zone
The whole historic centre is a ZTL watched by cameras at every entry gate. Without a permit you are fined by post, often months later and through your rental company. Sectors A, B and O apply Monday to Friday 7:30 to 20:00 and Saturday 7:30 to 16:00; from April to early October a night ZTL also runs on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Park outside and walk in. The outline shown is approximate.
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