Trip To Palazzo Pitti (Boboli Gardens)

25-January-2013

Hello all, again from Florence. School has now begun and the sight seeing trips to various locations have become fewer and farther spaced apart, however, we were able to take the early afternoon today to travel across the Arno River and visit Palazzo Pitti and two of the museums which it holds. Admission to the Palazzo museum would usually cost 12 Euro, but luckily for us students, we have museum cards through the school which get us free access to all the museums in Florence, as well as first priority standing in lines. The first museum within Palazzo Pitti we visited was the Argenti. This museum housed many of the relics and fine ornaments from various families throughout the history of Florence, including the Medici Family, who were the political dynasty in Florence from 14th Century up until 1737. The items in this museum were pretty amazing and included many gold and crystal relics, ornate statuettes, and extraordinary examples of paintings on walls and ceilings which demonstrated the florentines understanding of perspective at a very early year. Following about an hour long visit to that museum, we stepped out into the Boboli Gardens which provided beautiful views to the town and landscape of Florence, as well as, personally, my first extensive sighting of grass in weeks which proved to be extremely relaxing and comforting. The photos that follow document the trip through the Boboli gardens. Enjoy.

Statuary in the Courtyard of Palazzo Pitti

Courtyard of Palazzo Pitti

Statuary in the Courtyard of Palazzo Pitti

Statuary in the Courtyard of Palazzo Pitti

Courtyard with Statuary and Fountain at Palazzo Pitti

Large Fountain in the Boboli Gardens

View into the Boboli Gardens with Small Obelisk

Zoomed in Image of Above

Statuary in the Boboli Gardens

Statuary in Small Pond in Boboli Gardens

View Back to Palazzo Pitti from Boboli Gardens

Statuary at the Top of the Boboli Gardens Hill

View Back to Palazzo Pitti from the Top of the Boboli Gardens

Beautiful Landscape of Gardens and Alps Beyond

Stairs and Lookout Tower at the Top of Palazzo Pitti

Countryside Vistas from the Boboli Gardens

Countryside Vistas from the Boboli Gardens

Countryside Vistas from the Boboli Gardens

Countryside Vistas from the Boboli Gardens

The Countryside

View to the Countryside with Wall of Boboli Gardens

Boboli Gardens

View to the Countryside

Yellow House out on the Prarie

Entry Gate to the Boboli Gardens from
the Look Out to the Countryside

Just Me

Small Columns at the Lookout Platform

Zoom In of Columns

Large Statuary

Walkway Through the Boboli Gardens

Portion of Palazzo Pitti and the Town Beyond

The Countryside

Walkway Down to Ruins

Vine Covered Walkway in Boboli Gardens

Ruins Beyond, Walkway to the Ruins

Ruin, Statuary, Pond

Pond and Ruin 

Entry Gate, Columns, Statuary at Ruin

Large Statuary in Center of Pond

Square Shaped Trees

Statuary Near Ruin in Boboli Gardens

View into the Ruin

Pond and Statuary at Ruin

And Back Up the Hill We Went...

Florence and the Alps

Building in Boboli Gardens

Building in Boboli Gardens

View into Florence from Boboli Gardens

View of Florence and Beyond

View to Florence and Duomo from Boboli Gardens

View of the Duomo from the Boboli Gardens

View of Florence

Building in Boboli Gardens

View of Florence and Beyond

The Duomo and Piazza Vecchio from the Boboli Gardens

Florence and Beyond

Stairs in Boboli Gardens

View up to Building in Boboli Gardens