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Via di San Gennaro 3, Pistoia 51017, Italy
The author of Pinocchio Carlo Lorenzini (1826-90), who wrote under the nom de plume of Carlo Collodi, was from Florence. His mother was born here, and most of his formative years were spent here. Florence is therefore the site of ... More on Yahoo! Travel
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Via de Serragli 144, Florence 50124 Italy
The Giardino Torrigiani extends from Viale Petrarca, with the old Arnolfi walls on each ... More on Yahoo! Travel
As part of our "Gardens of Tuscany" tour, we were fortunate to tour this gorgeous private garden, with a gu... More on Yahoo! Travel
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Via Romana, Piazza Pitti, Florence, IT, Italy
Though the original, much smaller Pitti Palace was a Renaissance affair probably designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, that palazzo is completely hidden by the enormous Mannerist mass we see today. ... More on Frommers
The Boboli Gardens are a special place, even on a very hot day, large and expansive. So expansive that I find it difficult to imagine ... More on igougo
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Entrance At Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, Italy
The Giardino dell'Iris is a botanical garden that specializes in the beautiful Iris flower species, which is the symbol of Florence. The garden has been open to the public since 1954 and is owned b... More on Yahoo! Travel
Offering more than 2,500 varieties of irises, the Iris Garden of Florence is a seasonal treat only open in the month of May. Seen ... More on igougo
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Via Antonio Cocchi 4, Florence 50131 Italy
Giardino Botanico Tropicale, managed by the Istituto Agronomica per l'Oltremare, is a beautiful botanical garden having a splendid variety of tropical plants. Opened in 1904, the garden has around 300 species of tropical plants primarily ... More on Yahoo! Travel
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Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Florence 50123 Italy
Spread over 118 hectares, this popular park is a favorite with joggers, horse riders and families with young children, especially on Tuesday mornings, when it is a market . Towards Piazza Vittorio ... More on Yahoo! Travel
Spread over 118 hectares, this popular park is a favourite with joggers, horse riders and families with young children, especially on Sundays and Tuesday ... More on Yahoo! Travel
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Via de'Bardi1r, Florence 50125 Italy
This beautiful garden reopened in 2005 after a long restoration. Bardini, the Florentine antique dealer who bequeathed it to the city of Florence, used to call it "Garden of the 3 Gardens" because of its English garden, the baroque ... More on Yahoo! Travel
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Via Pier Antonio Micheli, 3, Florence, Tuscany
The creation of the Giardino dei Semplici or Botanical Gardens (Orto Botanico), was ordered ... More on Yahoo! Travel
Nice grounds, but I certainly expected to see flowers. Very warm day and all up hill walking and very little shade. Bring water. Disappointing especially because ... More on TripAdvisor
