The Boboli Garden, Firenze
Statues, fountains, secret paths, water basins and fantastic panorama views. A quiet stroll in Florence's Boboli Garden, embraced by autumn colors, is a must if you want the get the Tuscan capital's charm all the way under your skin. And that was exactly what the German writer and poet Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) knew.
He was was literally in love with Florence, and one of his favorite places in the Tuscan capital was i Giardini Boboli, the Boboli Garden about which he wrote:
"Despite all my efforts to exploit my stay in Florence to the full, I certainly do not regret the afternoons I spent strolling and daydreaming in the Boboli Garden. I have only vague and blurred memories of certain famous churches, or of entire cities hurriedly visited. But I hope never to forget the hours spent at Boboli".
In June 2013 the Boboli Garden was admitted to UNESCO's world heritage list. It receives more than 800.000 visitors every year.
He was was literally in love with Florence, and one of his favorite places in the Tuscan capital was i Giardini Boboli, the Boboli Garden about which he wrote:
"Despite all my efforts to exploit my stay in Florence to the full, I certainly do not regret the afternoons I spent strolling and daydreaming in the Boboli Garden. I have only vague and blurred memories of certain famous churches, or of entire cities hurriedly visited. But I hope never to forget the hours spent at Boboli".
In June 2013 the Boboli Garden was admitted to UNESCO's world heritage list. It receives more than 800.000 visitors every year.
