Bardini Garden is best known for its Italian Renaissance style and meandering walkways lined with floral displays, benches, picnic areas, and vistas. Keep an eye out for the garden’s two defining features: a baroque staircase and a photo-worthy canopy of purple wisteria. Both lead to the 17th-century Bardini Villa, which now houses temporary cultural exhibitions, a museum dedicated to Florentine painter Pietro Annigoni, and La Loggia café.
Book a walking tour of Bardini Garden for local insight into its 900 years of history and design, as well as the families who once owned and gardened its grounds. Combined walking tours of the Bardini and Boboli gardens save time and money, while private tours of the city’s many gardens offer a more intimate and comprehensive perspective of Florence.