Bardini Garden with the combined Boboli ticket

What it is

The Bardini Garden covers about 4 hectares of hillside in the Oltrarno, between the river and the walls of the Forte di Belvedere. It was the land of the Mozzi family from the Middle Ages; in 1913 the antiques dealer Stefano Bardini bought it and transformed it, and after five years of restoration it opened to the public in 2007. It is smaller and steeper than Boboli, and its strength is the view: from its terraces the centre of Florence, with the dome of the Duomo, lies straight ahead at mid-height.

What you see

• The Baroque staircase, which climbs the central axis of the garden to a small belvedere with the city in front. It is the place's photograph.
• The wisteria tunnel, a gallery of several varieties that blooms in April and frames the view over the rooftops.
• The English garden, on the Villa Manadora side, with paths winding among statues, fountains, a grotto and the early 19th-century Kaffeehaus.
• The upper part, the old Mozzi farm estate, with terraces of olive and fruit trees replanted during the restoration.
• Villa Bardini, at the top, with temporary exhibitions that are paid separately or with a joint ticket.

Hours and closing days

From 25 October 2026 to 28 February 2027 the garden opens from 10:00 to 16:00, with last entry at 15:00. Between 28 September and 24 October it closed at 18:30. It is closed on the first and last Monday of each month. For spring and summer, check the hours on the Villa Bardini website before going.

Tickets and price

There are two ways in:

• Bardini ticket, at its own ticket office: garden €10 (€5 reduced); garden and villa exhibition, €15 (€8 reduced). Free for under-6s, EU young people up to 17, people with disabilities and one companion, and holders of the Firenze Card. Families of up to 5 people with at least one minor under 17 pay the reduced rate.
• Combined Boboli + Bardini ticket, €15 (€4 reduced), with one entry to each garden. It is only sold at the Gallerie degli Uffizi ticket offices and for the same day, not online. It is not sold on days when Boboli is closed or on free-entry days, such as the first Sunday of the month. In winter sales of the combined ticket end at 13:45, because the Bardini closes earlier.

If you are only going to the Bardini, its own ticket is cheaper. If you want both gardens on the same day, the combined ticket costs €15 compared with €10 for Boboli plus €10 for the Bardini separately.

Getting there and how long it takes

The main entrance is at Costa San Giorgio 2, uphill from the Ponte Vecchio; the secondary one, at Via dei Bardi 1 rosso, is at river level. Entering from below and leaving from above saves you climbing twice. The Forte Belvedere car park is temporarily closed for municipal works; come on foot. Allow an hour for the garden and a little more if you visit the exhibition.

A route that works: enter Boboli through the Pitti Palace, leave by its upper side towards the Forte di Belvedere and walk down Costa San Giorgio to the Bardini. From here, Piazzale Michelangelo and San Miniato are a stroll along the hill.

Accessibility, children and dogs

The garden is almost all slope and steps. People with disabilities enter by a ramp at the vehicle access at Costa San Giorgio 4, letting the ticket office know beforehand (+39 334 6824744). With small children, a baby carrier is better than a pushchair. Animals may not enter, even on a lead, except assistance animals.

For something to drink, La Loggetta is a café with a panoramic view, open from March to November, with light meals and a children's menu.