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Giardino di Boboli
The Boboli Gardens were laid out in a blend of Mannerist and Baroque styles in the 16th century as a backyard for Cosimo I and his ailing wife in Palazzo Pitti. Dotted with fountains, ponds and statuary, it is a beautiful green haven in which you will also find the Museo delle Porcellane and the restored 18th-century Kaffeehaus, perfect for a cuppa.
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Le Cascine
About 15 minutes' walk west along Borgo Ognissanti is Porta al Prato, part of the walls that were knocked down in the late 19th century to make way for the ring of boulevards that still surrounds the city. Through this gate many a Medici bride arrived in Florence in festive parade on her way to the Palazzo Vecchio or Palazzo Pitti. A short walk south from here towards the Arno brings you to the eastern tip of Florence's great green lung, Le Cascine.
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Orto Botanico
Also known as the Giardino dei Semplici, this small botanical garden was the Medici herb garden, where all sorts of medicinal plants were grown for the city's pharmacies. It now belongs to the university and is an unexpectedly curious green patch in this part of the city. You can see a good deal of the garden from Via Giorgio la Pira.
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