The Gardens of Florence - Il Giardino dell'Orticoltura
Another green oasis a few steps from the historic center,
easy to reach on foot. Built for scientific botanical experiments in 1859 by
the Georgofili Academy, an institution founded in the 1700s for the study of
agricultural techniques and gardening, it was and still is the site of
floriculture and garden tools exhibitions. In the center, the Renaissance-style
and recently restored Loggetta Bondi (remarkable the frieze around the roof
in glazed polychrome terracotta with cherubs and garlands, Della Robbia-style),
built in 1911 by the Manifattura di
Signa, one of the oldest Tuscan ceramic workshops of artistic terracotta.
Transformed into a public park in 1930, inside there is also a great coffee bar
and a library, small but very popular! Entrance from Via Bolognese and Via
Vittorio Emanuele II.