Everywhere you look you can see fountains and amphitheatres.
Another turn may take you to a lake with a small island in the middle, quite unexpected in the vast greens of this secluded garden.
There no other place where you can admire such beautiful views of Florence
This place is for real (only in Florence!) and it's named "Boboli Gardens".
Cosimo, Duke of Florence, thought this incredible place and made it a reality.
Cosimo in one of the most know duke in Florentine history for this Garden and for unpleasant rumors about him and his wife
In 1562, two of Cosimo's sons and his wife died one after the other, and the official statement released by the Medicis was they had died of malaria. Still, gossip mongers exchanged stories of how Eleonora died for the pain of the loss of her son killed by Cosimo.
This legend persisted throughout the centuries, until advanced forensics recently investigated the exhumed remains of Eleonora, Giovanni and Garcia Medici, discovering that they did, indeed, die of malaria.
Although Cosimo was known as a tyrant, he was also known to love his wife Eleonora very much.
He pandered to her desires and luxuries as she championed his causes and policies. Not only was she a beautiful wife and mother of his eleven children, Eleonora was granted privileges that other leaders' wives were not allowed, such as active participation in government affairs.
Cosimo thought this garden to be enchanting like his wife, to resemble her beauty and his love.
If I were you, I'd never miss one of the most romantic places in the whole world
