VILLA BARDINI GARDEN
Ready for a sweet-scented walk under a cascade of pale mauve flowers? This elegant 70-metre pergola is home to the city’s most famous and spectacular wisteria, accompanied by stunning views.

THE ROSE GARDEN
One of Florence’s most romantic gardens, just below Piazzale Michelangelo. 1000 plant species including some 400 varieties of rose, in a hectare of terraced land perched above the city. It’s the perfect place for a picnic with a view, among statues by the Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon. Explore the green space, and you’ll even find a Japanese area.

GIARDINO DEI SEMPLICI
One of the world’s oldest botanical gardens, founded by Cosimo I de’ Medici in 1545 for the cultivation of medical plants. This little-known green space a stone’s throw from the Basilica of San Marco, and ideal for a delightful walk among its 4000 historical plant specimens.

THE STIBBERT GARDEN
An Egyptian temple in Florence? Yes, you heard right! We’re in the gardens surrounding the home of the eccentric collector Frederick Stibbert, now a fascinating museum celebrated for its extraordinary collection of medieval weapons and armour. A nineteenth-century paradise in perfectly eclectic style.

THE GARDEN OF THE MEDICEAN VILLA IN FIESOLE
It is the perfect prototype of a Renaissance villa, built between 1451 and 1457 for Giovanni, the son of Cosimo the Elder. The majestic Medici villa in the hills of Fiesole is surrounded by a magnificent garden with terraces, where the scent of citrus fruits alternates with that of aromatic plants. An inebriating walk (visitable by reservation).

Originally from the Philippines, Sophia Sanchez is an architect and content creator based in Florence, where she moved to study and never left, because the city stole her heart. A love that Sophia expresses through her videos that capture the magic of Florence, from hidden spots and must-see places to everyday life in the city. Her content is romantic, colorful, and full of love for the beauty around her.