Some wonderful time in two of the most beautiful gardens in town.

Archway with flare in Boboli
B1_3 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr


Shadows on Palazzo Pitti
B1_1 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

Harvest Fountain in Boboli
B1_6 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

From the hydrangea collection in Bardini Garden
B1_2 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

Fantastic vista overlooking the city
B1_4 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

View of the Baroque Stairs in Giardino Bardini
B1_5 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

[Staubach]

Very sharp images!

[sergeremy]

I very much enjoyed spending time Oltrarno ('Diladdarno' some called it?). The understated beauty of Santo Spirito, the grandezza of Palazzo Pitti and Boboli gardens, Forte Belvedere, San Miniato al Monte (where a friend and I had a wonderful conversation with a very smart, kind, funny and knowledgeable priest) and it's very peaceful neighbor San Salvatore... And friendly, family-run, tourist-free trattorie (well, at least in the late 1980's). Loved it!

[LensBeginner]

I very much enjoyed spending time Oltrarno ('Diladdarno' some called it?). The understated beauty of Santo Spirito, the grandezza of Palazzo Pitti and Boboli gardens, Forte Belvedere, San Miniato al Monte (where a friend and I had a wonderful conversation with a very smart, kind, funny and knowledgeable priest) and it's very peaceful neighbor San Salvatore... And friendly, family-run, tourist-free trattorie (well, at least in the late 1980's). Loved it!

Yup, Diladdarno is the proper denomination in vernacular... it comes from "di là d'Arno", "di là"/"al di là" meaning "on the other side (of)" (because the city proper is on the northern bank).
San Miniato al Monte is a very beautiful church, I think I posted a picture of the apsis mosaic some weeks ago...
And I also went to the Forte on that day... it's no doubt an awe-inspiring fortification, with a perfect geometry etc. etc... but it probably would not be the same without the view...

One at the Forte Belvedere with the Sigma 10-20mm
B1_7 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

[reh321]

Some wonderful time in two of the most beautiful gardens in town.

I like the fifth one because of how the city just sneaks into the view.