Florence from above: 5 viewpoints with Firenzecard

Admiring Florence from above means observing it from another perspective that will allow you to capture a different detail each time.
We suggest you 5 viewpoints of Florence that can be visited with Firenzecard to enjoy the city from above, for a breathtaking experience:
1.    Boboli Gardens. The Boboli Gardens is not only one of the largest gardens in the city, but a true open-air museum where you can see decorated caves, obelisks, majestic fountains, statues. Here you will also find several terraces with a view of Florence from above, such as the Giardino del Cavaliere which constitutes the south-eastern border of the Boboli Gardens and its highest point, from which you can enjoy a wide panorama that extends towards the hills south of Florence, from San Miniato to the Torre del Gallo. The bastione del Cavaliere, built in 1529 by Michelangelo, housed a building where the knight Malatesta Baglioni had lived, in an area where the thirteenth-century walls meet the ones erected by Cosimo I during the war against Siena between 1546 and 1548. The original cultivation of medicinal plants present in the garden since 1551 was replaced after 1612 with that of rare flowers, when the terrace was transformed into a secret garden designed by Giulio Parigi and Gherardo Mechini.
2.    Forte di Belvedere. Located on the highest point of the Boboli hill, the Fortress of Santa Maria in San Giorgio del Belvedere, better known as Forte di Belvedere, was built at the behest of Grand Duke Ferdinand I de' Medici between 1590 and 1595 to defend the Medici family from external threats and possible internal revolts. Forte di Belvedere is not only an extraordinary work of architecture built at the end of the sixteenth century by Bernardo Buontalenti, but also one of the most beautiful panoramic points in Florence, with breathtaking views and glimpses of the city.
3.    Giardino di Villa Bardini. Four hectares of woodland with a vegetable garden and a fruit orchard beneath the city’s medieval walls, the Bardini Garden embodies seven centuries of both Florentine and gardening history, of innovation and change in botany and in fashions. In the 16th and 17th centuries it was a Florentine Baroque garden with grottoes, statues, fountains, flower gardens and copses of holm oak. In the 19th century it witnessed the transition from Le Blanc’s Anglo-Chinese garden to the Victorian garden with the princely Carolath von Beuthen family’s rosebush borders and raised flowerbeds, camelias and peonies. The Garden offers a unique view of Florence, a real terrace over the city!
4.    Tower of Palazzo Vecchio or Arnolfo Tower. With the crenelated Chemin de Ronde, 95-metre high, the tower overlooks the city and is one of its distinctive symbols and reference points. There are over two hundred steps to climb, but the effort will be rewarded by a spectacular view on the city. Looking from the four sides, you can admire all the wonders and symbols of Florence, "embraced" by the surrounding hills.
5.    Villa Medicea della Petraia. The Villa, one of the most fascinating Medici villas, stands with its unmistakable tower in a dominant position on the slopes of Monte Morello sloping towards the plain with a splendid view of Florence.