Monday, August 13, 2012
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Every year, the Tuscan tourist office gives tourists more
and more reasons to rent Tuscany villas. From art festivals to cycling events, and from rock
concerts to nature treks, the beautiful Northern Italian province has long
stopped relying on its beautiful countryside and the rustic charm of its
farmhouses, and made a bid for modernity which has, so far, yielded very
interesting results.
One of the undertakings sure to populate a few more Tuscany villas each spring is the “Fragrances of Boboli”
festival, held in the Florentine gardens of the same name. Hosting its sixth
edition between 17-20 May of this year, this festival is dedicated to
highlighting artistic traditions relating to the world of botany.
The nature of this event, which will focus on outdoor
design this year, is two-fold. On the one hand, visitors can come into contact
with many of the region’s botany-related arts and crafts; on the other hand,
the event also serves as a market, which allows interested visitors and
tourists to take a little sample of the wares on display back to their Tuscany
villas. Be it a perfume, some
spices, a print, fabric, accessories, or even a plant itself, the “Fragrances
of Boboli” festival is sure to offer something to please everyone!
In addition to the market stalls, the organisers of the Boboli fragrance festival will also re-build the Speziaria, where spices used to be prepared. As well, in the ten days after the festival (May 20-30), a special path will be opened in the Zoology section of the gardens, where author Giulianno Ghelli will read extracts from “I raconti della luna”.
This festival, which will be open from 10am to 8pm over the
course of the weekend, is free of charge for residents of Florence, who only
need to display ID to be granted entrance. Those visiting or renting Tuscany
villas nearby will need to pay
for a ticket, but will be offered value for money: the entrance fee grants
access to not only the festival grounds themselves, but also the Gardens, the Silver Museum, the Porcelain Museum, the Costume
Gallery in Palazzo Pitti and the Bardini Gardens.
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posted by To Tuscany @ 4:02 AM
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