The Boboli Gardens is a historic park in the city of Florence. Born as grand ducal garden of Palazzo Pitti is also connected to the Forte di Belvedere, a military outpost for the safety of the king and his family. The Boboli Gardens , which hosts more than 800,000 visitors each year , is one of the most important examples of Italian garden in the world and is a true open-air museum, for its architecture and for its collection of sculptures, ranging from Roman antiquity to the twentieth century.