# Forte di Belvedere

Florence, Italy

A star-shaped hilltop fortress above the Boboli Gardens, built in the 1590s for Grand Duke Ferdinando the First. Designed by Bernardo Buontalenti to guard the city and the Medici, it now hosts exhibitions and offers sweeping views over Florence.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Forte di Belvedere, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 43.7625, 11.25361

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