The Upside-Down Garden of Boboli | Written By Lucia & Marco Ciappelli (English Version) | Stories Sotto Le Stelle Podcast | Short Stories For Children And Dreamers Of All Ages

The Upside-Down Garden of Boboli

Stories Under the Stars — Lucia & Marco Ciappelli

Within the walls of the city of Florence there is a marvellous garden.

Little pathways through the green, bordered by pools and fountains.

Broad stairways that, climbed with eyes turned to the sky, give the illusion of being able to touch it.

This is the beauty that everyone can see and admire.

Beneath lies an unknown kingdom that only those with imagination can discover.

A gentle slope on the right-hand side leads to the Buontalenti Grotto, from which a deep underground passage opens, leading to a mysterious world.

The roots of the trees from the garden above grow and blossom, reforming upside down, as if through a mirror.

Among the branches, nests of flying fish.

Birds that glide across the smooth water among the water lilies.

A pear tree and an apple tree, leaning against a bench, chat about this and that, nibbling toasted pistachios, while the bees seated beneath a pergola of strawberries play a gentle jazz melody fragrant with lavender.

Sprays of water, now and again, bathe meadows and plants in the light of the setting sun.

Suddenly a little waterfall, fed by a small river, accelerating, opens wide.

In an instant, a tree-lined avenue takes shape, rising upwards, pointing the way to follow.

In this unspoilt kingdom, untouched by human hands, nothing is impossible.

At the top of the path, a great opening above the stairways in the garden of Boboli, which reappears with all its wonders and its history.

High above, as if nothing were the matter, a mantle of deep starlit blue enfolds Florence in a warm summer night.

— Written by Lucia & Marco Ciappelli

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