Pitti Palace

See masterpieces by Raphael, Titian and other artists during a max 2-hour guided tour of the Palatine Gallery in Florence’s Pitti Palace (Palazzo Pitti). Breeze past the queues with your skip-the-line ticket and enter the royal abode, which was once home to the powerful Medici grand-dukes. Hear about the history of the Medici family and admire the stunning Renaissance collection of paintings, which are hung in elaborately decorated frescoed and stucco rooms. Numbers on this tour are limited to 16, ensuring you receive personalized attention.

In the company of an expert fluently English speaking, licensed guide, you will visit first the breathtaking Palatina Gallery, with splendid paintings by Raffaello, Tiziano, Artemisia Gentileschi, Van Dyck, Rubens, Caravaggio and then, after a short break, the wonderful Boboli Gardens, one of the first examples of socalled Italian Renaissance garden. Pitti Palace is the most splendid example of a Renaissance private palace. Enlarged through the centuries, it has maintened its external aspect absolutely unchanged, while the inner rooms do show different styles, depending on the families living in it: from the Pitti and Medici families to the Habsburg and Savoy family. An extraordinary hub of rooms so richly decorated with priceless paintings, furniture, frescoes and statues, revealing the immense passion for arts all members of the Medici family cultivated, whwere we can truly sense how power and imagination can interact.

Palazzo Pitti is definitely one of the main sight to visit during your stay in Florence. With this ticket entrance you're allowed to visit: Palatine Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Museum of Costume and Fashion, Royal and Imperial Apartments.

Pitti Palace at the time was the largest residence in Florence and also the most magnificent. Its ceilings are Amazing, with frescoes and stuccos, its rooms are rich in famous paintings, sculptures and secret corners.  Boboli monumental gardens are the best example in the world of an Italian garden.

Join a guided tour of the Palatine Gallery in Palazzo Pitti, one of Florence’s most important landmarks and the last grand residence of the Medici family. Located on the piano nobile, the Palatine Gallery consists of 28 rooms and showcases a remarkable collection of paintings once owned by the Grand Dukes of Tuscany. Unlike traditional museum displays, the artworks are arranged according to historical decorative tastes, rather than by period or school. During the tour, admire the Medici’s private collection, featuring masterpieces by Botticelli, Titian, Rubens, and Caravaggio. Your guide will share insights into the palace’s history, from the Medici to the House of Lorraine, and its role as Italy’s royal residence from 1865 to 1870. After the guided visit, enjoy free time to explore the Gallery of Modern Art, the Treasure of the Grand Dukes, and the Museum of Fashion and Costume, diving deeper into the art and history of Florence’s most prestigious palace.