Things to do in Pitti Palace
Florence’s Palazzo Pitti is one of the biggest museums in Italy today and a favorite stop for the city’s countless visitors. The Palace was built by the rich Florentine banker Luca Pitti and is a grand Renaissance building that dates back to 1458. The real fame and power of this building began when the powerful de’ Medici family, one of the ruling families of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and great patrons of the arts, took it as a guest residence and eventually used it as a place to store their growing collection of precious items, paintings and artwork.
Today, Palazzo Pitti is home to many different museums that are held on different floors and halls of the building. Visitors can see the Palatina Gallery, the Gallery of Modern Art, the Costume Gallery (that is like an antique fashion gallery), the ‘Museo degli Argenti’ that holds a part of the de’ Medici family treasure, the Porcelain Museum and the famous Boboli Garden (Giardino di Boboli).
The building is made of a rustic stone that gives it an austere but powerful look that is further reinforced by a series of arch-headed apertures, similar to ancient Roman aqueducts. Cosimo I de Medici’s wife bought the building and had artist and architect Giorgio Vasari enlarge the structure to fit the family’s taste. Vasari also built a corridor that would connect the Pitti Palace directly to the Palazzo Vecchio, seat of the government, with a walkway through the Uffizi Gallery and Ponte Vecchio.
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Tickets to Pitti Palace and museums
Buy your tickets for the Palatine Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art. Visit Palazzo Pitti, one of the biggest museum complexes in Florence.
Skip-the-line combo tickets to Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens
Book your skip-the-line tickets to Uffizi Gallery, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, visit the most important museums in Florence!
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Skip-the-line tickets to Boboli Gardens, Porcelain Museum and Bardini Gardens
Book your skip-the-line tickets for the Boboli Gardens in Florence. Admire the most beautiful porcelain collection in Europe and take a nice walk in the Bardini Gardens.
Florence tour discovering the Medici family and the Vasari Corridor
Join this walking tour of Florence in the footsteps of the Medici family. Admire their palaces following the Vasari Corridor from the outside.
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Tickets to Pitti Palace and museums
Buy your tickets for the Palatine Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art. Visit Palazzo Pitti, one of the biggest museum complexes in Florence.
Skip-the-line combo tickets to Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens
Book your skip-the-line tickets to Uffizi Gallery, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, visit the most important museums in Florence!
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Skip-the-line tickets to Boboli Gardens, Porcelain Museum and Bardini Gardens
Book your skip-the-line tickets for the Boboli Gardens in Florence. Admire the most beautiful porcelain collection in Europe and take a nice walk in the Bardini Gardens.
Florence tour discovering the Medici family and the Vasari Corridor
Join this walking tour of Florence in the footsteps of the Medici family. Admire their palaces following the Vasari Corridor from the outside.
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Florence Medici tour with tickets to Pitti Palace and its museums
Book this walking tour of Florence in the footsteps of the Medici family with included tickets to the Pitti Palace and its museums.
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Pitti Palace, Palatine Gallery and Boboli Gardens guided tour for small groups
Enjoy a guided tour of Pitti Palace, the Palatine Gallery and the Boboli Gardens in a small group. Marvel at masterpieces by Raffaello, Artemisia Gentileschi, Rubens and many others!
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Pitti Palace tour: the magnificence of the Medici dynasty
Book your tour of the Palatine Gallery and the Royal Apartments in Palazzo Pitti with these skip-the-line tickets - discover Raphael, Titian, and Rubens!
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Pitti Palace and Palatine Gallery for small groups
Explore the sumptuous rooms of the Pitti Palace with a professional guide. Admire masterpieces by Caravaggio, Tiziano and Van Dyck in the Palatine Gallery.
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Florence self-guided tour: Medici Conspiracy exploration game
Play a city game and go on a Florence walking tour where you will follow clues to discover amazing places and local stories.
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Florence city pass for 5 days with Uffizi, Accademia and Dome
Visit up to 9 museums in Florence saving time and money with your city pass. Discover the city's highlights in 5 days with an audio guide on your smartphone.
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Florence self-guided audio tour
Explore Florence at your own pace! Enjoy an app containing over 130 points of interest, famous transport routes, sightseeing itineraries and walking tours.
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