Pitti Palace Palatine Gallery Tours and Activities

Take a tour of the Pitti Palace, and discover the extravagance of the Medici family, the de facto rulers of Renaissance Florence. As you explore the Palatine Gallery and the Royal Apartments, you’ll learn about the family’s power and see the impressive collection of art they amassed. Works by Caravaggio, Raphael, and Titian vie for your attention as you explore.

Step inside the final home of the Medici family on a private tour of the lavish Pitti Palace. Hear stories about the powerful clan and their legacy in Florence as you walk through royal apartments and the remarkable Palatine Gallery, filled with treasures by Titian, Caravaggio, Botticelli, and other Renaissance masters. Later, independently explore the elaborate Boboli Gardens, considered among the finest in Italy.

Experience one of Florence’s greatest art collections with the depth and focus that comes with a privately guided tour. This tour of the Pitti Palace’s Palatine Gallery showcases the highlights of the Renaissance and 16th-century collection, mostly amassed by the Medici. View works by greats like Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, and Rubens, plus frescoes by Pietro da Cortona, and more. Includes pre-booked tickets so you can bypass the main entrance lines.

Raffaello Sanzio from Urbino contributed to beautify the city of Florence during his stay in our city from 1504 to 1508. He died at the age of 37 in 1520. On the occasion of the anniversary of his death we have created a special tour about this undiscussed painter. The Palatine Gallery , Palazzo Pitti, houses the best Raphael paintings in Florence, perhaps even a portrait of the beautiful Fornarina in the sweet face of the Madonna della Seggiola (Vergin Mary of the Chair). You will see the Palace where Raphael met Leonardo’s Monna Lisa in Florence and got totally impressed. Raphael was also an original architect of smart taste: Raphael’s style palaces in Florence are very different from the Florentine Renaissance-style buildings. Raffaello was handsome, kind and intelligent, everybody loved him: your guide will tell you the story of Raphael's short but intense life, full of love, women and favours by his patrons!

Get a personalized tour of Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens during this private excursion in Florence. See the impressive art collections, the architecture, and the lush gardens, accompanied by a dedicated guide. Entrance fees are included.

Make the most of a visit to the former home of Florentine rulers and Italian royalty with a private tour of the Pitti Palace. The enormous estate could take days to explore, so avoid aimless wandering and ensure you see the most impressive highlights with a private guide at your disposal. Admire the Medici’s private art collection featuring works by Renaissance masters like Botticelli and Raphael, and get a glimpse of blue-blooded life inside the royal apartments.

Have an incredible experience visiting the Royal Palace of Florence with its luxurious rooms, paintings and admire masterpieces by Titian, Raphael, Caravaggio, part of the amazing collections of the Medici family, learning the stories and the secrets of their Court's life.

Private Guided Walking Tour - Pitti Palace & Boboli Garden - Ultimate Tour since 1980 HIGHLIGHTS Private tour - ensures personalized attention SKIP THE LONG LINES as you have a reserved priority entrance Experience and learn the history and nature with an licensed guide enjoy the experience of walking through the marvellous masterpieces of Pitti Palace and nature of the Boboli Garden

Opulence and solidity. Elegance and refinement. In a nutshell Palazzo Pitti. A monumental complex bearing witness to the splendor of the Medici, Lorraine and Savoy families, powerful dynasties that ruled Tuscany and Italy. From a simple palace it became a palace and theater of the events of the grand-ducal court. In Love With Florence offers you a journey to understand the evolution of taste through the centuries, lifestyles, precious objects. We will take a dip in the past to relive, thanks to anecdotes and curiosities, a vanished world. In the gardens we will stroll in the shade of ancient trees and discover mysterious caves while in the palace we will admire one of the most important picture galleries in Italy which boasts works by Raphael, Titian, Rubens, Caravaggio. Guided tour 3 hours: Pitti Palace, Palatine Gallery, Boboli Gardens.  Meeting at your hotel or other place in the city center to be agreed. The tour takes place on foot through the streets of the center.

We invite you to visit the last Medici residence in Florence as part of a small guided group that will allow you to enter from the priority entrance of the building, without waiting in long waiting lines. You will discover the most important works belonging to the daily life of the family of the Grand Dukes of the Medici, from Cosimo I to Anna Maria Luisa, the latter also called "Elettrice Palatina" from which the name of the gallery derives. The guide will show you the works concerning the families followed that of the Medici, from the Habsburgs Lorraine to the first King of Italy with annexed Royal apartments. You will visit the main attractions of the Palace, such as the Palatine Gallery, the Royal Apartments, the Gallery of Modern Art, the Treasury of the Grand Dukes and the Museum of Fashion and Costume. The entrance ticket that the guide will give you will be valid for the whole day and will allow you to visit the gallery, remaining inside, even after the end of the guided tour.

Get ready to admire some of the most beautiful and unique works of art and sculpture in the world created by the hands of the greatest masters such as Raphael, Tintoretto, TIziano and Caravaggio. You will admire cycles of frescoes and be enchanted in front of the wonderful residence of the Medici, converted into an art gallery in the eighteenth century. With your certified tour guide, you will visit the Palatine Gallery exploring the ancient rooms and discovering the secrets and anecdotes contained in the works of art on display. Enjoy a 2-hour experience inside one of the most particular and rich in history places in the city of Florence.

A guide expert in history and art will accompany you through the immense labyrinth of paintings that was the home of the demanding Medici family and after the second half of the 18th century of the Lorraine. You will visit their apartments taking a journey through time and immerse yourself in the art that decorated and still decorates these places. Among the most famous members of the family you will know Vittoria della Rovere, wife of the Grand Duke Ferdinando II de 'Medici who with her inheritance made a great contribution to increasing the artistic heritage of the Medici family, a Puritan woman who, due to her bigotry, decided to cover or "amputate" some ancient statues that decorate the gallery. Among the most famous artists you will meet great names such as Raphael, Caravaggio, Tiziano, Rubens, Van Dyck and many others ... So much beauty and so much history to see together!

Immerse yourself in the history of Italian royalty on a private tour of Pitti Palace with convenient pick–up from your Florence accommodations. In addition to navigating the vast grounds for you, your guide offers facts and little–known anecdotes often unheard by visitors. Unlike impersonal large–group tours, the private experience ensures the full attention of your guide and plenty of opportunity to ask questions.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS • Skip the line for the tickets (a bit of queue is possible at the metal detector due to security measures) • Discover masterpieces of European art in the Palatine Gallery; • See stunning frescoes and stucco work from the Renaissance and visit the Royal Apartments of the Palazzo Pitti; • Spend an hour and a half exploring the Palatine Gallery with a professional local guide. - Explore the grand-ducal residence of the Medici family, their vast private collection of paintings, arranged in rooms sumptuously decorated with baroque stuccoes and frescoes, and the royal apartments, joined to the gallery, once the residence of the king of Italy.