Pitti Palace Palatine Gallery Tours and Tickets

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.

Travel to the top of Brunelleschi’s Dome, Florence’s most iconic attraction, with this skip-the-line entrance ticket and tour. Follow your guide through the cathedral for an exclusive close-up view of the dome. Explore passages closed to the public and get a magnificent look at the city skyline.

Unlock the secrets of Florence’s famous Duomo—an architectural marvel designed in the 15th century and the icon of the Renaissance city. Learn about the history of Brunelleschi’s red-roofed dome as you climb to its very top, stopping along the way to explore hidden terraces and chambers not open to the general public. Be rewarded by panoramic views of Florence. Skip-the-line admission includes a guided tour of the cathedral and crypt.

This introduction to Ancient Rome takes you to its three top attractions with skip-the-line entry. You'll visit the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum with a guide who tells you about the days of Roman emperors and gladiator battles. By booking this tour, you won't have to worry about finding your own way around these often-crowded and overwhelming sites so you can just relax and take it all in.

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.

Pitti Palace is one of Florence's blockbuster sights, but visiting this sprawling complex and its many galleries and museums on your own can be daunting. With this guided tour, see the highlights in less than two hours without getting overwhelmed. Zip past the line at the door with priority access and take in the Palatine Gallery, Royal Apartments, Treasury, Gallery of Modern Art, Museum of Fashion and Costume, and more.

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.

Enjoy a private, in-depth discovery of two of Florence’s most iconic historical sights during this guided, skip-the-line tour to Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens. Get personalized attention as you explore the Renaissance-era estate and grotto-filled gardens, with plenty of time to ask questions. Enter directly through a reserved private entrance, bypassing the usual lines.

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!

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.

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.

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 1.5-hour experience inside one of the most particular and rich historical places in the city of Florence.