Pitti Palace Small Group Tour: Explore the Last Medici Residence

Overview

Highlights

• Priority Entrance
• Professional Guide
• Small Group Experience

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Palazzo Pitti

   30min

   Palazzo Pitti represents the last residence of the Medici in Florence, inside the museum illustrates the works belonging to the daily life of the family of the Grand Dukes of the Medici, from Cosimo I up to his last descendants (early 700), Ferdinando, Gian Gastone and Anna Maria Luisa also called the Palatine Electric to whom the museum is dedicated. Entering the palace there are also works on the families that succeeded that of the Medici, from the Habsburgs Lorraine to the first King of Italy with annexed Royal apartments. In addition to the civic and political function of the rooms, the museum also offers a private collection of paintings, ancient statues, furniture and Florentine mosaics of inestimable beauty and historical importance, without neglecting the frescoes that decorate the ceilings and walls. The main attractions of the Palace are the Palatine Gallery, the Royal Apartments, the Gallery of Modern Art, the Treasury of the Grand Dukes and the Museum of Fashion and Costume.

2. 2

   Galleria Palatina in Palazzo Pitti

   1h

   The Palatine Gallery is a museum located inside the Pitti Palace, it represents the main attraction of the building and extends over 28 rooms located on the main floor of the residence. The main paintings inside date back to the 16th and 17th centuries, making it one of the most important Italian and Florentine museums of its kind.

Before you go

Location