Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens Tour with a Local Guide

Overview

Highlights

• Pitti Palace
• Boboli Gardens
• Inclusions

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Galleria Palatina in Palazzo Pitti

   1h

   The Palatine Gallery, located inside Palazzo Pitti in Florence, is one of the most important art galleries in Italy. Set in the opulent state rooms that once served as the residence of the Medici, later the Lorraine, and finally the Savoy families, it houses an extraordinary collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings. The artworks are displayed according to the 17th-century “gallery style,” arranged not chronologically but for visual harmony and decorative beauty. Among its most celebrated masterpieces are paintings by Raphael (Madonna della Seggiola, La Velata), Titian, Rubens, Caravaggio, Andrea del Sarto, and Pietro da Cortona, who also created the magnificent ceiling frescoes. The Palatine Gallery offers a journey through art and history, surrounded by the splendor of the rooms that once witnessed the life of the Medici and Lorraine courts, and later of the Savoy royal family, who made Palazzo Pitti one of the official residences of the Kingdom of Italy.

2. 2

   Tesoro dei Granduchi

   20min

   The Treasury of the Grand Dukes, located on the ground floor of Palazzo Pitti, was once known as the Museum of Silverware. It houses a dazzling collection of precious objects belonging to the Medici and Lorraine families: jewels, silverware, vases in semi-precious stones, rock crystals, and other refined works of art. The richly frescoed rooms, dating from the 17th century, were once part of the Medici’s “Summer Apartments.” The museum offers a fascinating journey into the luxury, elegance, and refined taste of Florence’s grand-ducal courts.

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