Piazza Pitti e Palazzo Pitti

Getting there

FRESCOBALDI · bus 11, 18, C1, C3, C4 · 360 mPITTI · bus C1, C3, C4 · 70 mPIAZZA SAN FELICE · bus 11, 18, C1 · 210 m

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Piazza de' Pitti, almost completely dominated by the imposing ashlar facade of Palazzo Pitti, is one of the most beautiful squares, recently pedestrianized, in the Oltrarno. The Pitti complex, in addition to the Boboli Gardens, includes 5 museums: the Palatine Gallery, the Gallery of Modern Art, the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, the Museum of Fashion and Costume, the Porcelain Museum. Built in a secondary area of the city, on the slopes of the Boboli hill, the palace was commissioned by the banker Lucca Pitti (1457); it was then expanded, about a century later, when it was bought by the Medici, becoming the family's most prestigious residence.

Text from FeelFlorence (en), the official tourism portal of the Comune di Firenze and the Citta Metropolitana di Firenze; shortened

• Palazzo Pitti Laparelli1 min walk
• Palazzo Temple Leader1 min walk
• Pitti Mosaici1 min walk
• Piazza Pitti1 min walk