Pitti Palace, Boboli Garden & Palatina Gallery Guided Tour
Description
In the company of an expert fluently English speaking, licensed guide, you will visit first the breathtaking Palatina Gallery, with splendid paintings by Raffaello, Tiziano, Artemisia Gentileschi, Van Dyck, Rubens, Caravaggio and then, after a short break, the wonderful Boboli Gardens, one of the first examples of socalled Italian Renaissance garden. Pitti Palace is the most splendid example of a Renaissance private palace. Enlarged through the centuries, it has maintaine its external aspect absolutely unchanged, while the inner rooms do show different styles, depending on the families living in it: from the Pitti and Medici families to the Habsburg and the Savoy, the royal family of Italy. An extraordinary hub of rooms so richly decorated with priceless paintings, furniture, frescoes and statues, revealing the immense passion for arts all members of the Medici family cultivated, wwere we can truly sense how power and imagination can interact.
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Itinerary
On this tour you will explore Pitti Palace 2 major attractions: the superb Palatina Gallery and the spectacular Boboli Gardens in the company of an experienced fluently English speaking guide
Admire with an expert and certified local guide the superb collection of paintings from the 1500s to the 1600s, the Medici were putting together in the splendid apartments of their Pitti Palace.
Step into the oldest example of famous Italian Renaissance gardens and enjoy the guided tour to its most iconic sites.
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Important Information
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Palazzo Pitti, Palatina Gallery and Boboli Gardens.
- Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers’ full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the attraction.
- Palazzo Pitti: € 19
- Giardino di Boboli: € 13
Reviews(300)
Guide Camilla was a gem - as an art restoration expert, she really provided an in-depth tour of the galleries and focuses on very interesting works and shared the back stories. The background on the families that lived in the Palace nicely complimented the other tours we did in Florence. The garden tour was amazing and well worth the time.
Amazing!!! Great tour, lots of information and passion, great restaurant recommendations and well done tour.
An imposing structure that offers, inside, more attractions: in addition to the Palatine Gallery, visit the Royal Apartments (guided entries every 30 minutes, with tickets - free - to be picked up at the booth on the ground floor/ cloister, the cost of which is already included in the general admission ticket). Unfortunately, the Boboli Gardens were largely under construction, making it more of an open-air construction site than an open-air museum.
Camilla was an excellent guide. Very enthusiastic about her work and was able to pick up on our singular interests for a more in-depth explanation.
Our guide was very friendy and informative.
Your tour guide, Alberta, was incredibly helpful. She not only possesses deep knowledge of the art pieces at the Palazzo Pitti, but her acute observations and witty humor were also greatly appreciated. On a personal note, she took excellent care of me when I had to be hospitalized. She acted as my translator on the spot and handled all the necessary arrangements. Her reassurance and calm voice were invaluable. She even went out of her way to ensure the other tourists felt comfortable. I never expected that joining a tour would provide not only a knowledgeable local guide, but also someone who could offer such vital support during a medical emergency.
Camilla was a great guide, very knowledgeable and patient! The palace and gardens was beautiful. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
Lovely place but quite a lot was closed for works which would have been good to know before buying our tickets
Excellent guided experience. I was happy with our guide who explained clearly everything what we saw.
It was hands down the best tour I’ve done in Italy so far, so much information and out guide structured the tour to our interests. We were lucky there was only 5 of us, but wow what a tour.
