Pitti Palace Florence and Boboli Gardens

Duration

6 hours

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

10 people

Languages

Chinese, English, Italian

Discover Florence and Pitti Palace treasures, private residence of three dynasties

Visit with me most famous historic sites and attractions and explore Pitti Palace Florence, the most prestigious building in the city and private residence of the three ruling families: Medici, Lorena and Savoy families.

A tour throughout culture and nature, crossing the art-rich rooms of Palatina Gallery and the large green spaces of Boboli Gardens, to discover the history of Florence, of the Medici, and of the incredible artistic heritage they donated to us.

HIGHLIGHTS

Discover Florence historic centre and its ancient buildings.
Palazzo Pitti: the last majestic private residence of the Medici family.
Explore the halls of the Palatina Gallery, filled with Renaissance and Baroque works of art.
Stroll through the streets of the immense Boboli Gardens, the wonderful park that hides behind Palazzo Pitti.

Experiences

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Florence Walking Tour

Our tour will begin with a walk through the main squares of Florence, to know more about its history, its most significant buildings and the families that have succeeded one another in ruling it, including the Medici family. Historic houses, Gothic churches and Renaissance sculptures enrich all the squares of the historic center of Florence, making it look like an open-air museum. We will cross the scenic Piazza della Signoria dominated by the majestic Palazzo Vecchio and populated by incredible Renaissance statues, we will walk on Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge in the city that has survived countless vicissitudes, and we will admire the grandeur and magnificence of Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, the heart and symbol of Florence.

Palazzo Pitti and Palatina Gallery

We will continue our tour visiting the Palatina Gallery in Pitti Palace, the great renaissance palace that hosted the three reigning dynasties of Florence, the Medici, Lorraine and Savoy families, which represents the manifestation of their power and wealth. Despite the sober and austere external appearance, the palace inside is full of treasures to discover: sumptuous frescoed halls, precious furnishings and gilded stuccos, but above all, a huge collection of paintings from the XVth to the XVth century made by very important painters such as Raphael, Caravaggio and Titian. A tour through art, where you can relive the attractive court life of that time and learn about an important part of Florence history.

Boboli Gardens

Many people don’t know that behind Palazzo Pitti there is a huge Renaissance garden, strongly desired by the Medici to relax, go hunting and enjoy contact with nature. It is a perfect example of an Italian-style garden, characterized by a geometric subdivision of spaces through hedges, trees and bushes that inspired later landscape architecture. It is enriched with caves, fountains and statues from different times that hide funny stories and curious anecdotes, and which make the garden a very suggestive and fascinating place.

FAQs

The Palatina Gallery is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 08.15 to 18.50
Full ticket: € 16,00
Reduced ticket (citizens of the European Union and Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein from 18 to 25 years old included): € 2,00
Free admission for under 18s, people with disabilities, students
Additional cost for early booking: € 3,00
With the same ticket for the Palatina Gallery, you can also visit the Modern Art Gallery, the Treasury of the Grand Dukes and the Fashion and Costume Museum.

The Boboli garden is open every day from 08.15 to 16.30 from November to February; from 08.15 to 17.30 in March and October; from 08.15 to 18.30 from April to September.
Closed on the 1st and last Monday of the month; January the 1st; December 25th.
Full ticket: € 10,00
Reduced (citizens of the European Union and Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein from 18 to 25 years included): € 2,00
Free admission for under 18s, people with disabilities, students.
With the Boboli Gardens ticket you can also access the Bardini Gardens.

If you book a tour with me, I will help you book skip-the-line tickets for all museums or churches that we will visit together.

The best times to visit Florence is Spring, from March to May, and beginning of fall, September and October. They correspond to the months in which the tourist season is about to begin or end so the city is not yet as chaotic and full of visitors as it turns out to be in summer time.
If you want to avoid crowds even more, the ideal period for you is winter (except from Christmas weeks in which the city comes to life again thanks to visitors from other Italian cities) despite the fact that the temperatures are much colder.

Booking a guided tour with a local tour guide allows you to plan your visit in the best possible way, recommended and lead by an expert who knows the city very well and is more familiar with managing times and itineraries (museum reservations, skip-the-line tickets, alternative routes, tour customization, etc…).
It is also a great way to immerse yourself in the local culture, discovering not only historical and artistic information but also curious anecdotes and legends.

All my tours are customizable according to your requests and needs. Let me know what you like or what you are looking for and I will create a tailor-made tour for you.

All my tours are private; this means that any tour you decide to book will be exclusively for you, your partner or your family and there will be no additional participants other than those chosen by you. This guarantees you total flexibility and independence.