Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens Tour Florence: Medici Masterpieces

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Duration2h 30m

GroupUp to 9

LanguagesEN · IT +1

Mobile ticketAccepted

The paintings hang in the rooms where the Medici actually lived.

A guided tour of Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens in Florence takes you through the Palatine Gallery's Renaissance masterpieces, the Treasury of the Grand Dukes' jewels and silverware, the Gallery of Modern Art, and the Museum of Fashion and Costume, then into the first great Italian Renaissance garden. A certified local guide leads the tour in your choice of language; earphones let you hear clearly in the galleries. The tour runs about two and a half hours and suits all fitness levels.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens

Visit the Palatine Gallery
Explore the Treasury of the Grand Dukes
See the Gallery of Modern Art
Tour the Museum of Fashion and Costume
Walk through the Boboli Gardens

The Experience

You arrive at Palazzo Pitti, the largest museum complex in Florence and the former royal residence of the Medici, Lorraine, and Savoy dynasties. A certified guide meets you and leads you into the Palatine Gallery, where Renaissance and Baroque paintings hang not in chronological order but arranged for visual harmony — the way the 17th-century collectors themselves displayed them. Raphael's Madonna della Seggiola and La Velata hang alongside works by Titian, Caravaggio, Rubens, and Andrea del Sarto, all set inside the opulent state rooms where these families once lived. The ceiling frescoes by Pietro da Cortona frame the paintings above. Earphones let you hear your guide's explanations clearly as you move through the halls.

From the Palatine Gallery, the tour takes you to the Treasury of the Grand Dukes on the ground floor — a collection of jewels, silverware, vases carved from semi-precious stones, and rock crystals that belonged to the Medici and Lorraine courts. The rooms themselves are frescoed and were once the "Summer Apartments" of the grand dukes. You also visit the Gallery of Modern Art on the top floor, which traces Italian art from Neoclassicism through the early 20th century, and the Museum of Fashion and Costume in the Palazzina della Meridiana, displaying garments and accessories from the 18th century onward, including pieces from the Medici family's own wardrobes.

The tour ends in the Boboli Gardens behind the palace, the first great example of the Italian Renaissance garden and the model that later inspired Versailles. Tree-lined avenues, fountains, statues, grottos, and panoramic terraces open across the grounds. The Amphitheatre, the Fountain of Neptune, and the Buontalenti Grotto stand among the garden's landmarks. Your guide shows you how the Medici designed this space as an open-air museum, blending art and nature to display the taste and grandeur of their court.

What’s included

Guided tour of the Palatine Gallery with a certified local guide.
entrance tickets to Palazzo Pitti, the Gallery of Modern Art, the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, and the Museum of Fashion and Costume.
guided tour of the Boboli Gardens.
earphones to hear your guide clearly throughout.
single-language tour in English, Spanish, or Italian.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Slow Tour Tuscany

Is this one for you?Book the small group tour to move through galleries at a shared pace with a guide leading discussion; choose private if you're traveling with family or want to pause longer at specific artworks without waiting for others.