Pitti Palace Palatina Gallery Tour Florence: Skip Line, Small Group

Renaissance paintings hung in the frescoed rooms where the Medici ruled Florence

A guided tour of the Palatina Gallery inside Florence's Pitti Palace with skip-the-line entry, a certified English-speaking guide, and a small group capped at 14 people. The tour lasts two hours and covers the masterpieces by Raphael, Titian and other Renaissance artists displayed in the elaborately decorated apartments where the Medici family once lived as grand-dukes of Tuscany. Children must be at least 6 years old and accompanied by an adult. A valid passport or ID matching your booking name is required at entry.

Step-by-step itinerary

Guided tour of Pitti Palace and gallery

• See Piazza in Florence
• Enter and learn about Pitti Palace
• Tour Palatine Gallery with guide

The experience

How much of the Pitti Palace can you actually see in two hours? Enough to stand in front of the paintings that made the Medici powerful. You skip the queue at the door with your timed-entry ticket and step straight into the palace (the biggest one ever built in Florence) with a certified guide who speaks English fluently. The guide walks you through the Palatina Gallery, the collection hung across the apartments where the Medici grand-dukes lived, and explains both the paintings (Raphael, Titian, and others) and the family's history as you move through rooms covered in frescoes and stucco.

The group stays under 14 people, which means you're not shuffling through in a crowd of forty. If there are four or more of you, you get an earset so you can hear the guide without standing pressed against the person next to you. The palace itself is the other half of what you're seeing: the scale of it, the way the rooms connect, the decorated walls that frame the paintings. Two hours is enough to take it in without the day becoming a museum marathon.

You'll need a valid passport or ID that matches the name on your booking when you arrive at the ticket office. Children under 6 cannot enter. Anyone younger than that needs to stay outside. Public transportation stops are nearby if you're coming from elsewhere in Florence, and the palace is wheelchair accessible.

What’s included

• Timed-entry ticket to the Palatina Gallery at Pitti Palace.
• two-hour guided tour with a certified, English-speaking guide.
• earsets if your group has four or more participants.
• small group experience with a maximum of 14 people.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to SundayDepartures at 09:15 and 14:00

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Child (6 to 17 years) · Infant (under 6)

GroupUp to 14

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessiblePublic transport nearby

Operated by FlorencePass

Is this one for you?Two hours is tight enough to fit into a morning or afternoon without swallowing your whole day in Florence, but long enough to move through the Palatina Gallery without rushing past the paintings. The skip-the-line ticket and small group size mean you spend that time looking at art instead of standing in queues or craning your neck around other visitors.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 17 years); Infant (under 6).

What paintings will I see inside the Palatina Gallery?

The Palatina Gallery holds masterpieces by Raphael, Titian and other Renaissance artists. The exact works on view depend on the collection's current arrangement, but the guide will walk you through the most significant pieces as you move through the frescoed and stuccoed rooms where the Medici lived.

Do I have to wait in line at the Pitti Palace?

No. Your timed-entry ticket lets you skip the queue at the door and enter at your scheduled time. You go straight in with your guide and the rest of the small group.

How many people will be on the tour?

The group is capped at 14 people maximum. If there are four or more participants, earsets are provided so everyone can hear the guide clearly without crowding around them.

What do I need to bring to get into the Palazzo Pitti?

Bring a valid passport or ID document that matches the name you provided when booking. You'll present it at the ticket office before entering. Children must be at least 6 years old and accompanied by an adult.

Is the Pitti Palace accessible if I use a wheelchair?

Yes, the palace is wheelchair accessible. Public transportation options are also available nearby if you need them to reach the building.

What's included in the tour price?

The tour includes your timed-entry ticket to the Palatina Gallery, the two-hour guided tour with a certified English-speaking guide, and an earset if the group has four or more people. Gratuities, food and drinks, and hotel pickup are not included.