Florence Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens Guided Tour - Palatine Gallery, Buontalenti Grotto & Free Time in the Gardens (Tickets Included)

Into Pitti Palace, home of the Medici

Meet your guide at the palace entrance on Piazza de' Pitti to start the tour. Pitti Palace is a Renaissance palace built in 1458 that served as the Medici residence from the 16th century until the family's decline in the 18th century. Its grand rusticated stone façade south of the Arno is an icon of Florentine Renaissance architecture.

Renaissance masterpieces in the Palatine Gallery

Learn the history of the palace with your guide and uncover the stories behind works by Raphael, Titian, Rubens and others in the Palatine Gallery. Paintings collected by the Medici, such as Raphael's Madonna della Seggiola, hang in its lavish rooms.

Grottoes and fountains of the Boboli Gardens

Continue into the roughly 11-acre Boboli Gardens behind the palace. Follow maze-like paths to hidden grottoes covered in limestone and admire the work of 16th-century architect Buontalenti, also known as the creator of the first gelato. See the fountains, an obelisk from Egypt and the ice-making pyramid.

Florence from the top of the gardens

From the Giardino del Cavaliere at the highest point of the gardens, enjoy a 360-degree view of the city with the Florence Duomo and Palazzo Vecchio. After the guided tour, you are free to stroll around the gardens.

※ Tickets to Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens are included.
※ You will meet the guide at the Pitti Palace entrance, and they may contact you via WhatsApp.