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Pitti Palace

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Pitti Palace

  • Florence
  • 3–4 hours for palace and gardens
  • 1 experience to book

The grand dukes' riverside palace: Raphael and Titian in the Palatine Gallery, royal apartments and the Boboli Gardens behind.

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About Pitti Palace

The banker Luca Pitti began this palace in the 15th century. In the mid-1500s Eleonora di Toledo, wife of Cosimo I de' Medici, bought it, and it became the main home of the grand dukes and later of the Savoy kings of Italy.

The Palatine Gallery hangs Raphael, Titian and Rubens frame to frame under gilded ceilings, as the princes liked them. The Royal Apartments, Gallery of Modern Art and Museum of Fashion and Costume fill other wings. Behind, the Boboli Gardens climb the hill with grottoes, fountains, an amphitheatre and an Egyptian obelisk.

Know before you go

  • Palace closed Mondays; Boboli also closes on the first and last Monday of each month.
  • Room of the Iliad closed until 25 October 2026; the Treasury of the Grand Dukes and the Porcelain Museum are closed.
  • Boboli has steep gravel paths and steps; wear comfortable shoes.
  • Large bags go in the free cloakroom.
  • Under-18s enter free with ID.