Palazzo Pitti
Palazzo Pitti
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8:15 AM - 6:30 PM
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8:15 AM - 6:30 PM
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8:15 AM - 6:30 PM
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8:15 AM - 6:30 PM
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8:15 AM - 6:30 PM
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8:15 AM - 6:30 PM
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A complex of art museums housing some of the most celebrated treasures in the city..
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- packedandready2go1,040 contributionsThis palace features art from the 14th-18th centuryThe palace has several museums in one building. Unfortunately the costume museum was closed during our visit. We visited the palace museum and in typical royal fashion each wall in each room was covered with many paintings. Most of the art is from the 15, 16th and 17th centuries. The modern art museum does not have what one would think of as modern art but rather features art from the 19th century. Due to the rain we only spent limited time in the rather impressive garden.Visited October 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten October 24, 2023
- RazorfishLittle Rock, Arkansas5,281 contributionsRather unassuming on the outside but a fantastic art gallery insideMy wife and I visited Florence on an excursion during a Viking Ocean Cruise this past November. We had visited Florence in 2015 but had not gone to the Pitti Palace, so this time we booked it. It is rather unassuming on the outside but has a very extensive art collection inside. We spent almost two hours touring the palace. I would recommend seeing The David first on any trip to Florence, followed by the Uffizi Gallery and the Pitti Palace.Visited November 2022Travelled as a coupleWritten October 25, 2023
- LesleyDublinDublin, Ireland259 contributionsBeautiful palace and gardensWe had booked in advance and had a combined ticket for the Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens. This was the summer home of the Medici family. We were staying in a hotel near the main train station and it took us about 30 minutes to walk there. We were going to go into the gardens first but the guy at the entrance said we had to go into the palace first. The palace is lovely. We went into the Palatine Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art. The royal apartments and the Museum of Costume were closed for renovation. There was also a museum of Russian icons which was open. The Boboli gardens are really gorgeous. They are quite big so give yourself plenty of time to walk around them. We took a photo of the map as we went outside. Also everything is signposted. The gardens are stunning. It will take a few hours to get around them. You may see a grotto and hoarding near it and pictures of the Vasari corridor on it. This was a corridor which went from the Museum Vecchio to the Pitti Palace. It is currently being renovated. It ends at the grotto in the Boboli Gardens. We were there in October and it wasn’t busy. You need a dry day to make the most of the gardens. Well worth a visit.Visited October 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten October 29, 2023
- ksufan88Wichita, Kansas6,795 contributionsVery impressiveThis palace is very large and has lots of stairs between the three floors. We weren’t that impressed with the 1st floor but the 3rd and particularly the 2nd floors left us saying “Wow” as we entered new rooms. The huge amount of murals and paintings in each room could be a bit overwhelming, but most of the rooms had a sign in both Italian and English explaining the background of the room. The actual signs on most of the paintings and sculptures were only in Italian.Visited November 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten November 30, 2023
- PassportanywhereNorth Carolina Mountains, North Carolina79 contributionsBeautiful palace museum and gardensAmazing palace full of phenomenal Italian classical art, sculpture, and exhibits such as “costumes” (period dress to contemporary styles), and “modern art” galleries. If you want to know where the Vanderbilts, Hearsts, and others drew their inspiration for their USA palaces, this palace is a great example. It is huge so allow time for your unrushed self guided tour. Signage is Italian and English. Cafe onsite. Toilets available throughout the palace and gardens. Garden self guided walk is also a great part of this palace museum. Beautiful!Visited January 2024Travelled with familyWritten January 19, 2024
- Rob007Kent_UKWye, United Kingdom3,744 contributionsStunning palace and gardensThe Pitti Palace is home to several museums such as the Palatine Gallery, the Modern Art Gallery, a silver gallery and a costume gallery. The Boboli Gardens is also known as the ‘green lung’ of Florence. The impressive gardens are open everyday and will set you back about € 7,00.Visited January 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten January 28, 2024
- Hany GEgypt2,016 contributionsBeautiful palace!Palazo pitti was a residential palace for the medici family, and now it houses many galleries of artworks, sculptures, and paintings. They also have a gallery about clothes evolution, and it was interesting. I recommend buying your ticket through their website and remembering to pick up the tickets at the ticket booth before entering the museum. The line was long for people don't have a reservationVisited March 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten March 24, 2024
- Elssa21Chester, United Kingdom162 contributionsA do not miss collection.What a collection? How kind and helpful were the stewards and ticketing team who seem to get short shrift on here. The collection was amazing. We were here to see Ecce Homo and the Pisarros but we spent hours here. Many rooms were closed off which was disappointing, staff shortages we guessed but those that were there on duty couldn't be kinder. They helped us, once they understood our strong desire to view certain paintings to enjoy our visit. We visited the Uffizi the day before - that was a particularly unpleasant challenge and that's me with 30 years post grad art history studies. This was so much more worth it. Thank you guys, for allowing us to see the Pisarros a little closer without breaking the rules. Won't have a word said against you.Visited March 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten April 2, 2024
- Stephen Loftus.Dublin, Ireland322 contributionsBeautiful Florence.Spectacular is an understatement. The preservation of this historical building,contents and grounds is truly breathtaking. A light walk from the centre of Florence across the Arno,this is a must see for anyone visiting Firenze. The art work is fantastic,the rooms,the history,simply beautiful. And once you get through the main building,and stop for a coffee in the courtyard,it’s on to the gardens. Stunning and relaxing. Strolling through here and imagining how life was back in the peak of the 14/1500s. It’s a steep walk to the top,but the view is unmatched. Even the walk through chestnut meadow and the view of the Duomo and centre of Florence will take your breath away. Excellent family photo opportunities too. Treasured memories 🫶🏻❤️Visited April 2024Travelled with familyWritten April 9, 2024
- old-man-orangeOrange, Connecticut347 contributionsWent on a free 1st Sunday in May 2024!We were lucky enough to be Florence the 1st Sunday of May when many sites were free entry. We arrive early at opening time as the crowd was manageable, on our way out the queue was long. It is a great way to spend a couple of hours to wander from room to room - and exhibit to exhibit. The Palace is well organized and worth the visit!Visited May 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten May 18, 2024
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Ashby de la Zouch, UK712 contributions
Feb 2020
A splendid combined ticket allows you to visit the Uffizi, Boboli Gardens and Pietra Dura Museum over 3 days. I did them all.
Palazzo Pitti is the Florence Versailles and interesting to walk round. I am glad I went, but seldom have I climbed so many stairs to see so little of real merit in such joyless surroundings
Palazzo Pitti is the Florence Versailles and interesting to walk round. I am glad I went, but seldom have I climbed so many stairs to see so little of real merit in such joyless surroundings
Written February 25, 2020
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backpacker31
Boynton Beach, FL5,871 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
After visiting the Uffizi Gallery and being disappointed with the overwhelming crowds and seemingly haphazard display of art, I was apprehensive on coming here, to yet another highly touted attraction in Florence. Fortunately, I had a very positive experience here. Very minimal crowds, organized and well labeled displays, friendly and knowledgeable museum staff and an overall lovely, well preserved palace that enabled me to really get a sense of how the ultra wealthy and powerful lived back in the day. The palace is huge and I only visited the Galleria Palatina/apartments. I skipped the uppermost floors of the palace which housed a modern art gallery, and costume gallery as I simply had no energy left to see more art! If I ever return to Florence, I’d try to visit the Boboli Gardens during springtime when flowers would be in bloom.
Written February 20, 2020
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BristolMan
Bristol, United Kingdom29 contributions
Feb 2020
A beautiful place to visit, ridiculously opulent and over the top rooms, with chandeliers, gilt, painted ceilings and artworks, each room providing a new level of ridiculousness. The guides are helpful, there are leaflets in each room in Italian and English. I thought the amount of stairs was going to kill me, though.
You are forced to leave any backpacks at the cloakroom...if they don't like the look of you. We saw other visitors with backpacks and handbags far larger than the one we were forced to put into storage, and saw people being forced to put bags even smaller than ours into storage, so there seemed no logic to it other than the whim of the guy in the booth at the entrance.
You are forced to leave any backpacks at the cloakroom...if they don't like the look of you. We saw other visitors with backpacks and handbags far larger than the one we were forced to put into storage, and saw people being forced to put bags even smaller than ours into storage, so there seemed no logic to it other than the whim of the guy in the booth at the entrance.
Written March 1, 2020
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Exploring Chris
Calgary, Canada244 contributions
Jan 2022
Admission is free if you buy the Uffizi Gallery 5 museum ticket and that ticket was half price for the winter season. We spent about 3 hours touring the different museums, floors and exabits of the palace and found the collection of painting canvases, frescos and furniture to be grander than we expected....particularly the Raphael's. Also surprised to see the modern/contemporary art on the upper level...some great Pizzaro's. No crowds, no line, no waiting in January. We spent several hours wandering in the Boboli gardens at the rear of the Palace afterward...also free with the 5 Gallery ticket.
Written February 11, 2022
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arsen21
Baltimore, MD175 contributions
Jul 2023
I see some "wow!" reviews and wondering whether it was the first museum those people visited in their lives...
Anyways, I was in Florence on the first Sunday of the month when Florence is providing a free access to many of their attractions. And it is a good thing, because if I would pay money to access Palazzo Pitti, I'll be even more unhappier with myself.
My suggestion: if you are in Florence during a free admission time and you have time to spare, go for it. A bit of disappointment is also an experience. ;) But if you have to pay money to enter, don't do it. Walk by it, take a picture from the road and keep going straight and try to explore the areas on the left bank(personally, I liked areas on the left bank of the river a lot more than touristic areas on the right bank)
Anyways, I was in Florence on the first Sunday of the month when Florence is providing a free access to many of their attractions. And it is a good thing, because if I would pay money to access Palazzo Pitti, I'll be even more unhappier with myself.
My suggestion: if you are in Florence during a free admission time and you have time to spare, go for it. A bit of disappointment is also an experience. ;) But if you have to pay money to enter, don't do it. Walk by it, take a picture from the road and keep going straight and try to explore the areas on the left bank(personally, I liked areas on the left bank of the river a lot more than touristic areas on the right bank)
Written July 20, 2023
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Christian W
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Apr 2024 • Couples
The palace is very worthwhile, if you are interested in art you should plan enough time. Important: If you want an audio guide you have to pre-order it and pick it up at the ticket shop to the right of the entrance, unfortunately there doesn't seem to be an app that you can download to your smartphone. On the first floor you can see the state rooms and the old masters, including many paintings by Rubens, Titian, Tintoretto, Caravagio and many other masters. But the rooms themselves would be worth a visit. The second floor is also definitely worth a visit. There is some modern art outside, we were surprised, most of the paintings were from 1800 to the early 20th century, so it's also very worthwhile. To the right of the exit, a little hidden, we almost missed it, there is also an exhibition of the Duke's art treasures, which is also definitely worth seeing. There are ivory carvings, amber works and much more to marvel at. The Palazzo Pitti was a real highlight alongside the Uffizi. What I unfortunately cannot recommend is the Boboli Gardens, which are located behind the palace and are the complete opposite of the palace's exuberant beauty. Entry costs an additional 11 euros and the garden is completely run down, large parts are closed off, not a single fountain works, everything is full of weeds, many plants are dried out and many are simply broken. You can save yourself the money and time.
Written April 26, 2024
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IuliaPa
Cluj-Napoca, Romania18 contributions
Apr 2022 • Couples
I'd recommend visiting the Palazzo Pitti to anyone who's interested in art & beauty in a not so crowded place. There's a beautiful collection of paintings and sculptures displayed in stunning rooms, it was not crowded at all (we visited the museum on a Tuesday afternoon in April) and you get to visit the Giardino Di Boboli afterwards, if you want (entrance purchased separately). I really enjoyed the visit and plan on returning next time I'm in Florence!
Written April 11, 2022
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holidayhoney65
Chessington, UK1,448 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
We decided to visit the Palazzo Pitti after going on a tour of the city as it was less busy than some of the other attractions and something about it captured the imagination. We visited on Sunday and it was free to get in, not sure if it is just Sundays or everyday but that was a nice surprise. It is stunning, you wonder around looking up most of the time as the art work to the ceilings is absolutely amazing. There is so much to see here and you could spend hours wandering around. Definitely worth putting on your hit list if visiting Florence. The gardens are beautiful to but very hilly so make sure you have good walking shoes on if you want to explore. On your way in you go through a security check and any water/drinks are taken off you but there is a little cafe just as you go in if you want to pick up a bottle of water. It was busy but the flow moved through the rooms quite well. Really enjoyed our morning exploring the pallazo.
Written April 10, 2023
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Ross H
4 contributions
Dec 2019
The lighting in the Galleria Palatina was poor in winter. It was so dark that many of the pictures could scarcely be seen, and details were invisible.The Gallery of Modern Art was the least satisfactory part of our visit: one cannot get closer to the pictures than 50cm without setting off the alarms, yet the labels next to the paintings are so small that they cannot be read from that distance. It wouldn't cost a fortune to make the labels bigger so that they can
be easily read from three feet away. Ours was a most frustrating experience.
be easily read from three feet away. Ours was a most frustrating experience.
Written January 10, 2020
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Andy M
9 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
We went here on pretty much the worst time of day of the worst time of season, where the sun was oppressive and soul destroying, giving you no places to hide.
So, although we did spend a good amount of time in Boboli gardens and it was beautiful, if the weather is like this I'd just skip it. It doesn't matter how wonderful the garden is. You're just gonna be there until you think you've spent enough time that you can leave.
The Palace, however, is another story. Amazing art! If you can't make it to the Vatican City down south, this is the best alternative in my opinion. I didn't go see Michelangelo because we had last minute issues so, no tickets. But tbh, short of taking a selfie in front of the statue, I'm not sure what's so special compared to literally everything else in Rome/Florence.
So don't worry if you can't get it. You can easily buy tickets for the Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens on the spot, any time of the year, and it's totally worth it. It's much cooler inside too, so a good place for a noon-heat escape.
I won't spoil the art inside but suffice to say, it's incredible. There's also some other sections such as contemporary art and fashion. We took the fashion route which was surprisingly interesting and led you through history up to the modern day.
There's a cafe but it does seem mighty crowded and thus may take a while to get refreshments, probably high price too, so make sure to bring about 4 litres of water if you go in this intense season!
So, although we did spend a good amount of time in Boboli gardens and it was beautiful, if the weather is like this I'd just skip it. It doesn't matter how wonderful the garden is. You're just gonna be there until you think you've spent enough time that you can leave.
The Palace, however, is another story. Amazing art! If you can't make it to the Vatican City down south, this is the best alternative in my opinion. I didn't go see Michelangelo because we had last minute issues so, no tickets. But tbh, short of taking a selfie in front of the statue, I'm not sure what's so special compared to literally everything else in Rome/Florence.
So don't worry if you can't get it. You can easily buy tickets for the Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens on the spot, any time of the year, and it's totally worth it. It's much cooler inside too, so a good place for a noon-heat escape.
I won't spoil the art inside but suffice to say, it's incredible. There's also some other sections such as contemporary art and fashion. We took the fashion route which was surprisingly interesting and led you through history up to the modern day.
There's a cafe but it does seem mighty crowded and thus may take a while to get refreshments, probably high price too, so make sure to bring about 4 litres of water if you go in this intense season!
Written August 6, 2024
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The website says they have suspended audio guides. Is the museum "english friendly"? Will we be able to get a good sense of the history and exhibits without a guide?
Written June 8, 2023
We spent 3hrs in there. Place is awesome.
Written June 10, 2023
For visit to Pitti Palace,
May you help us with days to visit.
-Is Saturday a day that is crowded?
-Should we purchase tickets ahead for a Saturday visit, if we go on a Saturday?
Thank you !
Written April 4, 2023
You can order your tickets s day or two before your visit. If you come to the museum at the opening hour, the crowds will be thinner.
Written April 6, 2023
Our most recent to Florence was last September. We had timed tickets for every museum we planned to visit as we didn't want to wait in line for an hour and waste any time that might mean missing another site. The advanced tickets certainly helped at a couple sites, when we were able to bypass the line rather than spending time in line in the rain and enter at our timeslot. We went to the Palazzo Pitti early on a Sunday morning, and I don't recall seeing a line. Certain times of year and certain days and times might require advanced tickets more than others. Good luck!
Written February 26, 2023
Are shorts allowed inside the Pitti Palace? And if you went to the Uffizi - how about there?
Written January 27, 2023
Neither the Uffizi not the Palazzo Pitti are churches so yes, you can wear shorts though probably not at this time of the year (January) as it's really cold in Florence right now! Keep in mind that there are a lot of truly amazing churches in Florence so you might want to pop into one after visiting a gallery or museum in which case better not to wear shorts if that's a possibility. How that helps. Ciao.
Written January 27, 2023
We bought the Passeportout 5 day combo ticket, which includes the Palazzo.
I am just wondering do we need to book a specific time to enter the Palazzo (we don't want to wait in a long queue!) and, if so, how do you do it?
The website seems to require another €19 each but this appears to be for if you are buying a ticket to the Palazzo as well (we don't need to, because of the Passepartout).
Sorry if I've explained this terribly! Any advice would be much appreciated.
Nikki
Written September 5, 2021
salve ☺️io sono interessata a visitare palazzo pitti,mi consigliate di prenotare o è possibile anche non trovare fanta fila?
Written October 26, 2019
Consiglio di prenotare. La prenotazione anticipata le consente di avere la precedenza all'ingresso.
Written February 28, 2020
What is the sanctity of closing time of the Pitti Palace since which as per the regulations mentions 6:50 pm, but I was refused entry at 6:02 pm even after already holding a valid ticket for entry? Shouldn't this be corrected on the website to avoid any form of confusion whatsoever?
Written September 21, 2019
I believe while the palace closes at 6:50, last entry is 6:00 - I found similar restrictions across a number of venues and attractions in Florence, where 2 times are typically quoted; a “closes at”, and a “last entry” at time.
Written September 23, 2019
Faut-il réserver pendant les grandes vacances ou la queue est raisonnable ? Niveau tarif, la différence de prix est-elle grande ?
Written August 9, 2019
Yo compré la Firenze-Card, que incluye este museo y jardines. Esta tarjeta cuesta bastante dinero, es recomendable si uno piensa pasar varios días en Florencia.
De todos modos, la línea para ingresar era de 10 personas (julio/2019).
J'ai acheté la Firenze-Card, qui comprend ce musée et ses jardins. Cette carte coûte beaucoup d'argent, c'est recommandé si vous prévoyez de passer plusieurs jours à Florence.
Quoi qu'il en soit, la ligne à entrer était de 10 personnes (juillet / 2019).
Written August 23, 2019
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