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Pietro da Cortona's Planetary Rooms and the King of Italy's Apartments

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Pietro da Cortona's Planetary Rooms and the King of Italy's Apartments

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Florence

The grand-ducal residence of the Medici, their private collection of paintings, and the rooms it hangs in, which are as worked over as anything on the walls. The route also takes the royal apartments next to the gallery, which were the residence of the King of Italy after the Medici were long gone. Most Pitti visits stop before that door.

What's included

  • Official certified guide
  • Radio system to hear the guide
  • Entrance Ticket with reservation

Itinerary

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  1. Piazza de' Pitti, Firenze

    Be in front of the central gate on Piazza de' Pitti 15 minutes before the departure time.

  2. Palazzo Pitti

    A guided visit inside the palace, built in the 15th century and later bought by the Medici, who made it their residence. The guide takes the group through the Palatine Gallery.

  3. Palazzo Pitti

    The collection is the private one of the Grand Dukes, and it hangs in the official staterooms on the first floor of the Pitti. With a local guide: dozens of Renaissance paintings, including work by Botticelli, Titian, Rubens and Caravaggio, and by Italian and European painters of the 15th to 17th centuries, through the Planetary Rooms. Pietro da Cortona designed those rooms, and the frescoes and stucco he covered them in are not a neutral background: the setting and the pictures were built to work on each other. The royal apartments come at the end.

  4. Palazzo Pitti

    The visit takes about an hour and a half, which is enough time to take the collection in without hurrying, and you are free to go back afterwards to anything you want to see again. Skip-the-line access is included.

  5. Piazza de' Pitti, Firenze

Not included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation to/from attractions

Good to know

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The tour operator guarantees 'skip the line' tours even during peak season, except in the event of delays or strikes by the museum management.
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  • Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of two guests to run.
  • Please note that if you arrive after the tour start time you will not be able to join and will not be refunded or have your tour rescheduled.
  • There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements, in the event of this occurring you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
  • Up to 15 travelers per booking.
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Guiding available in: de, en, it, fr, es.

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