Florence: Pitti Palace and Boboli Garden

Florence is a magnificent city. Cradle of the Italian Renaissance, it is one of the most visited cities in the world by millions of tourists. Its uniqueness lies in the great variety of attractions it has to offer. Romantic and seductive at the same time, Florence is able to steal the heart of anyone who has had the pleasure of visiting it at least once in their life. From the numerous monuments to the museums, from the richly decorated palaces to its squares, the city hosts one of the most significant palaces in its history and culture: the Pitti Palace. Do you want to know the history, the glitz and the magnificence of Florence? Why not participate in a Florence Guided Tour: Pitti Palace and Boboli Garden where, with a tourist guide, it will be possible to walk through the rooms of the royal apartments. Palazzo Pitti is a superb container of art and history, the residence of various families and dynasties such as the Medici, the Lorraine and the Savoy. The wide spaces, the rooms with high ceilings in white, gold and frescoed stuccoes, the luxurious and precious furnishings, furniture, chandeliers, mirrors as deep as horizons, silk fabrics, majestic mirali wallpapers, carpets, all combine to give a sense of magnificence, grandeur and eternity arousing in the visitor a sense of awe and reverence. An ostentatious splendor that you will have the opportunity to observe and admire only by participating in the tour mentioned above. What are you waiting for!

Things to know about Pitti Palace and Boboli Garden

Pitti Palace owes its name to the rich banker Luca Pitti who commissioned it to Filippo Brunelleschi in 1440. The Palace was inhabited by some of the most important families for the history of Florence and of Italy itself, which over the centuries brought building improvements and architectural innovations to the building itself. It was only with the Lorraine dynasty that the palace assumed its present proportions. Majesty and ostentatious pomp are the key words. Today the palace is home to numerous museums including: the Palatine Gallery, the Modern Art Gallery, the Treasury of the Grand Dukes and the Fashion Museum as well as some of the masterpieces of painting that have made history. Rubens, Titian, Raphael and Van Dyck are just some of the names that recur in the rooms and halls designed and conceived by Pietro da Cortona. If you think that’s all you are wrong. Outside the palace, on the Boboli hill, there is one of the most majestic and splendid gardens in Florence, the Boboli Gardens. Fountains, Renaissance statues, exotic plants, trees of all kinds, and then the caves and open spaces, an open-air museum capable of enchanting anyone. Visiting Pitti Palace and the Boboli Garden means being catapulted into an almost surreal and magical atmosphere. Are you ready?