Guided tour

Palatina Gallery and Guided Walking Tour in Florence

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Guided tour
Palatina Gallery and Guided Walking Tour in Florence
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Join a combined tour to explore the grand ducal residence of the Medici family and walk through the highlights of the city of Florence. Discover masterpieces of the Renaissance and admire art history.

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Duration 3 hours
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Skip the ticket line
Live tour guide
English, French, Spanish, Italian, German
Wheelchair accessible

Itinerary

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    Starting location:

    Piazza de' Pitti

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    Palatine Gallery

    Visit, Guided tour, Walk (1.5 hours)

Main stop

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights

  • Skip the line for the tickets to the Pitti Palace
  • Discover masterpieces of European art in the Palatine Gallery
  • See stunning frescoes and stucco work from the Renaissance
  • See the Signoria Square with its replica of the Michelangelo’s David
  • Learn from your guide, who will show you the city's hidden treasures

Full description

Enjoy a guided tour of the Palatine Gallary combined with a city walking tour in Florence. Follow your guide through the art history of the Renaissance, and discover its many masterpieces. Afterward, walk the city streets and find yourself at all the major highlights Florence has to offer.


Meet your guide and enjoy a guided tour inside the marvelous Pitti palace, built during the 15th century and bought by the Medici Family, becoming their glorious residence. The guide will escort you through the Palatine Gallery (Galleria Palatina) for you to enjoy the beauties kept there.

This private collection comprises a vast group of paintings owned by the Grand Dukes. They are displayed in the official staterooms on the first floor of the Pitti Palace.


Discover dozens of Renaissance paintings, including the most remarkable masterpieces by Botticelli, Titian, Rubens, Caravaggio, and many other Italian and European painters from the 15th to the 17th century, through the Planetary Rooms.

These rooms were designed by the great Baroque painter Pietro da Cortona. They create an overwhelmingly stunning environment of frescoes and stucco. You will soon find that this beautiful setting provides the perfect background for the superb exhibition of paintings from the Medici collection.

The tour takes about one and a half hours, the perfect time to appreciate the art collections. You are also free to return to anything you might want to see again after the tour ends. This is the ideal tour for art and history lovers alike, made all more the better skip-the-line access.

Later in the afternoon, meet the guide in front of the Hard Rock Cafe to start the walking tour. Receive insight into the history of this Renaissance city and how this incredible cultural movement of the Renaissance transformed not only Florence but eventually the rest of Europe.


Begin with Piazza Della Republica, the main square of Florence, before heading straight to the Piazza Della Duomo.


Pass the Duomo Square, the guide will lead you straight through the old buildings and some of the historical landmarks of Florence to Palazzo Vecchio, where you will see the Sculpture of David by Michelangelo.

Afterward, as you walk past the Palazzo Vecchio, the guide will talk you through the Uffizi Gallery, one of the greatest museums in the world, before you reach the most famous old bridge of Florence known as Ponte Vecchio.

Your next stop is at Palazzo Pitti, the enormous palace of Florence's largest architectural monuments of Filippo Brunelleschi. As you walk through the narrow roads of this ancient city with lots of hidden treasures, the guide will answer all the curious secrets of the city.

Includes

  • Officially Certified Guide
  • Radio system to hear the guide
  • The ticket and reservation for the Palatina Gallery
  • Guided city walking tour
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Entrance Tickets to attractions during the Walking Tour

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Meeting point

Palatina Gallery Meeting Point - The tour will operate at 10.00 and 15.00 as mentioned on the vouchers. Please refer to your selected starting time of the tour at the time of purchase and arrive in front of the Central Gate of Pitti Square (Piazza de' Pitti, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy). - Walking Tour Meeting Point - The tour will operate at 17.00 as mentioned on the vouchers ---> Please be present in front of the Hard Rock Cafe Firenze (Via dei Brunelleschi, Piazza della Repubblica, 1, 50123 Firenze FI)

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Important information

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Comfortable clothes
  • Weather-appropriate clothing

Not allowed

  • Oversize luggage
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Pets (assistance dogs allowed)
  • Flash photography

Know before you go

  • Wheelchair & Stroller accessible
  • Please note that the walking tour will only be conducted from the outside of each attraction mentioned in the itinerary.
  • "Skip-the-line" access for Palatina Gallery is guaranteed, even during peak season (except in the event of delays or strikes by the museum management)
  • The walking tour can be subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date.
  • Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of 2 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

Product ID: 435111

Activity provider:StarFlorence