Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens Tour

Highlights

  • Table of the Muses 

  • Volterrano’s Paintings

  • Raphael’s Paintings

  • Caravaggio’s Paintings

  • Fountains of Boboli Gardnes

  • Buonatelenti’s Cave

Duration of the tour: 2,4 hours
Difficulty: medium
Suitable for children: yes
Accessibility for differently abled: yes, but some areas of the Boboli Garden
Difference in level: 30 metres in the Boboli Garden

From 140,00 €

Pitti Palace, the residence of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany

Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens tour tour takes you to discover the unexpected wonders of the Florence Grand Dukes of Tuscany, those of the Medici and Lorraine families. This itinerary reveal the opulent image of a court that wanted to surround itself with artistic beauties well beyond the golden age of the Renaissance, decorating its residence with baroque and then neoclassical splendours.

We will begin our tour with a visit to the Palatine Gallery, one of the most admirable examples in Europe of picture gallery, that is, the arrangement of paintings by overlapping, as only a few survivors places can you now see.

Visiting the gallery you will admire the masterpieces of the greatest masters of Western art, from Botticelli to Rubens, passing through Caravaggio and Van Dyck. In addition, the Gallery houses the largest collection of paintings by the great Raphael Sanzio: thirteen, including the well-known Madonna della Seggiola and the Madonna delle Impannate.

This tour can be booked in combination with the other tours and hiking routes available on Florence and Siena which can be consulted in the Menu.

A convenient way to access all the museums or to use the Florentine public transport service is by the Firenze Card.

The activity proposed here is not a joinable tour but a private tour that is carried out on request of individuals or groups organised with a tourist agency and can be customised for starting time, meeting place and duration. depending on the customer’s needs.

 

Duration of the Pitti Palace tour

The guided tour can last 2 or 4 hours. With the 2-hour tour, we can visit the Galleria Palatina, where the masterpieces by Raphael, Caravaggio, Rubens and Andrea del Sarto are kept. With the 4-hour, we can also visit the beauties of the Boboli Gardens.

 

Radio rental compulsory from 5 people onwards

From 5 people onwards, to facilitate listening to the guide explanations and ensuring social distancing outdoors and indoors, it is strictly recommended to rent radio devices with transmitters that ensure perfect listening to the explanations of the guide even from a distance; as we visit the inside of the Pitti Palace, the rental of radios is compulsory for 4 or more people. The service is booked by the guide when the guided tour is requested, but the rental cost, which is € 1.00 per person for 2 hours, 1,50 € for 4 hours, is charged to the customer and can be paid directly to the guide who will then take care to pay the supplier.

Carers or teachers of school groups do not pay for the rental of the radio.

 

Pitti Palace opening hours:

From Tuesday to Sunday 8:15 – 6:30pm
Closure  
Every Monday, December 25th, January 1st

 

 

Boboli Gardens opening hours:

From Tuesday to Sunday

 

Opening time: 

 

8:15 am
Closure time:  
November, December, January, February 4:30pm

In the months of March and October (with Daylight Savings time)

5:30pm

In the months of March (with Standard time), April, May, September, October (with Standard time).

6:30pm

In the months of June, July, August

7:00pm
Closing days: First and last Monday of each month, except for the period between June and October (see the updated schedule)
December 25, January 1

 

 

Ticket Prices Pitti Palace

Full 16,00 €
Cumulative Pitti Palace + Boboli Gardens 22,00 €
Passepartout valid 5 days, full price

Single Access Ticket for 5 consecutive days for Uffizi, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens.  Read more.

38,00 €
Passepartout ticket valid 5 days, reservation fee for minors

 

4,00 €
Reduced

Eligibility criteria for reduced-price tickets

2,00 €
Free admission

Eligibility criteria for free admission

Entrance reservation

How it works?

3,00 €

 

Ticket Prices Boboli Garden

Intero 10,00 €
Cumulative Pitti Palace + Boboli Garden 22,00 €
Reduced

Eligibility criteria for reduced-price tickets

2,00 €
Free admission

Eligibility criteria for free admission

Entrance reservation

How it works?

3,00 €

 

 

The ticket price to the Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens is not included in the tour rate

The tickets for Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens can be purchased on the official online store (if the link doesn’t work, recharge the page)

 

Limit of people per group

Under the current provisions, the group cannot exceed the maximum limit of 16 people for the Pitti Palace and 28 people for the Boboli Gardens, guide included.

 

Free admission to the state museums on the first Sundays of the month

Since the Italian Ministry of Culture has decided to reintroduce free admission to state museums on the first Sundays of the month starting from 3 April 2022, it is not recommended to book this tour every first Sunday of the month due to the huge turnout of people and the impossibility for that day to book entry at a determinate time.

 

The guide does not provide private transport service, which entails the client needs to reach the meeting point established in the route on his own.

To get the contact of a licensed driver who provides private transfer service, as well as getting further information about the tour, please write to:

[email protected], also on Whatsapp or Telegram


 

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Cost of the Pitti Palace private guided tour

The rate for a 2-hours private guided tour is 140.00 € (price in total and not per person), for 4 hours 230.00 € (always price in total and not per person).

For further information about the rates, also to check the deals available, please visit the dedicated section by clicking here.

 

 

How to book the tour?

The tour can be booked by writing an email, calling at +393332591526 or texting the guide (also via Whatsapp or Telegram) to check availability for the requested day. 

Once the day and time of the tour have been agreed with the guide, to book it is necessary to advance 50% of the tour value with a deposit to be paid by credit card.

Attention: pay the deposit only after agreed the date and the details of the tour with the guide. The remaining payment of the guided tour takes place after the tour by card, in cash or by bank transfer.

 

 

Cancellation Policy

It is the responsibility of the guide to guarantee the guide service in any case. If, even for personal reasons, the guide is unable to perform the service in the date set with the client, it will be his concern to contact a trusted colleague who can replace him and therefore guarantee the customer service.

The cancellation of the tour from the client can be done free of charge by giving timely notice to the guide before 48 hours from the date and time agreed for the service. In this case the deposit paid in advance by the customer will be returned by the guide. If instead cancellation is made by the customer when there are less than 48 hours before the date agreed for the service, the customer will lose the deposit paid.

Cancellation can be made by promptly communicating it to the guide with via email, calling the number +393332591526 or by texting (also via Whatsapp or Telegram).


 

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By Car

Reachable via the A1 motorway (Firenze Scandicci exit and from there continue towards the center, reaching the area of the Santa Maria Novella station, where there is a multi-storey underground car park (reachable only for vehicles with engines from EURO 6 onwards). From the station underpass, Piazza di Santa Maria Novella can be reached in a few minutes.

As a cheaper alternative to the underground car park, there is the Piazzale Montelungo car park (always subject to charges). An excellent alternative to car parking near the center historic is to leave the vehicle at the Villa Costanza car park and from there take the T1 tram line which takes about 22 minutes to reach the Santa Maria Novella station. The T1 line has stops both before and after the Santa Maria station Novella that can be convenient to reach any accommodation For more information on the Tramvia timetables and stops click here.

 

By private bus lines

There are connections of private lines to reach Florence, such as Italbus and Flixbus which reach the Villa Costanza tramway station; from the latter the tram line takes about 22 minutes to reach Santa Maria Novella station. For more info on the Tramvia timetables click here.

 

By Plane

Florence can be reached by plane via the Amerigo Vespucci Airport. From here the historic center is connected:

With the Tram

The T2 line of the Tramway connects Florence Airport with the centre and arrives in Piazza dell’Unità italiana. For more info on the Tramvia timetables click here.

 

With Taxi service

Contatctable to the numbers +390554643159 al +390554242 or on the web site clicking here.

 

By train

Florence can be reached by train with the Trenitalia service. Depending on your accommodation needs, you can arrive in Firenze Santa Maria Novella, Firenze Rifredi or Firenze Campo di Marte. With the regional lines then Florence can also be reached from other cities of Tuscany.

 

Organised Groups with tourist coach

For organised groups by touristic bus, there are drop-off/drop-on points for passengers in the urban centre of Florence (click here to view the points).

Tourist coaches are subject to the payment of a checkpoint (more information here).

 

 

By Camper

Camper owners find car parks for campers (only some of these are equipped) in Via delle Porte Sante,, in Via delle Porte Sante, in Viale Abramo Lincoln, in Via Luigi Castaldi, in Largo Alcide De Gasperi, at the Largo Alcide De Gasperi (the latter connected to the center with the Nelli-Torregalli tram stop). For more info on the equipped Campervan areas around Florence click here.

 

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This tour can be booked in combination with the other tours and hiking routes available on Florence and Siena which can be consulted in the Menu.

A convenient way to access all the museums or to use the Florentine public transport service is by the Firenze Card.

The activity proposed here is not a joinable tour but a private tour that is carried out on request of individuals or groups organised with a tourist agency and can be customised for starting time, meeting place and duration. depending on the customer’s needs.

 

Duration of the Pitti Palace tour

The guided tour can last 2 or 4 hours. With the 2-hour tour, we can visit the Galleria Palatina, where the masterpieces by Raphael, Caravaggio, Rubens and Andrea del Sarto are kept. With the 4-hour, we can also visit the beauties of the Boboli Gardens.

 

Radio rental compulsory from 5 people onwards

From 5 people onwards, to facilitate listening to the guide explanations and ensuring social distancing outdoors and indoors, it is strictly recommended to rent radio devices with transmitters that ensure perfect listening to the explanations of the guide even from a distance; as we visit the inside of the Pitti Palace, the rental of radios is compulsory for 4 or more people. The service is booked by the guide when the guided tour is requested, but the rental cost, which is € 1.00 per person for 2 hours, 1,50 € for 4 hours, is charged to the customer and can be paid directly to the guide who will then take care to pay the supplier.

Carers or teachers of school groups do not pay for the rental of the radio.

 

Pitti Palace opening hours:

From Tuesday to Sunday 8:15 – 6:30pm
Closure  
Every Monday, December 25th, January 1st

 

 

Boboli Gardens opening hours:

From Tuesday to Sunday

 

Opening time: 

 

8:15 am
Closure time:  
November, December, January, February 4:30pm

In the months of March and October (with Daylight Savings time)

5:30pm

In the months of March (with Standard time), April, May, September, October (with Standard time).

6:30pm

In the months of June, July, August

7:00pm
Closing days: First and last Monday of each month, except for the period between June and October (see the updated schedule)
December 25, January 1

 

 

Ticket Prices Pitti Palace

Full 16,00 €
Cumulative Pitti Palace + Boboli Gardens 22,00 €
Passepartout valid 5 days, full price

Single Access Ticket for 5 consecutive days for Uffizi, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens.  Read more.

38,00 €
Passepartout ticket valid 5 days, reservation fee for minors

 

4,00 €
Reduced

Eligibility criteria for reduced-price tickets

2,00 €
Free admission

Eligibility criteria for free admission

Entrance reservation

How it works?

3,00 €

 

Ticket Prices Boboli Garden

Intero 10,00 €
Cumulative Pitti Palace + Boboli Garden 22,00 €
Reduced

Eligibility criteria for reduced-price tickets

2,00 €
Free admission

Eligibility criteria for free admission

Entrance reservation

How it works?

3,00 €

 

 

The ticket price to the Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens is not included in the tour rate

The tickets for Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens can be purchased on the official online store (if the link doesn’t work, recharge the page)

 

Limit of people per group

Under the current provisions, the group cannot exceed the maximum limit of 16 people for the Pitti Palace and 28 people for the Boboli Gardens, guide included.

 

Free admission to the state museums on the first Sundays of the month

Since the Italian Ministry of Culture has decided to reintroduce free admission to state museums on the first Sundays of the month starting from 3 April 2022, it is not recommended to book this tour every first Sunday of the month due to the huge turnout of people and the impossibility for that day to book entry at a determinate time.

 

The guide does not provide private transport service, which entails the client needs to reach the meeting point established in the route on his own.

To get the contact of a licensed driver who provides private transfer service, as well as getting further information about the tour, please write to:

[email protected], also on Whatsapp or Telegram

 

Back to the description of the itinerary

 

Cost of the Pitti Palace private guided tour

The rate for a 2-hours private guided tour is 140.00 € (price in total and not per person), for 4 hours 230.00 € (always price in total and not per person).

For further information about the rates, also to check the deals available, please visit the dedicated section by clicking here.

 

 

How to book the tour?

The tour can be booked by writing an email, calling at +393332591526 or texting the guide (also via Whatsapp or Telegram) to check availability for the requested day. 

Once the day and time of the tour have been agreed with the guide, to book it is necessary to advance 50% of the tour value with a deposit to be paid by credit card.

Attention: pay the deposit only after agreed the date and the details of the tour with the guide. The remaining payment of the guided tour takes place after the tour by card, in cash or by bank transfer.

 

 

Cancellation Policy

It is the responsibility of the guide to guarantee the guide service in any case. If, even for personal reasons, the guide is unable to perform the service in the date set with the client, it will be his concern to contact a trusted colleague who can replace him and therefore guarantee the customer service.

The cancellation of the tour from the client can be done free of charge by giving timely notice to the guide before 48 hours from the date and time agreed for the service. In this case the deposit paid in advance by the customer will be returned by the guide. If instead cancellation is made by the customer when there are less than 48 hours before the date agreed for the service, the customer will lose the deposit paid.

Cancellation can be made by promptly communicating it to the guide with via email, calling the number +393332591526 or by texting (also via Whatsapp or Telegram).

 

Back to the description of the itinerary

By Car

Reachable via the A1 motorway (Firenze Scandicci exit and from there continue towards the center, reaching the area of the Santa Maria Novella station, where there is a multi-storey underground car park (reachable only for vehicles with engines from EURO 6 onwards). From the station underpass, Piazza di Santa Maria Novella can be reached in a few minutes.

As a cheaper alternative to the underground car park, there is the Piazzale Montelungo car park (always subject to charges). An excellent alternative to car parking near the center historic is to leave the vehicle at the Villa Costanza car park and from there take the T1 tram line which takes about 22 minutes to reach the Santa Maria Novella station. The T1 line has stops both before and after the Santa Maria station Novella that can be convenient to reach any accommodation For more information on the Tramvia timetables and stops click here.

 

By private bus lines

There are connections of private lines to reach Florence, such as Italbus and Flixbus which reach the Villa Costanza tramway station; from the latter the tram line takes about 22 minutes to reach Santa Maria Novella station. For more info on the Tramvia timetables click here.

 

By Plane

Florence can be reached by plane via the Amerigo Vespucci Airport. From here the historic center is connected:

With the Tram

The T2 line of the Tramway connects Florence Airport with the centre and arrives in Piazza dell’Unità italiana. For more info on the Tramvia timetables click here.

 

With Taxi service

Contatctable to the numbers +390554643159 al +390554242 or on the web site clicking here.

 

By train

Florence can be reached by train with the Trenitalia service. Depending on your accommodation needs, you can arrive in Firenze Santa Maria Novella, Firenze Rifredi or Firenze Campo di Marte. With the regional lines then Florence can also be reached from other cities of Tuscany.

 

Organised Groups with tourist coach

For organised groups by touristic bus, there are drop-off/drop-on points for passengers in the urban centre of Florence (click here to view the points).

Tourist coaches are subject to the payment of a checkpoint (more information here).

 

 

By Camper

Camper owners find car parks for campers (only some of these are equipped) in Via delle Porte Sante,, in Via delle Porte Sante, in Viale Abramo Lincoln, in Via Luigi Castaldi, in Largo Alcide De Gasperi, at the Largo Alcide De Gasperi (the latter connected to the center with the Nelli-Torregalli tram stop). For more info on the equipped Campervan areas around Florence click here.

 

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