Palazzo Pitti & Boboli Gardens
Palazzo Pitti / Giardino di Boboli
A Medici family palace housing Raphael and Titian masterpieces in the Palatine Gallery, with the Boboli Gardens, a model of Italian garden design, rising behind it.
The Palazzo Pitti stands on the south bank of the Arno. From the 16th century it was the Medici family residence, and today it houses several museums: the Palatine Gallery (Raphael's Madonna della Seggiola and works by Titian), the Royal Apartments, the Gallery of Modern Art and the Museum of Costume. Behind the palace, the Boboli Gardens are built into the hillside, with grottoes, sculptures, fountains and cypress-lined avenues, and the high points offer views over Florence. The palace and the gardens are ticketed separately (about €16 / €10), and the palace is closed on Mondays. It is about a 5-minute walk from the Ponte Vecchio.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 08:15–18:30 (gardens vary by season); closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Oltrarno & Basilica of Santo Spirito
- Ponte Vecchio
- Uffizi Gallery
- Museo Galileo
- Santa Maria del Carmine (Brancacci Chapel)
- Piazza della Signoria
- Palazzo Vecchio
- Giotto's Campanile