Florence Opulence: The Pitti Palace Tour

Palatine Gallery, Boboli and Bardini Gardens: Florence is Luxury

Florence is famous for its understated style and its buildings made of rough stone, but looking deeper into the Florentine taste we might discover something completely different: its well hidden splendour.
This tour shows you the other side of Florence, full of hidden treasures and surprises.

Masterpieces Celebrating the Medici: the Palatine Gallery

The visit to the Pitti Palace starts with the Palatine Gallery which still hosts the marvellous former private painting collection of the influential Medici family.

Raphael, Caravaggio, Titian and Rubens masterpieces are to be seen here surrounded by stucco decorations, gold ornaments and overwhelming frescoes celebrating the Medici as powerful masters and patrons of Florence.

This is much more than just political propaganda. This is pure beauty in a site with an incredible decorative frame which makes the palace look like a royal residence and transforms the Medici into ancient Greek gods from the Mount Olympus.

The palace hosts five museums in the same locations that used to be the Medici’s apartments. The Treasury of the Grand Dukes Museum is worth a visit because of the cameos, jewels and the marvellous precious collections it contains.

Discover the flamboyant baroque style and the three-dimensional illusions created by the painters in its majestic halls. The minimalistc style is here to be banned.

The Pitti Palace was the residence to three dynasties over the centuries: the Medici, the Absburg and the Savoia. Learn how they all left the mark on the most eclectic palace of the town. You can not miss it when in the city of Florence.

A Full Immersion into Nature and Art: the Boboli and the Bardini Gardens

Still hungry for art and beauty?
Boboli and the Bardini Gardens could be the perfect way to end our private guided full day tour discovering some of the highlights of Florence.
We will enjoy the “Florentine green way”, a full immersion into nature, breathtaking unexpected vistas and urban myths.

The tour ends in San Niccolò area, absolutely to be discovered by the ones who love artisan workshops, the Florentine craftmanship and authentic experiences while travelling. Great restaurant scene too.

This is one of the top things to see in Florence with a private local expert.

FOCUS ON

• Art and Architecture
• Medici Private Art Collections
• The Medici Family and their Treasures
• Nature and Art: Renaissance Italian Style Garden
• Boboli and Bardini Gardens
• San Niccolò Area
• Florence Craftmanship