Purchased in 1550, the Palace was chosen by Cosimo I de’ Medici and his wife Eleanor of Toledo as the new Grand Ducal residence, and it soon became the new symbol of the Medici’s power over Tuscany. It also housed the Court of other two dynasties: the House of Habsburg-Lorraine (which succeeded the Medici from 1737) and the Kings of Italy from the House of Savoy, who inhabited it from 1865. Nonetheless the palace still bears the name of its first owner, the Florentine banker Luca Pitti that in the mid-1400s started its construction – maybe after a design by Brunelleschi – at the foot of the Boboli hill beyond the Arno River.
Today the Palace is divided into four museums: the Treasury of the Grand Dukes on the ground floor, the Palatine Gallery and the Imperial and Royal Apartments on the first floor, the Gallery of Modern Art and the Museum of Costume and Fashion on the second floor.
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Timetable
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Mondays 1 January, 25 December |
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Ticket office closes one hour before the closure of the museum. The Imperial Apartments remain closed for refurbishment works until further notice. Visits to the mezzanine floor of the Treasure of the Grandukes are permitted up to the Exotic Room, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., for a maximum of 6 people accompanied by staff. The Palazzina della Meridiana currently houses the "Giuseppe Bezzuoli (1784 - 1855). Un protagonista della pittura romantica dell'Ottocento." exhibition. The collections the Museum of Fashion and Costume will be exhibited again on a date to be determined. |
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Tickets
Single ticket
Single ticket for all Palazzo Pitti collections: Palatine Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, Treasury of the Grand Dukes Details and timetable
Regular | 16€ |
Combined ticket Pitti Palace + Boboli Gardens Purchase your ticket here | 22€ |
Reduced Eligibility criteria for reduced-price tickets | 2€ |
Free admission Eligibility criteria for free admission | 0€ |
Entrance reservation How it works | 3€ |
Annual pass
Unlimited priority admission to the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens, valid 1 year starting from the date chosen by the visitor at the time of the pass issue. Read more
One person | 70€ |
Family | 100€ |
PassePartout 5 Days
Single ticket for 5 consecutive days for Uffizi, Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens. Read more
Regular | 38€ |
Services
- ElevatorOn the right side of the main court.
- AccessibilityEntrance from Pitti Square with a 20% slope. Lifts to access to the floors.
- CloakroomFree. On the right side of the court. Umbrellas, cumbersome bags and backpacks must be left.
- WCIn the basement; entrance on the right side of the court.
- Baby pit-stopDedicated room for breastfeeding, change and relax in the basement, on the right side of the court.
- AudioguidesTHE DELIVERY SERVICE IS SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. At the ticket office. Languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese. Price: 8.00 € for one pair of earphones, 13.00 € for two pairs. The delivery service is available until 4pm. Audio guides must be returned within 6pm. Due to Covid-19 emergency, the service is temporarily suspended.
- BookshopDue to Covid-19 emergency, only the Palatine Gallery bookshop is open.
- CafeteriaOn the right side of the court. From September to May it closes at 7 pm. From June to August it closes at 8:00pm.
