The Pitti Palace - Palazzo Pitti is a vast, visually striking building located a short way to the south of the Arno, Florence's river - the chances are you'll arrive at the Pitti having crossed the river via the Ponte Vecchio, the 'old bridge'. The Palace is home to various galleries, most notably the Gallery of Modern Art and the Palatine Gallery, as well as the smaller Silver Museum (Tesoro dei Granduchi) and the Costume Gallery (Galleria del Costume). If you want to visit the Boboli Gardens that lie behind and above the Pitti Palace, then you'll need this other ticket.
The Pitti Palace is today the largest museum complex in the city, home to a wide range of distinct galleries and exhibitions. The building's core dates from the 1450's, and the largely Renaissance building was originally the town home of Luca Pitti, a clearly enormously wealthy banker. Roughly 100 years later it was purchased by, and became home to the Medici rulers, and their even greater wealth saw an accumulation of fine art and treasures; the building and contents were gifted to the Italian people in 1919.
Opening times:
The Pitti Palace is normally open Tuesday to Sunday, with entrance bookable between 8.15 AM and 5.30 PM (the Palace closes at 6.30 PM.)
There is a wardrobe room where bags of no larger than 40*40*50 cm may be left. If there's a special exhibition running at the time of your visit then your ticket price will include entrance to the exhibition.
The buttons below will give greater detail on the tickets available throughout the year, and do use our calendar above to check availability!
You may view a location map showing the Pitti as well as other Florence landmarks on our page here.
Pitti Palace, ticket payment and pricing.
At all times we will refer to the full price of your ticket(s), and you will never be charged more than this ... just please be aware that the total charge includes booking fee. You will arrive with a paid-in-full voucher.
Are there any types of reduced tickets for the Palazzo Pitti?
1. 'Full price' tickets are for (i) all non-European citizens aged 18 or over and (ii) for European citizens aged 26 and upwards. See below for a list of countries considered as being European.
2. 'Reduced' tickets are available to European citizens aged between 18 and 25. Proof of ID (usually a passport) will be required. Please note that a student visa is not acceptable as ID.
3. 'Complimentary' tickets are available to (i) anyone under the age of 18. Tickitaly are still charged by the authorities to make this kind of reservation, hence the small charge.
4. Children under the age of six pay nothing - neither do they have to reserve as such - please do specify the number of children in your group that are under this age, however.
5. Please don't purchase any reduced tickets unless you can show a valid ID from one of the European countries listed below. Please note that a student visa is not sufficient ID. If you cannot show valid ID on the day of your visit then you will be charged full price and be required to pay the difference on the spot.
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All prices are displayed in full - there are no additional charges 'on-site' and you will be arriving with the confidence of carrying fully-paid tickets.
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We use industry standard Stripe for all-secure payments.
You'll be charged nothing until we have confirmed your tickets and tours.
All prices are displayed in full - there are no additional charges 'on-site' and you will be arriving with the confidence of carrying fully-paid tickets.