Pitti Palace, Palatine Gallery and Boboli Gardens guided tour for small groups

Spend 3 unforgettable hours exploring the most sensational palace of Florence in a small group with an expert local guide, who will unveil the beauty of the residence of the wealthy Pitti family, then purchased by the powerful Medici.In the centuries that followed the domination of the Medici, the Hapsburg from Vienna, the Bonaparte and finally the Savoy, the Italian royal family, lived in this immense building, leaving behind traces of their presence and of their decorative taste.Enjoy the visit to the Palatina Gallery, an overwhelming example of passion for collecting art showed by several members of the Medici family and carried on by the Hapsburg. You will be shown and explained all major masterpieces by Italian and international masters such as Raffaello, Tiziano, Artemisia Gentileschi, Caravaggio, Rubens, Van Dyck and Velazquez.After a short break at the cafè in the courtyard of the palace, continue onto the marvelous Boboli Gardens, the most impressive example of Italian Renaissance gardens and the actual prototype for later European gardens.