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Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace)

Piazza Pitti, 1, Florence, Italy 50125

Featured Review : We toured the Pitti Palace through Context Tours, a company we highly recommend. [www.contexttravel.com] A tour seemed the best way to visit because the Palace is so integral to the history of the Medici family, who owne...See Full Review

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Palazzo Pitti

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Zhebiton from Moscow, Moskva, Russia
  • May 5, 2011
Palazzo Pitti
Quote: If in a crowded Uffizi paintings hung on the ages, schools and artists, in the Palazzo Pitti, another great art gallery in Florence, less known to the general public (the Japanese are big fans of tours "All city attractions in one day, there is... Read the full Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace) review

From journal The “Cradle of the Renaissance”

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Learning History at the Palazzo Pitti

  • 5 out of 5 stars by artslover from Calgary, Alberta
  • February 3, 2010
Learning History at the Palazzo Pitti
Quote: We toured the Pitti Palace through Context Tours, a company we highly recommend. [www.contexttravel.com] A tour seemed the best way to visit because the Palace is so integral to the history of the Medici family, who owned the palace for most of its... Read the full Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace) review

From journal Four Florence Museums and an Experience

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Palazzo Pitti

  • 5 out of 5 stars by nrf from North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • July 13, 2006
Quote: Merchant Luca Pitti helped sustain the power of his friend, 15th century Florence’s ruling citizen, Cosimo de’ Medici. Pitti aimed to demonstrate his family's rank above others so commissioned a palatial residence on the south bank of the River... Read the full Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace) review

From journal A Week in Florence

Appartamenti Monumentali

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Tolik from Tampa, Florida
  • August 8, 2004
Quote: The Appartamenti Monumentali (former Reali) - the Pitti's state rooms, renovated by the dukes of Lorraine in the 18th century, and then again by the King Vittorio Emanuele when Florence was the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (1865-71). The... Read the full Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace) review

From journal The Treasures of Florence

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Palazzo Pitti

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Tolik from Tampa, Florida
  • August 8, 2004
Palazzo Pitti
Quote: Palazzo Pitti is my favorite place in Florence. Yes, the Ufizzi Gallery is great but remember that the Medici family actually envisioned the Ufizzi, the Pitti Palace and linking them to the Vasari corridor as a whole; your pilgrimage to Florence... Read the full Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace) review

From journal The Treasures of Florence

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Palazzo Pitti, Part II

  • 4 out of 5 stars by roza4 from Cinnaminson, New Jersey
  • September 8, 2002
Palazzo Pitti, Part II
Quote: Since I am limited to 500 words and that wasn't enought to write about Palazzo Pitti, here is a continuation. I found that here, at Palazzo Pitti, you can easily get in without standing in line for several hours and there is no chaos that is so... Read the full Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace) review

From journal Italy in May - Florence

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Palazzo Pitti, Part I

  • 4 out of 5 stars by roza4 from Cinnaminson, New Jersey
  • September 8, 2002
Palazzo Pitti, Part I
Quote: This palace has several museums under the same roof. Palatine Gallery and Appartamenti Monumentali can be seen with the same ticket. Another ticket admits to both Museo degli Argenti and Galleria del Costume. Carriage museum is closed for... Read the full Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace) review

From journal Italy in May - Florence

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Pitti Palace

  • 3 out of 5 stars by superpurd from Williams Lake, British Columbia
  • September 18, 2000
Quote: The Pitti Palace is a former residence of rulers of the area. May date back to Medici family as there are Medici family portraits on display. There is also artwork on display by Raphael, Rubens, Titian and Tintoretto. The rooms we toured were... Read the full Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace) review

From journal Three days in Florence