Pitti Palace, Florence

The gardens are very lovely and pleasant. My goal for next time is picnicking here. The palace itself is quite beautiful and historically rich. TIP: drop your bulky backpacks and stuffs off at the coat check, and they’ll hold it while you’re visiting. It gets hot hiking up and through the gardens, and makes you feel all the more miserable while carrying heavy excess baggage. Take water and snacks only...and your camera too!! The rooms inside the palace are kept very well. Each room has a little stand with cards that tell you information about the paintings in each room. Art lovers rejoice!! There are a lot of paintings for you to see here!!

Pitti Palace is HUGE. If you are a big art fan you will enjoy it. We went hoping to learn more about the history of the Medici family who used to reside there but unfortunately this wasn’t the case. The gardens are soooo beautiful and the rooms are lavish. There are lots of steps though, be warned. We went on the first Sunday of the month and it was free!

Not knowing much about art or history it did seem rather generic. It would have been helpful if there were audio or tour guides. There are some wonderful art displays and paintings. You can get different types of tickets. One for the art exhibits, one for the gardens or a combined ticket. There is reduced entry after a certain time (I think 4pm)

We enjoyed visiting the Pallazo Pitti museum and especially that you get half price if you purchase and enter before 9am. However, I was really disappointed that the costume gallery was closed! I checked the website before and there was no indication there or outside the museum- the signs still led us to the part of the museum where it usually is, and it was only when we arrived at that section that we saw the sign showing that the costume gallery is currently closed. Definitely should have been clear outside the museum before people purchased tickets. Other than that it was very interesting.

It is amazing to think that people actually lived here. The furniture and art is fantastic. If one visits, be sure to see the gardens as well.