Palazzo Pitti
palace · Florence · Italy
- Address
- Piazza dei Pitti 1, 50125 Florence
- Links
- Google Maps
About
A vast Renaissance palace across the Arno that housed the Medici, now a group of museums.
Good to know
- Check the opening days; it is normally closed on Mondays.
Nearby
Boboli Gardens
garden · 320 m
A hillside Renaissance garden behind Palazzo Pitti, with statues, fountains and views over the city.
Ponte Vecchio
bridge · 420 m
The medieval stone bridge over the Arno, lined with jewellery shops.
Uffizi Gallery
museum · 520 m
One of the world's great art museums, with Botticelli's Birth of Venus and masterpieces of the Renaissance.
Piazza della Signoria
square · 680 m
The civic heart of Florence, with the Neptune fountain and an open-air gallery of sculpture beside Palazzo Vecchio.
Palazzo Vecchio
palace · 700 m
The fortress-like town hall of Florence, with frescoed halls, secret passages and a tower with views.
Florence Cathedral
religious_site · 1.0 km
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, crowned by Brunelleschi's enormous red-tiled dome, with a bell tower and baptistery.