Events in Florence and surroundings: detail

From December 23 2005 To December 31 2009

Palatine Gallery and Royal Apartments: Reservations and tickets through the Grand Hotel Baglioni

The Palatine Gallery occupies the whole left wing of the first floor of the Pitti Palace, which was the residence of the Medici grand-dukes. In 1828, when Tuscany came under the rule of the Lorraine family, the most important paintings in the Palace, most of which had been collected by the Medici, were hung in the Gallery. It is an impressive collection comprising works by Raphael, Titian, Correggio, Rubens, Pietro da Cortona and other Italian and European masters of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
The paintings, which are sumptuously framed, cover the walls of the rooms in the style of traditional 17th-century picture galleries. The way they are hung and the rich plaster and fresco decoration of the suite of six rooms overlooking the piazza give the Gallery its particular fascination.
From the Palatine Gallery the visit continues through the Royal Apartments. They consist of fourteen magnificent rooms which were the home of the Medici and Lorraine grand-ducal families and, from 1865, of the king of Italy.

Address
Piazza Pitti 1. 50125 Firenze.

Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday: 8.15-18.50
Closed Mondays, New Year's Day, May 1st, Christmas Day
The Royal Apartments are closed for maintenance every year in January


Tickets for the Palatine Gallery and Royal Apartments through our Booking Dept., costs 15,00 Euro per person including reservation and service fees.

Please ask for ticket reservations when booking the hotel room.

The price of the ticket is increased when a special exhibition is held in the Gallery.

This offer is strictly reserved to our hotel guests.

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