15 Florence Palace Tours to Put on the Itinerary

1.Palazzo Vecchio Entrance Ticket & Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4,822 reviews · 1 day · from $37Our pick

Enter Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza della Signoria, then explore Medici rooms, Renaissance art, and Vasari’s Salone dei Cinquecento at your own pace. Choose an audio guide in several languages or a 7-inch multimedia tablet with images and 3D scenes. Add Arnolfo’s Tower for wide views of Florence and the Tuscan hills.

“The video guide was really helpful and educational. The palace is beautiful and checking in was very easy”

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2.Uffizi, Pitti Palace & Boboli Combined 5-Day Pass

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,726 reviews · 5 days · from $81

Meet an ACCORD Italy Smart Tours host at the Uffizi, collect your combo ticket, and visit Florence’s great art museums at your own pace. Your Uffizi entry is timed, but Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens remain flexible for five days. An audio app covers the Uffizi, while the other sites are self-guided.

“We swallowed all the Renesance in 5 days! I am kiding, of course, but it was a kind of fairy tale! We could easily repeat it..”

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3.Palazzo Vecchio Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,260 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $52

Spend 90 minutes inside Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio with a certified guide in English, Italian, Spanish, or French. See the Salone dei Cinquecento, Medici apartments, Bronzino’s chapel, map room, and smaller chambers. Guides such as Ivan, Francesca, Sara, and Steffi are praised for clear storytelling. Backpacks go to the cloakroom.

“Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and very friendly. She answered all questions with ease.”

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4.Palazzo Vecchio Entry Ticket with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 837 reviews · 1 hour · from $36Best value

Meet your English or Italian host behind the Fountain of Neptune, then enter Palazzo Vecchio with a reserved ticket and explore for about one hour. Your smartphone audio guide covers the Salone dei Cinquecento, Medici apartments, Hall of Maps, and works linked to Vasari, Donatello, and Michelangelo. Bring headphones and check whether every room is open.

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5.Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens Ticket & eBook

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 835 reviews · 1 day · from $45

Spend a full day exploring Pitti Palace, its art and costume museums, Boboli Gardens, and Villa Bardini. Your ticket includes timed entry to the Palatine Gallery, access to the other palace collections, and multilingual eBooks written by art historians. You go independently, with no guide or hotel transfer.

“Well worth doing this activity, the palace, museums and gardens were amazing, you need at least 5 hours to really see everything at a leisurely pace”

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6.Pitti Palace, Boboli Garden, Palatine Gallery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 558 reviews · 3 hours · from $115

Spend three hours exploring Pitti Palace, the Palatine Gallery, and Boboli Gardens with an English-speaking guide. You’ll see Medici art, frescoed rooms, gilded frames, ornate furniture, and the gardens’ amphitheater. Guides such as Camilla and Sara bring strong art and restoration knowledge, while early morning timing helps with heat and crowds.

“Camilla is a superb guide giving clear explanations and communicating her passion for the art works and garden. Highly recommend.”

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7.Palazzo Vecchio Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 349 reviews · 1 hour · from $43

Meet an English-speaking host by the David statue at Palazzo Vecchio, exchange your voucher, and enter through the skip-the-line entrance. Inside, use the included English or Italian audio guide to explore Michelozzo’s courtyard, the Hall of the Five Hundred, Medici decorations, Vasari frescoes, and sculptures by Donatello, Verrocchio, and Bandinelli. Allow about one hour.

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8.Pitti Palace, Boboli Garden & Palatina Gallery Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 264 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $118Top rated

Spend about three hours with an English-speaking guide inside Florence’s Pitti Palace, the Palatina Gallery, and Boboli Gardens. You’ll see Medici-era apartments, paintings from the 1500s and 1600s, grand halls, sculptures, and garden viewpoints. Groups are capped at 14, with timed entry and earsets for groups of four or more.

“Had a great time exploring the Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens with Ida! She was super knowledgeable, fun, and made the history come alive without it feeling like a lecture. The views from the gardens were amazing too. Highly recommend touring with her if you're in Florence!”

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9.Pitti Palace and Palatina Gallery Ticket and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 255 reviews · 1h 50m · from $80

Meet your English-speaking guide outside Pitti Palace for a roughly two-hour tour of the Palatina Gallery. Expect Caravaggio, Rubens, Raphael, Titian, Medici history, frescoed rooms, and helpful art-reading tips. Your ticket also covers the palace museums, Boboli Gardens, and other collections for later independent exploring.

“The tour was interesting. The guide is rich in knowledge, delivered the the guided tour in an interesting way. She was very nice and pleasant. Thank you!”

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10.Palazzo Vecchio guided experience with entrance ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 249 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $64

Meet your licensed English-speaking guide at Piazza della Signoria for a 90-minute visit inside Palazzo Vecchio. You’ll see the grand Salone dei Cinquecento and Medici rooms, with guides such as Ivan, Leonardo, Anna, and Veronica bringing the art and politics to life. Tower access is not included, and the main hall can close for civic events.

“Incredible! Our tour ended up just being my husband and I (other couple didn’t show) and the tour guide went above and beyond! Our 1.5 hour tour turned into almost 3 hours and she did a fantastic job telling us about the history. She was incredibly informative and after the tour recommended some restaurants nearby to enjoy (which we did!). My husband said this was his favorite tour of our entire 10 day Italy trip. Highly recommend”

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11.Pitti Palace, Palatina Gallery and the Medici: Arts and Power in Florence.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 223 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $82

Spend about two hours touring Pitti Palace and its Palatine Gallery with a licensed English-speaking guide. You’ll see works by Raphael, Caravaggio, Rubens, Titian, and more, while learning how the Medici used the palace. Groups are capped at 14, with earsets for groups of four or more. The tour ends inside the gallery.

“Guide was very informed about art. She gave a great presentation on various paintings. Saw some of the great artists works”

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12.Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 182 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $117

Follow a local guide through Florence’s historic center and Palazzo Pitti, where the Palatine Gallery holds works by Raphael, Titian, and Rubens. Then explore Boboli Gardens at your own pace, finding fountains, caves, obelisks, and a 360-degree view from Cavalier’s Palace. Guides speak seven languages, and private groups are available.

“Giovanni was extremely knowledgeable about art history and explained the background and context of the paintings very proficiently.”

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13.Palatina Gallery and Pitti Palace Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 158 reviews

Join a live guide for a 1.5-hour tour of Florence’s Palatine Gallery and Pitti Palace. See works by Botticelli, Titian, Rubens, and other masters, then enter the frescoed Planetary Rooms and former royal apartments. Choose the add-on for a one-hour Tuscan wine tasting with local snacks.

“Could have been half an hour longer to spend more time looking at the art collection . Tour or the royal apartments wasn’t necessary .”

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14.Museum Pass–David, Uffizi, Pitti Palace & Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 134 reviews · 5 days · from $117

Collect your five-day Florence Museum Pass at Slow Tour Tuscany near the Accademia Gallery. Visit Michelangelo’s David and the Uffizi on reserved time slots, then use the pass for Pitti Palace, its museums, and Boboli Gardens. Digital audio guides cover Florence, the Accademia, and Uffizi in six languages.

“Me gustó mucho la audio guía otorgada por el personal, ya que indicaba la ubicación de las obras de manera enumerada lo que facilitaba el seguimiento y observación de las mismas. El lugar para solicitar información es muy cercano al museo de la academia.”

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15.Timed Entry Ticket to Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 118 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $50

You enter Florence’s Pitti Palace with a timed ticket, then explore four museums filled with Medici treasures, royal rooms, paintings, fashion, and modern art. Behind the palace, Boboli Gardens offer fountains, grottoes, statues, steep paths, and sweeping city views. A digital audio guide is included, but no live guide leads the visit.

“It was a great experience we enjoy the outside more than in. It's a lot of walking but a great place to take pictures and from the top of the hill you can see the entire city. Pretty amazing”

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