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Palatine Gallery in Palazzo Pitti private guided tour

Book your guided tour to the Palatine Gallery in Florence in Palazzo Pitti, the Medici family's grandest home, and explore the masterpieces of greats like Raphael, Titian, and Rubens.

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Florence has a vast number of museums, and we realize it may be a tall order to see them all, but there are a few you really shouldn't pass over. The Palatine Galleryis a prime example. Inside the famed home of the Medici family, Palazzo Pitti, are the masterpieces from the collection of the Medici family, Florence's most prominent family of bankers. Hundreds of artworks make up the 17th-century painting gallery, ending in the Royal Apartments. The artworks are of inestimable value, the work of some of the greatest artists in history, including Raphael, Andrea del Sarto, Artemisia Gentileschi, Titian, Caravaggio, and Botticelli

The second must-see museum is the Bargello Museum. This gem of a museum in Florence is devoted to sculpture, holding one of the most remarkable collections in the world. Located in the former Palazzo del Podestà (Palace of the People), it covers three floors. The Bargello is home to famed masterpiece sculptures by artists, such as Donatello, Cellini, Giambologna, Michelangelo, and Luca and Giovanni della Robbia.

The too-often underestimated Medici Chapels are definitely not to be missed. This place is one of the best representations of the Medici family, and it was here that members of the dynasty were buried, emphasizing their importance and wealth. The Chapel of the Princesis the grandest mausoleum built in Florence, with an original design so ambitious it was never completed. The New Sacristy is the undisputed jewel in this museum's crown. The sacristy was designed and adorned with sculptures by Michelangelo for the Medici family, including the Tomb of Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino, and that of Giuliano, Duke Nemours, at the base of which Michelangelo's dramatic allegories of Day, Night, Dawn, and Twilight.
When you think you have seen everything in Florence, remember that beauty is tucked away in some lesser-known museums like this one!

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