Palazzo Pitti
Art museum · Santo Spirito ·
Vast Renaissance palace housing art, royal apartments, fashion, silver
Vast Renaissance palace housing art, royal apartments, fashion, silver
"Perfectly placed between lively Oltrarno and Santo Spirito, this compact house has everything you need, including a mezzanine layout that sleeps three (double bed up, single down). The central train station is a short walk for day trips, and pets are welcome. Practicalities like a washer and blackout shades round it out." - Elly Leavitt
"The former Medici royal palace adds heft to the Oltrarno’s cultural circuit, a stately prelude to the gardens beyond." - Georgette Jupe
"While exploring the Oltrarno I make a stop at Pitti Palace, which is listed among the district's more famous sites." - Lydia Mansel Lydia Mansel Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of experience editing and writing for both brands and online publications—with a particular focus on travel, fashion, and lifestyle. She’s also the founder of the travel site justpacked.com. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"For the Pitti Palace in Florence, I similarly recommend booking ahead since it is grouped with other popular sights where advance reservations are prudent." - Laura Itzkowitz Laura Itzkowitz Laura Itzkowitz is a writer and editor based in Rome. She has been contributing to Travel + Leisure since 2014, when she started as a fact checker before becoming a contributing digital editor in 2015. She has also held positions as a contributing editor at The Points Guy and the NYC cities editor at DuJour Magazine. In addition to Travel + Leisure, her writing has appeared in Architectural Digest, Surface Magazine, Brooklyn Magazine, T Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, GQ, Departures, Afar, Fodor's, Town & Country, Condé Nast Traveler, Robb Report, Hemispheres, and others. When she's not jetsetting around Italy and beyond, she can be found in Rome, enjoying some cacio e pepe or relaxing at home with her husband and two dogs. Originally from the Boston area, Laura moved to New York City in 2011 to pursue a master's degree in creative writing and translation at Columbia University. She also holds a bachelor's degree in French from Smith College. * 10+ years of experience writing and editing * Co-wrote "New York: Hidden Bars & Restaurants," an award-winning guide to New York City's speakeasy scene published by Jonglez Editions in 2015 * Contributed to "Fodor's Brooklyn," published by Penguin Random House in 2015, which won silver in the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism competition * Contributed an essay to "Epic Hikes of Europe," published by Lonely Planet in 2021 * Updated the 2022 edition of "Fodor's Essential Italy" Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"The Pitti Palace The Uffizi Gallery might get moreattention, but the Palazzo Pitti across the river is the largest museum complex in Florence . The vast Renaissance palace itself has been owned by the Medici family, used by Napoleon, and repurposed as home to King Victor Emmanuel III. Today you can visit rooms that house Renaissance paintings by Titian, Raphael, and Rubens; a lavish Medici silver and jewelry collection; a collection of fine European porcelain; and a costume collection. An all-in-one ticket grantsentrance to each of the museums: Museo Argenti, Galleria Costume, and Museo Porcellane, as well as the Boboli and Bardini gardens."
