Palazzo Pitti Florence: Tickets 2026 & What to See

Most visitors treat Palazzo Pitti as a fallback. They do the Uffizi, then cross the Ponte Vecchio if there's time. That's backwards. The Uffizi shows you the paintings; Pitti shows you how the Medici lived with them, three to a wall.

Five museums sit under one roof, and they don't all deserve the same hour.

In 3 minutes:

• 2026 prices for the main ticket vs the combined pass
• Which of the five museums is actually worth the climb
• The Pietro da Cortona room sequence most visitors walk backwards

How much are Palazzo Pitti tickets in 2026?

The main ticket is €10 and covers all five museums inside the palace: Palatine Gallery, Royal Apartments, Gallery of Modern Art, Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Museum of Russian Icons, and Palatine Chapel. No reservation fee if you book direct.

The combined Uffizi + Pitti + Boboli 5-day pass is €40 and is the best deal in Florence if you're here more than two days.

Free on the first Sunday of the month (queues 1-2 hours). Free under-18s; reduced for EU 18-25.

What is the best thing to see at Palazzo Pitti?

After repeat Pitti visits, Art Visit Guide's order diverges from the standard advice — what follows is why.

Start on the first floor in the Palatine Gallery. This is the heart of Pitti: the world's largest collection of Raphael paintings, plus Titian, Rubens, Caravaggio, and Andrea del Sarto. Paintings are hung salon-style, three or four high, exactly as the Medici kept them.

The planetary rooms run in Medici hierarchy, not geography. Pietro da Cortona frescoed the ceilings in 1641-1647 and designed them to be read in order: Venus → Apollo → Mars → Jupiter → Saturn. Most visitors enter through the first open door and see them backwards.

The Royal Apartments (same floor) are 14 rooms of private Medici and Savoy life. Giusto Sustermans' Medici portraits line the walls, showing the family in visible decline from Cosimo II to Gian Gastone.

Skip lightly: the Russian Icons museum and the Treasury unless icons or jewellery are your thing.

What do most visitors wish they knew about Palazzo Pitti?

Two to three hours is not enough for everything. The Palatine and Royal Apartments alone take 90 minutes. Add the Modern Art gallery and you're at three hours before the Costume Museum.

The Modern Art gallery is the quiet surprise. Italian 19th-century painting barely features in the Uffizi. The Macchiaioli rooms, with their proto-Impressionist open-air scenes, are rarely crowded after 3 PM.

Boboli is a separate ticket. The gardens cost €13 on their own. The €40 combined pass (Uffizi + Pitti + Boboli, 5 days) is the best deal in Florence and must be booked through the official Uffizi site — it's €68 on GYG for the identical ticket, so book direct.

Want a guide to decode the Palatine? Pitti's salon-style hanging rewards context most audio guides don't cover — which Medici commissioned which Raphael, why the ceilings matter, how Sustermans read the family decline. The Pitti, Boboli & Palatine Gallery guided tour (€86, 3 hours, 4.8★ with 580 reviews) covers all three in one walk with a local art historian. Best fit if you're doing Pitti without the Uffizi.

Coming from the Uffizi via the Vasari Corridor? The corridor exits into the Palatine's first rooms. The Uffizi + Vasari Corridor small-group tour (max 9) (€95, 4.7★) walks you from the Uffizi masterworks through the Medici Passage and ends at Pitti — the cleanest way to do both without backtracking.

Pairing with the Uffizi? Read our Uffizi tickets guide first. The Pitti entrance rarely queues longer than 20 minutes.

Practical info

Frequently asked questions

How much are Palazzo Pitti tickets in 2026?

The main ticket is €10 and includes all Pitti collections: Palatine Gallery, Royal Apartments, Gallery of Modern Art, Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Russian Icons, and Palatine Chapel. The combined Uffizi + Pitti + Boboli 5-day ticket is €40.

What is the best thing to see at Palazzo Pitti?

The Palatine Gallery on the first floor. The planetary rooms (Venus, Apollo, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) have Pietro da Cortona's ceiling frescoes and the world's largest Raphael collection, plus Titian, Rubens, and Caravaggio.

How long do you need at Palazzo Pitti?

Two to three hours for the Palatine and Royal Apartments. Four to five if you also cover the Treasury, Modern Art Gallery, and Costume Museum.

Is Palazzo Pitti worth visiting?

Yes, if you want Medici-era paintings in their original setting. Skip it if you've seen the Uffizi and are short on time.

Start at Venus, follow Cortona's order, and leave the Treasury for a second trip.