Church, mosque or temple · UNESCO
Florence Cathedral
Florence, Italy
The Duomo, topped by Brunelleschi's enormous red-tiled dome.
Palace · Italy · Tuscany
Pitti Palace
A huge Renaissance palace housing art galleries and royal apartments.
Paid entry about 2 h
For storytellers
Why Pitti Palace matters
Pitti Palace was built for a banker and became the home of Florence's ruling families. Today it holds several museums, including the Palatine Gallery with its crowded walls of paintings and royal apartments dripping with gilt. It is bigger and calmer than the Uffizi.
Talking points
- The palace passed from bankers to ruling dukes and kings.
- The Palatine Gallery has paintings hung floor to ceiling.
- It houses several museums under one roof.
- It is next to the Boboli Gardens.
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