Palazzo Pitti was the royal palace of all the dynasties once reigned in Tuscany: the Medici, Lorraine and the Savoy. Elisa Baciocchi Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, also lived in the palace when she ruled Tuscany during his unsuccessful empire of 8 years.

Today the Palace houses several museums divided by subject and a huge garden decorated in the Italian style - Boboli Garden.

The museums:

Galleria Palatina: The collection is displayed as Quadrerie - the manner in which collections were organized in Italy in the 18th and 19th Centuries. The paints are not displayed in chronological order, but according to similarity of the subjects, frames, size of the canvas or colors, in order to cover entire walls of the palaces. This criterion predates the modern picture gallery.  The rooms of this gallery are decorated in baroque style where there used to be rooms of audience for the Gran duke. In the collection we can admire Rafael, Caravaggio, Tiziano, Rubens. We can also visit the royal family accommodation room.

Galleria dell’Arte Moderna: This gallery displays works of modern art, precious work of art of 18th century

Tesouro dos grão-duques: Treasure of the Grand Dukes is a rich collection of jewels (gold, silver, gems, ivory, pearl, coral), accessories and precious objects. This collection belonged especially to the women of the Medice family – you will know the hard effort of the last member of the Medici family – Anna Maria Luisa di Medici - to protect this treasure and leave it as heritage to be admired by Florentines and visitors of the city.

  Museu della Moda e del Costume: Museum dedicated to the italian haute couture. It exhibits pieces that made the history of the fashion world. You’ll see pieces signed by designers such as Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Florentine Roberto Cavalli, Mila Schon and others.

Museo delle Porcellane: It is exposed set of porcelain kitchen utensils which served the banquets, events and weddings of the royal family. They are beautiful sets of dishes, cups, trays, they are all hand-painted. Porcelain and ceramics were very precious by that time, the technique was secretly custodied by China and was considered as luxurious objects.