Palatina Gallery and Pitti Guided Tour with Wine Tasting
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Skip the line for the tickets • Discover masterpieces of European art in the Palatine Gallery • See stunning frescoes and stucco work • Taste different wines matched with traditional Tuscan products • Enjoy the company of a charismatic guide and knowledgeable cellar staff who will educate and amuse you with local wine-making facts and stories • Sample a selection of local cheeses cured meat and other types of Tuscan appetizers
If you have a special love for all that is Italian, this combo tour of Palatina Gallery and wine tasting is perfect for you. On this tour you’ll explore the grand-ducal residence of the Medici family, their vast private collection of paintings, and the royal apartments joined to the gallery. Furthermore, spend time with a knowledgeable wine expert tasting different Tuscany wines while enjoying a platter of Tuscan Appetizers.
Options
English Guided Tour
Wine Tasting: The tour includes a 1hour and 15minutes Wine Tasting Class. Please be present at the meeting point as stated in the voucher.
What's included in Palatina Gallery and Pitti Guided Tour with Wine Tasting
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Enjoy the guided tour inside this marvelous palace, which was built during the 15th century and then bought by the Medici Family becoming their glorious residence. The guide will escort you through the Palatine Gallery (Galleria Palatina) in order for you to enjoy the beauties kept there. This private collection is made up of a vast group of paintings owned by the Grand Dukes and they are displayed in the official staterooms on the first floor of the Pitti Palace. Along with your local guide, you will discover dozens of Renaissance paintings, including the most remarkable masterpieces by Botticelli, Titian, Rubens, Caravaggio, and many other Italian and European painters from the 15th to the 17th century, through the Planetary Rooms.
These rooms were designed by the great Baroque painter Pietro da Cortona and they create an overwhelmingly stunning environment of frescoes and stucco, where you will soon find that this beautiful setting provides the perfect background of the superb exhibition of paintings from the Medici collection. Finally, you will visit the royal apartments. The tour takes about one and a half hours, the perfect amount of time to appreciate the art collections, and you are also free to return to anything you might want to see again after the tour ends. This is the ideal tour for art and history lovers alike, made all more the better by your knowledgeable tour guide and coveted skip-the-line access.
Have an unforgettable vacation and join this tour to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Upon arrival, guests are greeted by the tour staff before the wine tasting begins. This tour is specifically organized to provide you with several wonderful opportunities to discover and learn the history behind wine production. With this one-hour and fifteen-minute wine-tasting tour, you will taste different Tuscan products, including delicious Tuscan appetizers with special wine-tasting and wine-pairing knowledge. You will taste Chianti Classico, Chianti Classico Reserve, and a White Wine with a platter of appetizers consisting of Parmesan cheese, Italian olives, bruschetta, and cured meat including Salami and Prosciutto.
Inclusions
- Platter of Tuscan Appetizers including Italian Olives, Bruschetta, Salami and Prosciutto
- Radio system to hear the guide
- Officially Certified Guide
- Three types of Tuscan Wine including Chianti Classico, Chianti Classico Reserve and a White Wine
- Wine Tasting and Wine Paring Class
- Entrance Ticket with reservation
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Any other meals or beverages not mentioned under inclusions
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The tour operator guarantees 'skip the line' tours even during peak season, except in the event of delays or strikes by the museum management
- Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of guests to run
- Please note that if you arrive after the tour start time you will not be able to join and will not be refunded or have your tour rescheduled
- There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements, in the event of this occurring you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- The entrance tickets and the Wine Tasting vouchers will be delivered by the guide or our representative at the meeting point prior to the start of the tour. Please follow the instructions to the meeting point as on the voucher.
- In case of intolerance or allergies, alert the us when booking and before the tour to avoid any inconvenience
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Wine Tasting Tour Meeting Point - Please be present at Via del Gomitolo dell'Oro 11, 50123 Firenze, IT (Vino Tasting S.r.l), 15 minutes before the departure time in order to avoid any delays.
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Ticket Redemption
The below mentioned meeting point is your first tour meeting point and please refer the other meeting point for the next tour. Meeting point 01- Central Gate of Palazzo Pitti, Piazza de' Pitti, 50125 Firenze, IT Meeting point 02- Via del Gomitolo dell'Oro 11, 50123 Firenze, IT (Vino Tasting S.r.l) Please be present at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the departure time
