The 15 Private Palace Tours in Florence That Earn the Ticket

1.Palazzo Vecchio: Magnificent Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 61 reviews Our pick

Explore Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio with a private guide, from Medici rooms and Renaissance art to Dante’s mask and Leonardo’s secret fresco.

“Une visite très intéressante avec Alexandra. de nombreuses explications sont données au cours de la visite. Avec de l'histoire, de la géographie, de l'histoire de l'art, de la géopolitique. les nombreuses questions que j'ai pu poser ont trouvé à chaque fois une réponse. On ne voit pas le temps passer.”

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2.Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 46 reviews · from $186

Review of Florence’s private Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens tour, with guide details, highlights, price value, timing, access, and booking advice.

“Martina was very cool… if are interested on reviewing the history and art with full detail. She will definitely is the option..”

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3.Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 38 reviews · 3 hours · from $260

Tour Florence’s Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens with a private guide, Renaissance art, Medici treasures, sculptures, and skip-the-line entry.

“Christina was very sweet, knowledgeable, and went with our pace.”

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4.Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 38 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $287

Review of Florence’s private Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens tour, with art highlights, practical tips, guide quality, price value, and booking advice.

“Alessandro is probably one of the most knowledgeable guides we’ve had (we travel a lot). He could answer any questions - no matter how obscure, not only of history, but art, Florence and travel in Tuscany. His pace was perfect for us, with detailed explanations of all that we were seeing. He integrated all information from Pitti Palace with all other sites around town. He allowed ample time for questions and made sure we could remain in the museum after our visit was done, while giving suggestions of what to explore afterwards. We highly recommend him and the tour!!!”

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5.PALAZZO VECCHIO Private tour in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $144Top rated

Explore Palazzo Vecchio with a private Florence guide, Medici stories, Leonardo’s lost painting mystery, and flexible 90-minute visits.

“The tour guide was great, friendly and very knowledgeable. Only thing I would say negative is this tour is expensive for what it was, compared to other tours we took. Only a little over 90 minutes.”

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6.Private Tour of Pitti Palace with Boboli Garden

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $198

Explore Florence’s Pitti Palace with a private English-speaking guide, then wander Boboli and Villa Bardini Gardens at your own pace.

“The Pitti palace is beautiful but can be overwhelming. Our guide did a wonderful job of distilling the tour into a wonderful and digestible experience. We really appreciated her showing us the corridor the Medici built and the history of the ponte vecchio. A must do in Florence!”

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7.Palazzo Vecchio: Private Guided Museum Tour & Tower Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 18 reviews · from $186

Review of Palazzo Vecchio’s private tour, Medici rooms, Hall of the Five Hundred, and Arnolfo’s Tower with Florence views.

“Our guide Costanza was excellent. Very knowledgeable and informative, answered all of our questions”

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8.Palazzo Vecchio, Palazzo Pitti and Boboli gardens private tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $234

Tour Florence’s Medici palaces and Boboli Gardens with a private English-speaking guide, hotel pickup, art, politics, and Renaissance stories.

“Very nice tour guide Arianna was super professional the bes. We had a great experience thank. I totally recommend it”

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9.Florence Palazzo Vecchio: Exclusive Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 13 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $156

Review of Florence’s private Palazzo Vecchio tour, with Renaissance art, Medici stories, fast-track entry, pricing, tips, and key drawbacks.

“The audio and narration worked out great. It was nice to take the tour at our own pace. We had the ability to play it back if we missed star was being said.”

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10.Palazzo Vecchio Private Tour + Arnolfo’s Tower Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $210

Review of Florence’s private Palazzo Vecchio tour, with priority entry, Arnolfo’s Tower, Medici rooms, city views, price, tips, and drawbacks.

“What a wonderful tour! Natalia was excellent and had a very deep knowledge of the Palazzo Vecchio. It was a wonderful tour and we enjoyed our couple hours with her. We highly recommend her tour.”

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11.Pitti Palace – Private Tour At Galleria Palatina Incl. Tkts To Boboli Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $179

Review of Florence’s private Pitti Palace tour, including the Palatine Gallery, Palatine Chapel, Boboli Gardens, guides, price, and practical tips.

“The art in the Pitti Palace was incredible and our guide was very knowledgeable about it. We were hoping to spend more time on the interiors of the palace and less with the art. While our guide spoke excellent English, she didn’t seem to fully comprehend when we spoke so it was difficult to convey our interests. All in all, it was a positive experience for the most part but did not meet expectations for the excessive cost.”

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12.Private Kids Treasure Hunt in Palazzo Vecchio. Timed entry!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $107Best value

Discover if Florence’s private Palazzo Vecchio treasure hunt suits your family, with timed entry, playful storytelling, and practical cost tips.

“I visited Palazzo Vecchio with my two "childrens" (11 and 16 years old). Daniele, our guide, was overwhelming and engaging. Through a clever mix of anecdotes and notions, we discovered one of the most decorated and beautiful buildings in the city.”

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13.Private Tour: Florence Walking Tour with Palazzo Vecchio

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews

Review of Florence’s private walking tour with Palazzo Vecchio, Duomo views, Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi, pricing, timing, and booking tips.

“We had a very knowledgeable tour guide. It was nice seeing the sites on a private tour so we could take as much or as little time as we wanted along the way. She met us right at our hotel so we wasted no time in getting started, even recommended a local non-tourist place for lunch. We really enjoyed this.”

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14.Private Guided Tour of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · from $155

Review of Florence’s private Palazzo Vecchio tour, with Medici history, Michelangelo, old maps, practical tips, value, and guide advice.

“While the palace itself is amazing. The guide was a bit mono-toned and could not enormous info she had to us in a structured way. Overall the tour was OK but could have been better with a guide that explaining in a more interesting way.”

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15.The Pitti Palace private tour: Splendours of the Royal Residence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $307

Review of Florence’s private Pitti Palace tour, with Raphael, Caravaggio, expert guides, costs, itinerary, tips, and booking advice.

“We were very glad we had made the decision to do the tour with a Private Guide. Brian met us at our hotel, so walking across the Ponte Vecchio to the Palace we also learned about the history of the bridge and the traders and artists etc: The Palace is vast and every room filled with art and topped off with highly decorative walls and ornate ceilings. Brian’s delightful story telling of the families, the history and the artists made it much more meaningful. If you are interested in fabrics and clothing the small but comprehensive Costume Gallery within the Palace should not be missed . Highly recommend this and…”

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