Florence: Tales of Pitti Palace
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Florence: Fashion Private Tour with Museum Visits
Product ID: 72769
Italian fashion originates in Florence since Roman times and continues being famous by cloth merchants of the Middle Ages. This tour is an excellent opportunity to have the appointment with history of fashion 'Made in Italy'.
About this activity
Duration 3 hours
Skip the ticket line
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Spanish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before activity starts
Experience
Highlights
- Learn everything about Florentine fashion
- Visit Palazzo Pitti with magnificent Costume Gallery
- Explore the Silver Museum, with the jewelry collections of Medici and Lorraine
- Get an introduction to the Boboli Gardens
- Disover the Ferragamo Museum
Full description
The first fashion show in Italy took place in Florence, Villa Torrigiani, 12 February 1951 and the second in the Sala Bianca of Palazzo Pitti. The tour will start from the Ferragamo Museum. They documented the entirety of Salvatore Ferragamo activities, since his return from the US to Italy in 1927 until his death and hear plenty interesting stories about this fashion house.
Very important to visit next is the Palazzo Pitti with magnificent Costume Gallery. There, approximately six thousand pieces, ancient and modern clothes, accessories and theater costumes. Considered the only museum of the history of fashion in Italy and one of the most important one. Also a stop by Museo degli Argenti - Silver Museum, with the jewelry collections of Medici and Lorraine. The most important there to see is the "Scaramazza Pearl" of Anna Maria Luisa, the last of the Medici dynasty.
The visit will end with an introduction to the Boboli Gardens, the famous Italian garden.
Very important to visit next is the Palazzo Pitti with magnificent Costume Gallery. There, approximately six thousand pieces, ancient and modern clothes, accessories and theater costumes. Considered the only museum of the history of fashion in Italy and one of the most important one. Also a stop by Museo degli Argenti - Silver Museum, with the jewelry collections of Medici and Lorraine. The most important there to see is the "Scaramazza Pearl" of Anna Maria Luisa, the last of the Medici dynasty.
The visit will end with an introduction to the Boboli Gardens, the famous Italian garden.
Includes
- Entrance tickets
- Multilingual private guide
What’s Not Included
- Hotel pick up or drop off
Prepare for the activity
Meeting point
Piazza Santa Trinita, sotto la Colonna della Giustizia
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Important information
What to bring
- Comfortable shoes
Know before you go
Alternatively to the visit of the Costume Museum Gallery, Silver Museum and Boboli Gardens you may choose to visit the Gucci Museum.
From US$ 192.30 per person
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Product ID: 72769
Florence: Fashion Private Tour with Museum Visits
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