Medici Family Kid-Friendly Tour: Palazzo Vecchio & Palazzo Medici in Florence

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Basilica di San Lorenzo

   10min

   Your kid-friendly guide, will show you the outside of the Basilica di San Lorenzo with the Cappelle Medicee, situated in the San Lorenzo district. The Basilica was the church of this important family.

2. 2

   Palazzo Medici Riccardi

   15min

   You will visit the courtyard of Palazzo Medici Riccardi, one of the most beautiful buildings in Florence and a true witness of a glorious past. Why does this building have a double name? Who were the Riccardi? The Riccardi were dignitaries of the Medici court, they bought the palace from the Grand Duke Ferdinando II de' Medici in 1659.

3. 3

   Piazza Del Duomo

   10min

   A few steps from the building you will find yourself in Piazza Duomo, where you will admire the Cupola of Brunelleschi and the facade of Santa Maria del Fiore.

4. 4

   Palazzo Vecchio

   1h

   Our kid-friendly guide will allow you to explore Piazza della Signoria as well as the inside of Palazzo Vecchio and its museum. The Palazzo Vecchio represents the best synthesis of the city's fourteenth-century civil architecture and it is one of the most famous civic buildings in the world.

5. 5

   Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi

   10min

   A pleasant walk will allow you to see the outside of the Uffizi Museum.

6. 6

   Ponte Vecchio

   10min

   You will cross Ponte Vecchio, the oldest and most famous bridge of Florence.

Before you go

Location