Medici Magnificence Private Walking Tour: Uncover Florence's Royal Past

Highlights

• Exclusive Guide & Audio System
• Focus on the Medici Family
• Monument Exploration

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Via Cavour Firenze

   25min

   Begin your exploration at the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, the family's historic residence and a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture. Marvel at the elegant façade designed by Michelozzo discovering the story of the rise of power of Medici with Lawrence the Magnificent.

2. 2

   Piazza di San Lorenzo

   15min

   Location of the first cathedral of the city rebuilt by the Medici to host their ritualsç wedding, baptizing, and their rest alongside the adjacent Medici Chapels.

3. 3

   Via del Proconsolo

   20min

   Passing by the Bargello the first palace of the government of Florence transformed by the Medici to be a prison where they have tortured and executed their rivals.

4. 4

   Piazza della Signoria

   20min

   The heart of the Florentine government for many centuries, where the grand duce Coimo the first transformed it into its first residence adorning it with an unparalleled collection of statutes showing his supreme power.

5. 5

   Ponte Vecchio

   20min

   Crossing the historical bridge of Florence the Medici made a total facelift from the dirtiest place to the most elegant in the city to celebrate their parade over it.

6. 6

   Pitti

   20min

   Conclude your tour in front of the majestic Palazzo Pitti, the Medici's final residence which was built originaly by their rivals Pitti family as a contender to their power, who managed to acquist it from them to transform in into an example of the royal palaces.

Before you go

Location