Florence Footsteps of Medici Tour
Overview
• Discover the stories of the most elite families of the time
• Walk to see the most important streets and palaces
• See the stunning architecture of the historical buildings
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Discover the Medici's story by walking through the most important streets and palaces. From Giovanni de Medici to Lorenzo de Medici, hear about and understand the power of this incredible family.
Inclusions
- Officially Certified Guide
- Radio system to hear the guide
What to expect
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Stop At: Florence, Florence, Tuscany
Discover the Medici's story by walking through the most important streets and palaces. From Giovanni de Medici to Lorenzo de Medici, see, hear about, and understand the power of this incredible family.
Begin your tour at the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, the main residence of the first branch of the Medici family. The Medici family was connected to most of the other elite families of the time through marriages of convenience, partnership, or employment. Hence, the family had a central position in the social network. Several families had systematic access to the rest of the elite families only through the Medici family. Some examples of these families include the Bardi, Altoviti, Ridolfi, Cavalcanti, and Tornabuoni. This has been suggested as a reason for the rise of the Medici family.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: San Lorenzo, Firenze FI, Italy
Continue your tour to the San Lorenzo Church square, Florence’s cathedral, until the 8th century. From the early 15th century, the Medici family had the church entirely rebuilt in the new Renaissance style. On your way here, the guide will describe from the outside the Medici Chapels where the private mausoleum of the Medici Grand Dukes, Michelangelo’s New Sacristy, and his Medici Tombs are located. After explaining the Medici Chaples from the outside of the attraction, the guide moves across the city centre to reach the river Arno and cross the river on Ponte Vecchio to the Oltrarno district. Here, see the imposing Palazzo Pitti, the last residence of the Medici family.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
- Recommended to wear comfortable shoes
- Stroller accessible
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Most travelers can participate
- 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
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Our tour guide allowed us to have input for the itinerary as we were the only people on the tour. We chose to visit some of the artisan workshops that came into existence during the Medici rule that still exist today.
Our tour guide allowed us to have input for the itinerary as we were the only people on the tour. We chose to visit some of the artisan workshops that came into existence during the Medici rule that still exist today.Our guide was extremely knowledgable and explained Florence heritage to us and it was very interesting. She cared about what she was talking about so was brilliant and interesting lovely lady
Our guide was extremely knowledgable and explained Florence heritage to us and it was very interesting. She cared about what she was talking about so was brilliant and interesting lovely ladyThe Medici Tour with Rossella was interesting, informative and fun. Rossellas knowledge regarding the Medici and the history of Firenze was impressive!
The Medici Tour with Rossella was interesting, informative and fun. Rossellas knowledge regarding the Medici and the history of Firenze was impressive!This tour was nice it would have helped if we took at the begining of our trip not the end as we had allready visited all of the places on the tour. Our tour guide was very knowlegeable
This tour was nice it would have helped if we took at the begining of our trip not the end as we had allready visited all of the places on the tour. Our tour guide was very knowlegeableOur guide was very knowledgeable, pleasant and patient with a whole group of older folk! Thomas(that isn’t quite right) he took the time to tell and show us odd little facts and lore about various sites. A delight!
Our guide was very knowledgeable, pleasant and patient with a whole group of older folk! Thomas(that isn’t quite right) he took the time to tell and show us odd little facts and lore about various sites. A delight!We did the Footsteps of medici tour yesterday in Florence which we booked through Viator and it was simply not worth the money. The tour does not immerse you in the history of the Medici family or take to to any Medici places you can’t go to yourselves. A free walking tour we did the day before i...
We did the Footsteps of medici tour yesterday in Florence which we booked through Viator and it was simply not worth the money. The tour does not immerse you in the history of the Medici family or take to to any Medici places you can’t go to yourselves. A free walking tour we did the day before in Florence was just as informative. A bitter and expensive disappointment.