Medici walking tour -Small group
Medici between Art and Power -Walking tour The Medici Family tour will tell you the story of the most important and powerful family in the city of Florence. Banking, commerce and religious influence led the Medici Family to became one of the most powerful families in Florence. Our professional guide will lead you on a journey across years of history preserved in architectural buildings, and works of art, all sponsored by the Medici family. 1 hour and 30 min tour .
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Medici family
What's included in Medici walking tour -Small group
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Palazzo Medici Riccardi was built for Cosimo il Vecchio by Michelozzo after 1444 as his town mansion on via Larga today via Cavour . Apart from the fine exterior, the main courtyard with classical relief in the tondi survives from this time , as well as Michelozzo's lovely little chapel on the first floor and the frescoes Cosimo commissioned for it from Benozzo Gozzoli.
Basilica di San Lorenzo
The church of was intimately connected with the Medici after they commissioned Brunelleschi to rebuild it in 1425 with their own family funds . It is the burial place of all the principal members of the family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III .
Cappelle Medicee
The Cappella dei Principi is the opulent mausoleum of the Medici grand dukes .It has been undergoing restoration since 1999. Ferdinando I decided to create the chapel , wich he intended to have decorated with plasters of costly jasper . A back passage connects the Cappella dei Principi to the New sacristy , was build to balance Brunelleschi's old Sacristy by Michelangelo . Inside you can see the tombs of the Medici family decorated with the statues carved by Michelangelo .
Inclusions
- Live commentary
- Art guide
- audio guides systems
- Walking tour along the path of the Medici Residences
- Tips
- Entrance and Tickets
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Note that 21 is a red color number .
End Points
- Palazzo Pitti
