Florence Medici Family Tour

The city of Florence history goes with the House of the Medici, a powerful family who ruled over the tuscan capital between the 15th and the 18th centuries, influencing the economy, the science, the politics and the arts scene. On this comprehensive walking tour, you will go back in time, retracing the life of the Medici dynasty while visiting the places connected to their past throughout the centuries. Along the way, your knowledgeable guide will uncover the stories and secrets of the Medici dynasty, explaining their political and economic rise over the centuries. Going to the Medici Chapels, you will discover some of Michelango's masterpieces such as the New Sacristy and the tombs of the Grand Dukes. There, you will also marvel at the incredible decorative mosaic made of polychrome marbles and semi-precious stones (corals, lapis lazulis, mother-of-pearls, granites ect…) in the vault of the Cappella dei Principi. You will also visit the San Lorenzo Basilica, the Medici family church designed by the tuscan architect and sculptor Filippo Brunelleschi where you will see the tombs of the Medici ancestors such as Giovanni di Bicci, Cosimo the Elder and Piccarda Boeri. Your visit will continue to the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, known as the first residence of the family designed by architect and painter Michelozzo, and where Michelangelo used to live as well. There, you will marvel at the beautiful frescos of the Medici depicted as Magis, as well as some artworks of Benozzo Gozzoli in the Magi Chapel. If you would like to end your tour in a relaxing note, discover the delicious tuscan wines during a tasting accompanied with snacks, just before heading for a Medici Dynasty Show in the Fuligno Theater, former Convent of Sant’Onofrio delle Monache di Foligno dating back to the early 15th century (optional: to see with the guide).