The Medici and Michelangelo Tour

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Come and join our walking tour in Florence to learn all about this great family that discovered and nurtured the main talents and artist of Florence and Tuscany.

Medici Tour in Florence

Would you like to discover the history of Florence through less touristy museums and sites? This tour what you’re looking for!

In the XV century, Florence became the center of the Renaissance thanks to the main powerful family that ruled the city: the Medici.

How did the Medici become so rich and powerful? How was this family able to control Florence and a good part of Tuscany? Was it thanks to the Medici that Florence became a great center of art, culture, science and philosophy?

Pick this tour if you want to find out all the answers!

It’s a unique tour, especially for those who love history, Michelangelo, and rumors. As a matter of fact, as a typical family of that time, behind all the great members of the Medici, there were always stories of love, lovers, poisonings and even murderer!

During their power, they were able to count among them two Popes and two queens of France! The Medici loved art and they used it also as a way to make themselves known outside the city. That’s why they were always surrounded by the best personalities of their time, first of all Michelangelo.

The authority of the Medici lasted three centuries, and with their exciting stories and amazing works of art, done especially by Michelangelo, we’ll cover the entire period of the power of the family in Florence: from the rise of Cosimo the Elder during the first half of the XV Century, to the golden age of Lorenzo il Magnifico

We’ll continue with the dictatorial power of Cosimo I, when the Medici reached the peak of their power, to the fall and the end of the dynasty in the XVIII Century. The heritage they left in Florence, Tuscany and even abroad is incomparable. 300 years of the Medici means 300 years of beauty and power.

4 hour

Florence

Historical Buildings

Musem Tours

Walking Tour

Destination

Florence
Departure

Palazzo Medici-Riccardi
Included

Personal Guide
Not Included

Breakfast

Entry Fees

Meals Included

Personal Driver

Private Van

Our gallery

Palazzo Medici-Riccardi

We'll start the tour with a visit of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, the first palace where the Medici lived. It was not just a simple palace. It was the business house of the Medici, the symbol of their political importance, as well as the center of culture where key historical figures met, studied and worked. All the best Renaissance artist lived there, even Michelangelo.

Inside there's a masterpiece of the Renaissance art. You'll be amazed by the beautiful colors of the fantastic frescoes of the Magi done by Benozzo Gozzoli. This artwork is a symbol of XV century art and moreover a symbol of Medici political messaging.

The Cappelle Medicee

We'll continue with the visit of the Cappelle Medicee where the main tombs of the Medici are. We'll see the fantastic Cappella dei Principi, one of the few examples of the Baroque style in Florence, completely decorated with precious stones that adhere to the traditional Florentine mosaic technique. But the real masterpiece of this museum is the Sagrestia Nuova, completed and designed by Michelangelo. We'll see the tombs of the first dukes of the Medici done by the divine Michelangelo, which are considered one of his masterpieces after David and the Sistine Chapel. It will give us the chance to discover more about the fantastic life of Michelangelo, his love-hate relationship with the Medici, how he risked his life and then was saved by a Medici pope.

Galleria dell'Accademia

The Medici and Michelangelo Tour will end at the Galleria dell'Accademia to see the original David done by the divine Michelangelo. With just this tour you'll understand the importance of this statue, not only for its beauty, but also for its political meanings. We'll see David from a different point of view that will make you fall in love with this statue, Michelangelo and Florence.

The Medici and Michelangelo Tour