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The Medici's Life & Pitti Palace Private Tour

Cristina - The Chatty Mama

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Cristina - The Chatty Mama

Walking private tour discovering the life of the Medici family & the Palatina Gallery. Learn more about the family who passioned an entire country with power and drama stories. And take a glance in one of the most outstanding Medici's palaces, the Pitti, and discover with me all its masterpieces!

Experience details

  • Destination

    Florence

  • Category

    City highlight tours

  • Duration

    2.5 hours

  • Mode of transport

    Walking

  • Available languages

    English

  • What's included

    Private guide

Here’s an overview of your tour

I bet you all heard about the Medici Dynasty or even if you don't know them, it is totally worth it to spend some time hearing some stories about it! Definitively it is something important to tick on your to-do list when you are visiting Florence!

The Medici Family weren't simply a family that lived in Florence, but "the family" that governed the city for 3 centuries and wrote the story of it. Merchants, bankers, lords, the Medici still today keep us interested with the adventurous story of their dynasty, made of rivals, wars, power, conspiracy, love, pops and the list can continue more and more.

We will walk around the city, discovering the sights connected to the Medici, admiring their palace and taking a glance at what they left for our beautiful Florence.

The Palatine Gallery was not only their palace but nowadays hosts a full collection of works of art that will leave you breathless: Raphael, Tiziano, Rubens, Caravaggio and many more will delight you in this outstanding museums.

VISIT INSIDE IT’S JUST THE PALATINA GALLERY, THE REST OF THE MONUMENTS ARE FROM OUTSIDE.

THE TOUR LAST 2h30/3h.

Would you like something different and/or have any special wishes? Just contact me via the Withlocals chat and I will be happy to personalize this tour 100% for you!

Important to know:

- The museums is closed the Mondays.

- The tickets fee isn't included: 19€ with skip the line option. Under-18-year-old the entrance is free, and there is only an additional 4€ for the skip the line option.

Your itinerary

  • Meeting point

    Via Camillo Cavour

  • The Medici Palace

    Admire the First Renaissance Palace and discover where the most interesting and powerful characters of this Dynasty lived.

  • START

    We will meet in front of Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, a pearl of Florence renaissance.

  • Duomo's Square

    Let's walk in the Square of Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore, a stunning religious building, where a terrible conspiracy against the Medici family happened!

  • Signoria's Square

    Take a look at the beautiful Palazzo Vecchio and and learn more about the powerful Medici family and how their story intertwined with the one of this impressive building.

  • Uffizi Square

    The Uffizi Square where once were the offices of the Medici and their first private museum. It simply can't miss in our itinerary.

  • Ponte Vecchio

    Take a glance at the private path of the Medici and why this bridge hosts so many gold shops.

  • Pitti Palace

    Visit the last home of the Medici family, admire its courtyard, architecture and the Palatina, an amazing gallery were you will learn more about the Medici but not only them: breathtaking paintings and frescos will delights our visit!

  • END

    The Palatina Gallery will be our last stop, but with your ticket you can continue the visit of the palace! It has also 3 museums inside: Jewellery, Costumes and modern art museum.
I have a teen daughter with us - is it possible to plan a drinks and bites tour with her?
Me13:42
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Of course! I can definitely tailor our tour for you and your daughter! :)
Local host Maria13:44
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Good to Know

  • Tips

    • Bring a reusable water bottle to reduce plastic
    • Be mindful of sharing the real secret spots - let's keep them a secret
    • Be aware of cultural norms & be mindful

  • Included

    • Private guide

  • Not included

    • Tickets' cost

  • Cancellation

    • Receive a full refund for cancellations done 7 days before the experience date.
    • Your experience can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase.

Reviews

5.0
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    Great introduction

    "Cristina was awesome. The tour was very informative and a perfect introduction to the city. We took a cooking class the following day and we're teaching the others in the group interesting things the...

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    About local Cristina
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    Pitti Palace

    "Cristina was a fabulous guide. Very knowledgeable and presented the tour in a way that made it easy to follow along. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with her, and highly recommend her."

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    About local Cristina
    5.0

    Extended Medici Tour

    "We had a lovely time with Cristina exploring the history of the Medici while wondering through Florence. She did a great job of telling the story of this very important Florentine family, including ...

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