Florence · MEDICI FLORENCE & RENAISSANCE STORIES
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The Medici connect Florence’s palaces, chapels, galleries and politics. These ranked walks identify which parts of that story each guide follows, how much ground is covered and whether monument entry is included.
Medici and Renaissance legends in Florence with a storyteller, a small-group walk past San Lorenzo, Duomo, Signoria and Ponte Vecchio.
“Well worth signing up! Great communication via WhatsApp for meeting place, our guide (Michele) was fabulous. He linked history and local knowledge beautifully.”
A budget-friendly 2-hour Florence walking tour linking Renaissance power, the Medici family, and major landmarks from San Lorenzo to the Uffizi.
“Its was good learning about Florence from a local’s prospective. An enjoyable and insightful experience. I would recommend to friends and family.”
A 2-hour Florence walk linking the Medici, Renaissance symbols, and Duomo views, ending at the Uffizi with local food tips.
“Our guide (i think Fabien, possibly wrong) was absolutely brilliant. No, we didn't do lots of walking looking here there and everywhere, but what he did, is slowed it down, showed us the "main" and interesting sites for us all to comprehend what went on within Florence. He was very passionate about explaining about Florence and it's importance to Italy. Overall, an excellent tour, which I left, with a lot more knowledge than I started with. Thoroughly recommend this tour.”
A 90-minute guided walk in Florence tracing Medici power, rival banking families, and a close look at the Medici Chapel mosaic.
“Rosa gave us an excellent tour, it was very informative and covered a lot of area in Florence. She not only gave us the history of the Medici family, but pointed out other things of interest in the area we were walking.”
Skip-the-line Accademia entry in Florence for Michelangelo's David, with quick ticket pickup at Via de' Pucci 37.
“You are required to go to another location to activate the barcode you are given for entry. It is not close to the entrance to see David. I mistakenly went to the gate of David and sent to the other location for activation of my ticket. I already overpaid and when I got to the office of this vendor, they wouldn’t give me the ticket unless I paid an additional five euro per guest because I was late. However, when the gate attendant explained that I had to go back and get the tickets, he told me not to worry about being late just come back and I would be…”
Two hours in Florence with skip-the-line access to the Medici Chapels, Michelangelo tombs, and clear stories about power and art.
“Our guide was fantastic! Very friendly, knowledgeable and quick on her feet with a plan when it started to rain us out of our planned itinerary - instead of the open Bovolo Gardens and taking us inside the Cathedral and sharing facts about the Medici’s time there with us instead. I will come back and do more tours with her on our next trip. A knowledgeable guide is the way to go with history and brings the past to life.”
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