The real story of the

Medici family

The  Medici family the family that, through its politics and patronage of the arts, influenced both Florentine and Italian culture. A family that made history and produced artistic masterpieces.

A family that brought back to the fore Plato’s philosophy. A family whose story is so rich in dramatic intrigues and twists that no film or television series can ever do it justice.

This tour will immerse you in their world, walking on their streets while following the historical and artistic events in their lives.

You’ll learn about the political events and the sentimental affairs of Cosimo dei Medici, of Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici and of Cosimo I and his son Francesco.

We’ll also talk about the women of the family: Lucrezia Tournabuoni, Bianca Cappello and Anna Maria Luisa de Medici who had a determining influence on the fortunes and destiny of the family.

Our journey through space and time will take us from the dawning of the Medici power to its zenith to the family’s also tragicomic extinction.

On this tour, we’ll speak of conspiracies, plots, great loves and great minds. A fascinating tour that’ll make you feel like one of the Medici family.

 

You’ll see: San Lorenzo, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Piazza Duomo, the medieval quarter, Piazza della Signoria, Piazzale degli Uffizzi, Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Pitti.

The tour takes about 2 hrs.