Florence - The Medici's Private Walking Tour
4.7
13 Ratings
Firenze
Explore Florence's Medici legacy with a private walking tour. Discover their palaces, churches, and secret passageways with a licensed guide.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Via Cavour Firenze - visit Palazzo Medici Riccardi
  • Piazza del Duomo - explore the central Duomo Square featuring the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Baptistry, and Giotto’s Bell Tower
  • Basilica di San Lorenzo - stroll through San Lorenzo Church and Market, and view the exterior of Medici’s Chapel
  • Piazza della Signoria - the main political square where you can see the Town Hall Palazzo Vecchio, the Loggia dei Lanzi, the Neptune Fountain, and the Uffizi Gallery
  • Ponte Vecchio - walk under Vasari’s Corridor and across the Ponte Vecchio
  • Palazzo Pitti - arrive at Pitti Square and admire the grandeur of Pitti Palace, the final residence of the Medici Family
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Earphones
What's Not Included
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Admission to monuments and attractions
Additional Information

On the tracks of the Medici’s Family! Discover the amazing story of the ruling family of Florence, from the very beginning to the extinction of the Dinasty. Our licensed guide will lead you through a fascinating itinerary and will show you all the places which played an important role in their life, including their Churches, their Palaces, secret passageways and many more.

  • Dress code is smart casual
  • Participants are requested at the meeting point 15 minutes before the departure time
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Location
Piazza San Marco
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(13 Ratings)
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Odette_t
Dec 7, 2022
Learn Medici history! - This tour was informative and interesting! It helped that our tour guide is the “last Medici” and is a history teacher gallivanting around telling us stories of the times.
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769fleurw
Dec 5, 2022
Medici tour. - Absolutely fantastic guide and really informative tour. Would highly recommend if you’re interested in the Medici history and their influence on Florence. It was a highlight of our stay.
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William_b
Oct 3, 2022
Fantastic tour! - This was such an amazing tour and our guide Marchello was incredible. We learned so much about the Medici and Marchello was so informative, funny, and we absolutely would recommend this to anyone who wants to learn about the Medici while they see Florence!
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Fleur_w
Jul 12, 2022
Fantastic tour - Absolutely brilliant walking tour. Marcello was just brilliant, so knowledgeable and passionate about the Medici and Florence it was a pleasure to be on a tour with him.
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Phil_b
Jun 7, 2022
Great Walking tour of Florence - We had a great time, Marcelo was informative, funny and endearing. He shared so much knowledge with us and the pace was good. After visiting Florence before, there were so many buildings we passed and never knew anything about them, and now we do. My only wish was that I did this on day one and not our last day, because he gave so many other places to explore. Highly recommended!
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Elizabeth_m
Feb 25, 2022
Wonderful tour-we learned so much! - Such a fabulous tour with guide Irene! She was so knowledgeable and made the 2-hr tour through the ‘outdoor museum of Florence’ so unique and very interesting. Highly recommend if you’re yearning to learn more about the Medici family and the history of this city.
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Mattiehoganbetchik
Nov 22, 2021
Great tour - Friendly, knowledgeable tour guide. She is awesome, also let us make change at one of thr kiosks. :)
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Christine_n
Sep 5, 2021
Florence 2021 - Our guide Irene was amazing. She was very knowledgeable of the di Medici family and took us through the beautiful streets of Florence
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Sabine_df
Aug 9, 2021
A splendid De Medici-tour through Firenze - Our tour was beyond any expectation! We had a fantastic guide, Lisa, and we were, moreover, very lucky because no one else had signed in for this tour, so we got a private tour! Lisa walked with us from Piazza San Marco to the Palacio Pitti and built hence in a very structured and clear way the story of the Medici family. For every question we had, she had a clear answer. She talked very well English and was always concerned about our well being (shade/sun!) and our well understanding of her story. Just wonderful! For more than two hours we were under the spell of the Medici family and Lisa! She was splendid from the first till the last minute! As a teacher of guides and tour leaders, I can say that she would graduate in our guides training cum laude! Congratulations, Lisa, you're doing perfectly!
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Megan_r
Jan 15, 2024
Misrepresented the tour and the inclusions - We booked the tour because it sounded amazing on Viator/trip advisor however we soon discovered what was represented to us was not accurate and the tour didn’t include admissions or entry into any buildings, court yards or private passageways etc. When we sought an explanation from “Accord” the tour operator, they stated “ The overview description is written by Viator copywriters, not by our Tour Operator, the same regarding the advertising of this tour so if you'd like to forward a complaint you can do it directly with their customer service” So not only did they concede the advertising and description of their tour on Viator is wrong they sought to distance themselves and not honour those representations which was the reason we booked the tour. Further it appears they are not going to correct the misrepresentations in the future. So essentially we paid a premium price to be walked past historical buildings. The only saving grace was Mark our tour guide who was lovely, passionate and did his best in what was awkward circumstances. My recommendation is do not book this tour. Do your research, stay away from Viator and Accord and go with a local direct tour guide. We believe we are reasonable people and when we reached out to the tour operator they dismissed our complaint and concerns and we believe it is important that future tourists are aware that what is represented is not what you get.
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