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Medici Mile: A Historic Walking Tour Through Medici Dynasty Residences and Renaissance Monuments
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22 Ratings
Firenze
Immerse yourself in the history and grandeur of the Medici dynasty on a 2-hour walking tour through their residences and Renaissance monuments. Discover the secrets and struggles of this powerful family and enjoy a Tuscan lunch in a charming Osteria. Optional visit to Pitti Palace or Boboli Gardens available.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Basilica di San Lorenzo - The Church of the Medici family
- Cappelle Medicee - The mausoleum of the Medici family
- Palazzo Medici Riccardi - The first residence of the Medici family located in San Lorenzo district
- Piazza San Giovanni - The wonderful square in which you can admire the magnificent Cathedral, with its imposing Brunelleschi’s Dome, the Giotto’s bell tower and the Baptistery
- Piazza della Signoria - The famous square where you can find Palazzo Vecchio, the second residence of the Medici family
- Church of Santa Felicita - Above this wonderful Church you can see the Vasari corridor, a secret and comfortable passageway used by the Medici Grand Dukes of Tuscany, to move between the Palazzo Pitti, their third residence, and their offices located inside the Palazzo Vecchio, without being seen by the citizens
- Ponte Vecchio - The oldest bridge in Florence and also the most famous
- Giardino di Boboli - The Boboli Gardens is a historical park in the city of Florence, born as the grand-ducal garden of Palazzo Pitti.
- Palazzo Pitti - This famous palace is the last Florentine residence of the Medici
What's Included
- Spanish Language confirmed with min 4 participants (Nov 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025)
- Pitti Palace Skip-the-line Entrance Ticket (if selected)
- Assistance at meeting point
- 2 hours Guided Visit with local Professional Guide
- Monolingual Guided Visit (April to October)
- Boboli Gardens skip-the-line entrance ticket (if selected)
What's Not Included
- Guided Visit in Pitti Palace or Boboli Gardens
Additional Information
Relive a unique era as you stroll through the history, the richness, and the secrets of the powerful dynasty which made possible the great Renaissance period, the Medici! Walk along the winding road to wonderful monuments and open-air works of art with your professional guide. Discover the city retracing the history and learn about the struggles during the political and economic power of the Medici dynasty. See the Cathedral and its Brunelleschi Dome, the stunning Palazzo Vecchio, second residence and the marvelous Piazza della Signoria, the Vasari Corridor, the enchanting Ponte Vecchio, the Pitti Palace, and so much more, all during this 2-hour walking tour.
Choose to enrich your experience including the visit of Pitti Palace or Boboli Gardens in total freedom with the skip-the-line entrance ticket.
- Comfortable walking shoes recommended
- The ticket to Pitti Palace will allow you to visit on your own Palatine Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, the Museum of Fashion and Costume, Treasure of the Grand Dukes
- The ticket to visit Boboli Gardens includes the entrance at Porcelain Museum and Bardini Gardens.
- From November 1st 2024 to March 31st 2025: Spanish Language confirmed with min 4 participants
Location
Via de' Martelli, 50
Via de' Martelli
Via dei Martelli 50red- in front of Caffè Firenze, at the corner with Via dei Pucci
An Assistant waits for you wearing blue clothing with Caf Tour & Gray Line Florence logos
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.0
(22 Ratings)
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Enda
Jun 27, 2024
Fantastic guide, bringing the history to of Florence to life - We joined as family of 4, 2 adults, 2 teens. We enjoyed the walk around the Florence’s Medici historical buildings. The tour was not just the Medici but our fantastic guide Renata was so knowledgeable about the history of Florence that we seemed to get a history tour of Florence dating back to Roman times and beyond. Renata had great energy and passion for her job, was attentive to to the group, finding shaded areas to talk to us. Renata really made the history of Florence and the Medici come to life for us. Renata also went the extra mile for us, taking us to Pitti palace to ensure we could access. I highly recommend Renata and Caf Walking tour. Thanks Renata
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Patriciahi2011mg
Nov 29, 2023
On the tracks of Florence’s Giants - our guide Renata provided our group with excellent informations about the Medicis, but also much more: from historical anecdotes to architectural details to the larger context of the epoch and art history, she was also patient and eager to answer our questions, all in all like a promenade with a very well informed friend! a great experience
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Yan_c
Mar 21, 2023
Happy walking tour - My name is Yan Cociani. I joined tour with Maria Cristina. I’m very happy with her. She is very knowledgeable and friendly! I am very happy with her! I definitely will recommend her to my family and friends!! Thank you so much!!!🙏🏻🌹
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Carolina
Mar 9, 2023
A fun way to get to know Florence! - This was such a fun way to get to know the city! Our tour guide was knowledgable and entertaining and had so many stories and facts about the history of Florence. Would definitely recommend if you are new to the city.
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Mariaog9932op
Jun 3, 2024
Enthusiastic - Very enthusiastic guide who took us to all the famous places. Perhaps I expected a little more depth in terms of history, but I understand that that may not be possible, given the duration and composition of the tour.
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Carleen_v
May 31, 2024
Great perspectives - Marta shared interesting stories. The tour of the other side of the Ponte Vecchio really added great perspective on a great area of Florence.
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Trudy_b
May 10, 2023
Even though the guide... - Even though the guide spoke English, she was very difficult to understand and also spoke too fast and too softly.. Also very hard to keep up and locate her in the crowds. Would be much better if she had some sort of identifying flag.
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Adria_b
May 22, 2023
Short tour couldve been longer - We waited 20. minutes for a family that ran late to the meeting point holding up the tour in drizzlyweather and they didnt show that they cared either. It didnt feeling like a mile walk either as the squares led into each other. The guide briefed us on what we were seeing. At the end we had to remind her about our Pitti Palace tickets that she physically didnt have and had to make a. all to the office for the ticket reservation. This is not included in the tour. Bit disorganised. Wa dissapointed overall.
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Pau22018
Apr 10, 2024
Not a good tour - I do not recommend d this tour at all with the company Florence Tuscany & Italy tours . It was not what they offered. Very little was said about the Medicis , being this the main focus of the tour. Did not match the description of the tour I bought! I learned nothing from the Medici history. I asked for a reimbursement or another tour to compensate this and nobody answered me !
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Yaw_o
Aug 3, 2023
No good. At all. - Our guide, Marcello, list us several times and seemed not to know or not to care.
We completed the Medici portion of our Medici walking tour but he did not give us tickets for Boboli Gardens, per what we reserved.
Marcello told us we had to pay for our tickets at the biggliettra.
I notified Viator via its app and received no response.
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