Medici Chapels Florence: 1.5-hour guided tour with Michelangelo

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Duration1h 30m

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN · IT +1

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Ninety minutes with Michelangelo's tombs and the Medici family's secrets

A 1.5-hour guided tour of the Medici Chapels in Florence with a certified guide in English, Spanish or Italian, covering the crypt, Chapel of the Princes, and New Sacristy. Fast-track entry tickets are included; groups stay small, and headphones are provided when the group reaches seven participants.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Guided tour of Medici Chapels

Discover the Crypt with guide
Explore Chapel of the Principles
Admire Michelangelo's works in New Sagresty

The Experience

The tour opens in the crypt, where your guide walks you through the burials of the Medici and Lorraine families—the intrigues, the legends, the strange coincidences that shaped Florence's ruling dynasties. The guide reveals anecdotes about these families and the mysteries surrounding some of the Florentine elite's deaths, turning the tombs into a narrative rather than a list of names.

From there you move into the Chapel of the Princes, a monumental mausoleum built entirely from Tuscan hard stones quarried in the Florentine areas and nearby regions. The chapel was designed to showcase the magnificence of the Medici family, and your guide points out the components and their inscriptions, connecting the architecture to the stories of the people it honors. The scale and materials make the ambition of the family visible in stone.

The New Sacristy is the highlight—here Michelangelo's sculptures sit on the tombs of the greatest Medici names. The statues are the work the tour builds toward, and the guide's knowledge of who lies beneath them and why Michelangelo was chosen to sculpt them frames what you are standing in front of. Fast-track entry means you skip the line at the door, and the 1.5-hour window keeps the pace steady without rushing through the three spaces.

What’s included

Fast-track entry tickets to the Medici Chapels.
certified guide in your chosen language.
headphones when the group reaches seven people.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Hidden Experiences

Is this one for you?Book the private option if you want the guide's full attention and the flexibility to linger on the Michelangelo sculptures; choose the shared small-group tour if you prefer a fixed schedule and lower cost while still staying under a dozen people.