Florence: Medici Family Walking Tour & Chapels with Guide

The Medici Built Florence. This Tour Shows You How They Did It

You walk through Florence with a professional guide who explains how the Medici family rose to power through banking and art, visiting the Medici Riccardi Palace, Piazza San Lorenzo, and the Medici Chapels where Michelangelo's sculptures sit in their tombs. Entrance fees and an audio headset are included, the group stays small, and the tour runs at 1:30 PM. No need to arrange tickets or figure out which buildings matter most.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Medici Riccardi Palacepassing by
2. Medici Chapels55m · entry included

Explore Medici family landmarks in Florence

• Pass by Medici Riccardi Palace
• Visit Piazza San Lorenzo
• Tour Medici Chapels and tombs

The experience

So you're standing in front of the Medici Riccardi Palace, and your guide is explaining how this wasn't just a house. It was the headquarters of a family that basically ran the city through banking, art, and sheer ambition. The tour starts at 1:30 PM and moves through the streets where the Medici actually lived and worked, not the sanitized version you'd get from a textbook. You'll see the architecture they commissioned, the churches they funded, the way their money shaped what Florence became. It's one thing to know the Medici were powerful. It's another to walk past the actual buildings they built and understand what that power looked like.

The real draw is the Medici Chapels, where Michelangelo's work is right there in front of you: tombs, sculptures, the whole thing. Your guide walks you through who's buried where and why it mattered, which sounds dry until you're actually standing in the chapel and realizing you're looking at Renaissance art that people have been traveling to see for five hundred years. Piazza San Lorenzo comes into the route too, and that's where the layers of Medici influence really click into place. The guide has the headset system, so you're not straining to hear over the crowd, and the group stays small enough that you can actually ask questions without holding up thirty other people.

It's a walking tour, so you're on your feet for a couple of hours, but the pace isn't rushed and everything's accessible: the palace, the chapels, the streets. If you're traveling with kids or using a wheelchair, the route works. The entrance fees are already included, so you're not stopping at a ticket window in the middle of the afternoon. You show up, meet your guide, and the Medici story unfolds as you move through the city they shaped.

What’s included

• Your afternoon includes a professional art guide who walks you through the Medici Riccardi Palace, Piazza San Lorenzo, and the Medici Chapels, where you'll see Michelangelo's work and the family's tombs.
• Entrance fees to both the palace and chapels are covered, and you'll wear an audio headset so you can hear clearly in crowds.
• The group stays small, and the tour is fully wheelchair accessible.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day except TuesdayDeparts at 13:30

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (15 and older) · Youth (6 to 14 years) · Child (under 6): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, Italian and Romanian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyPublic transport nearby

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Is this one for you?Book this if you want to understand how one family shaped an entire city's art and architecture without spending the morning reading plaques or figuring out which buildings matter: the guide connects the dots, and the small group means you can actually ask questions.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, Italian and Romanian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (6 to 14 years); Child (under 6): free.

What time does the Medici family walking tour start?

The tour begins at 1:30 PM.

What's included in the tour price?

Art guide, entrance fees to the Medici Chapels and Medici Riccardi Palace, and an audio headset system.

Is the tour wheelchair accessible?

Yes. All areas and surfaces on the route are wheelchair accessible, and infants can be brought in a pram or stroller.

What will I see on this tour?

The Medici Riccardi Palace (the family's first residence), Piazza San Lorenzo, and the Medici Chapels with Michelangelo's sculptures and the family tombs.

Is this tour suitable for people with limited fitness?

Yes, it's suitable for all physical fitness levels.

Can I use public transportation to get to the starting point?

Yes, public transportation options are available nearby.