Florence: Medici Palace Tour & TV Series Locations

Inside the Medici Palace: Where Florence's Power Began

You walk through the Medici Palace with a reserved ticket and an art historian who explains the family's rise, the architecture, and the TV series locations filmed there. Skip-the-line access gets you inside without the morning queue. The guide handles the history. You just show up and listen.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Medici family sites in Florence

• Meet tour operator
• Visit Medici Riccardi Palace

The experience

The moment you step into the courtyard of the Medici Palace, the stone walls seem to hold their breath. This is where Lorenzo the Magnificent once moved through rooms that shaped the Renaissance, and where the TV series "The Medici" filmed some of its most pivotal scenes. Your guide, an art historian, walks you through the actual spaces where the family's ambitions played out: the private chambers, the frescoed halls, the rooms where deals were made that altered the course of European art and politics. You're not reading about it in a museum placard. You're standing in the place where it happened.

The skip-the-line access means you don't spend your morning in a queue outside the palace gates like other visitors do. Your reserved entrance ticket gets you straight through, which matters more than it sounds: Florence's main attractions fill up fast, and you'd lose at least an hour waiting. The guide points out details most people miss: the architectural choices that signaled power, the way rooms were designed to impress, the family's art collection and the decisions behind what they chose to display. This isn't a generic palace tour. It's a walk through the Medici family's actual story, grounded in the rooms themselves.

The tour covers the symbolic places tied to the family's rise and the TV series that brought their world back to life. You'll see where scenes were shot, understand the historical context behind them, and get a sense of how much of what you watched on screen was filmed in these exact locations. The palace is wheelchair accessible, and the pace is moderate. You're walking through galleries and up some stairs, but nothing strenuous. The whole experience takes a few hours, and by the end you understand why Florence calls itself the Medici city.

What’s included

Your day includes a professional art historian guide, entrance tickets with reservation to the Medici Palace, and skip-the-line access so you don't wait at the gate. The guide walks you through the palace rooms, explains the family's history and power, and points out locations from the Medici TV series filmed on-site.

Options for this experience

4 options

Availability Winter SeasonGuide in 5 languages · 11:00Lasts 2 hours

Monolingual semi-private It\TeGuide in English, German or Italian · Available from 2 Apr 2027Lasts 2 hours

Monolingual semi-private En\SpGuide in English or Spanish · Available from 1 Apr 2027Lasts 2 hours

Monolingual semi-private visitGuide in English or French · Available from 30 Mar 2027Lasts 2 hours

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Information

Lasts 2h, runs Tuesday and Sunday at 11:00, from € 117 per person, with live guides in 5 languages, in groups of up to 8 and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesTuesday and SundayDeparts at 11:00Another day? ›

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Child (6 to 17 years) · Infant (under 6): free

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

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Moderate physical effortWheelchair accessible

Operated by Florence Tours by Made of Tuscany

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to understand the Medici family's actual story without spending hours in entry lines or reading plaques alone: the guide and the reserved ticket are what make the history stick and the morning move fast.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 17 years); Infant (under 6): free.

How long is the tour?

The itinerary covers the Medici Palace and related locations. Plan for a few hours depending on your pace and questions.

Do I need to book tickets separately?

No. Entrance tickets with reservation are included, and you skip the line at the palace entrance.

Is the palace accessible for wheelchairs?

Yes, the Medici Palace is wheelchair accessible.

What if the weather is bad?

The tour operates in all weather. Dress appropriately for rain or cold.

Are the TV series locations all inside the palace?

The tour covers the most symbolic Medici places in Florence where scenes from "The Medici" were filmed, centered on the palace.

Do I need to be fit to do this tour?

You should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness. There is walking and some stairs.