🏨 Medici Chapels private tour with a 5 star tour guide Activity

Medici Chapels private tour with a 5 star tour guide

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From $102.47

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 60 minutes

Departs: Florence, Florence

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Enjoy an insightful private tour of the Medici Chapels, two landmarks of Florentine architecture and the final resting place of members of the famous dynasty that shaped the history of Florence. If you are an art lover it’s a must, but without a tour guide you will deny yourself a unique opportunity to learn the tales and secrets hidden within their walls.

See the monumental Chapel of Princes. Built as the mausoleum for the Grand Dukes of Florence, it became a breathtaking museum decorated with most precious and incorruptible materials: marble, granite, jasper, alabaster, and lapis lazuli and many other semiprecious stones.

Then discover the New Sacristy, another masterpiece of Michelangelo Buonarroti, where he revealed himself not only as a talented sculptor but also as an expressive architect.

Join us for this incredible tour and smoothly navigate inside the Chapels. See incredible details with our expert guide, avoiding all the hassle of big group tours.

What's Included

Headsets to hear the guide clearly

Licenced Tour Guide

Medici Chapels entrance tickets

What's Not Included

Food and Drinks

Pick up and Drop off

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 5
CHILD: Age: 6 - 17
ADULT: Age: 18 - 99

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Cappelle Medicee

Step into the Medici Chapels and into the world of the Medici Dynasty, the Godfathers of the Renaissance and the great masters of Florence.

Visit the Chapel of Princes – the place of self-celebration where the Grand Dukes were originally buried. Admire its sumptuous decoration and learn about the technique of Florentine mosaic along the way. Unveil the secrets of the mysterious deaths in the Medici family and learn about the results of the last exhumation of the Medici bodies.

Discover the New Sacristy – an unequalled masterpiece of the great Michelangelo Buonarroti. Admire his sculptures of the allegorical figures of Night and Day, Dusk and Dawn and admire the perfection and ambiguity of his finished and unfinished sculptures. Learn the secrets behind the graves of the young heirs of the Medici family.

See the grave of Lorenzo the Magnificent and learn the story about the Pazzi Conspiracy – the murderous plot that took the life of Giuliano, Lorenzo’s beloved brother. Learn how this event opened up a new chapter of the Florentine history, triggering a bloody revenge that provoked the wrath of the pope.

Learn about the last heir of the Medici dynasty, Anna Maria Luisa, a forward-thinking woman who made a fortune for Florence leaving the family treasures to her beloved city!

This is a truly unique opportunity to see incredible sites that are still off the beaten path of huge tourist crowds. With your own private tour guide you will be sure to have a memorable experience, learning about the history of Florence and its stunning artistic treasures.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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