The Medici Family Kid-Friendly Tour w Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo Medici

The Medici Family Kid-Friendly Tour w Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo Medici

Discover the history of one of the most important dynasties in Italian Renaissance history and the early modern ages: The Medici of Florence.

Our Walking Tour will give you and your family the chance to learn more about this family, composed of very intelligent and astute men and women, especially in the field of politics. In Florence, they acquired a certain political and economic importance from the 13th century onward, thanks above all to their success as bankers and traders.

Thanks to our guide, the tour will be both fascinating and entertaining; in this way, the whole family will learn while having fun as they take part in a variety of stimulating activities and games.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Basilica di San Lorenzo, Piazza di San Lorenzo 9, 50123, Florence Italy

Your kid-friendly guide, will show you the outside of the Basilica di San Lorenzo with the Cappelle Medicee, situated in the San Lorenzo district. The Basilica was the church of this important family.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Via Camillo Cavour 1-3, 50129, Florence Italy

You will visit the courtyard of Palazzo Medici Riccardi, one of the most beautiful buildings in Florence and a true witness of a glorious past.

Why does this building have a double name?

Who were the Riccardi? The Riccardi were dignitaries of the Medici court, they bought the palace from the Grand Duke Ferdinando II de' Medici in 1659.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy

A few steps from the building you will find yourself in Piazza Duomo, where you will admire the Cupola of Brunelleschi and the facade of Santa Maria del Fiore.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, 50122, Florence Italy

Our kid-friendly guide will allow you to explore Piazza della Signoria as well as the inside of Palazzo Vecchio and its museum.

The Palazzo Vecchio represents the best synthesis of the city's fourteenth-century civil architecture and it is one of the most famous civic buildings in the world.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Piazzale degli Uffizi, 50122, Florence Italy

A pleasant walk will allow you to see the outside of the Uffizi Museum.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy

You will cross Ponte Vecchio, the oldest and most famous bridge of Florence.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Church of Santa Felicita, Piazza di Santa Felicita 3 Oltrarno, 50125, Florence Italy

Your guide will make you discover the importance of the Church of Santa Felicita for the Medici's.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Palazzo Pitti, Piazza Dei Pitti 1, 50125, Florence Italy

The largest of the Florentine palaces testifies to the power of those who chose it as their royal residence: the Medici family.

Duration: 15 minutes