MEDICI CHAPELS Private Tour in Florence

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About this activity

Enjoy an insightful private tour of the Medici Chapels – the last home of the famous dynasty that wrote the history of Florence. If you are an art lover it’s a must for you to visit the Medici Chapels, but without a tour guide, you will deny yourself a unique opportunity to learn the gossips and secrets hidden within their walls.

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

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 me for this incredible tour and smoothly navigate in the Chapels. Be the first to see all the details, avoiding all the hassle of big group tours.

IMPORTANT: Please note that the SECRET ROOM OF MICHELANGELO is NOT included in this tour.

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At a glance

Duration: 1 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English
Operated by: Irina in Florence

Ages: Infants (0–5 years) · Children (6–17 years) · Adults (18–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Included: Tickets to the Medici Chapels (The Chapel of Princes and Michelangelo’s New Sacristy)
Included: 1.5-hour private tour with a tour guide (The Chapel of Princes and Michelangelo’s New Sacristy)

Not included

Not included: Michelangelo’s SECRET ROOM is excluded

Itinerary

Cappelle Medicee

one hour Admission included

Step into the Medici Chapels – the mausoleum of the famous dynasty – the Godfathers of the Renaissance and the great masters of Florence.

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

Step into the Chapel of Princes – the place of self-celebration where the Grand Dukes were originally buried, admire its sumptuous decoration and learn about the process of how Florentine mosaics is made along the way. Unveil the secrets of the Medici’s mysterious deaths and learn about the results of the last exhumation of the Medici bodies.

See the grave of Lorenzo the Magnificent and learn the story about the Pazzi conspiracy – the tragedy that took the life of Giuliano, Lorenzo’s beloved brother, and opened a new chapter of the history of Florence – the bloody revenge that provoked the the wrath of the pope.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Meet your expert tour guide at the entrance to the Medici Chapels.

End point

Meet your expert tour guide at the entrance to the Medici Chapels.

Using your ticket

Your tour guide will provide you with the direct entry tickets at the meeting point. Please note that the Museum has strict rules as per the redemption of the children's tickets (ages 6-17). For this reason if you have a child in your group we kindly ask you to bring your kid's ID or passport (both a printed copy and a digital photo are accepted).