| Overview: San Lorenzo district, palazzo Medici, San Lorenzo Church, visit to the Medici chapels, piazza Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Pitti, visit to the Palatine Gallery. |
 |
Highlights
of FLORENCE |
 |
Academy Gallery and Michelangelo's DAVID |
 |
Renaissance Masterpieces |
 |
UFFIZI Gallery Tour |
 |
Walks
on Demand |
 |
Gourmet FLORENCE |
 |
Reservation Form |
 |
Prices |
The MEDICI FamilyThe Medici family built their first palace near the church of San Lorenzo, where their most ancient sepulchral monuments, by Verrocchio, Donatello and Brunelleschi, are to be found. The famous tombs by Michelangelo, constructed for Lorenzo the Magnificent and other family members, are situated in the adjacent Medici chapels. Attached to the Basilica is the famous Medici Library by Michelangelo. The Medici family then moved to the Palazzo della Signoria. This 3 hours long tour can be enhanced by a visit to the Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Garden. At the command of the Grand Duchesse Eleonora da Toledo, wife of Grand Duke Cosimo I, the family purchased the Pitti Palace to turn it into a true royal residential palace. Here is situated the famous Palatine Gallery, hosting prized masterpieces by Botticelli, Lippi, Raffaello, Andrea del Sarto, Ghirlandaio and Pontormo, amongst others.
|
Gourmet Florence | Walking Tours on Demand | Events & Exhibitions in Florence | Reservations | Links | Email
© www.guidedflorence.com - All rights reserved