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» The Medici Family
In the picturesque district of San Lorenzo, the Medici family built its first palace near the church of the same name, where its most ancient sepulchral monuments, by Verrocchio, Donatello and Brunelleschi, are to be found.
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| The famous tombs by Michelangelo, constructed for Lorenzo the Magnificent and other family members, are situated in the New Sacristy adjacent to the Medici chapel, fully decorated with semi precious stone inlays. • Duration: 3 hours This 3 hour long tour can be enhanced by a visit to the Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens. 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, Titian and Pontormo, amongst others. • Duration: 3 hours |