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Follow the rise and fall of the Medici dynasty through Florence's chapels and secret passageways.
A private walking tour tracing the political intrigue of the Medici family, from family chapels to grand churches and palaces.
Hear tales of political intrigue as you visit some of the most important Medici sites, from family chapels and secret passageways to grand churches and palaces, learning how the Medici family helped spark the Renaissance.
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
Voyzo provides private pickup for this tour, tailored to your group.
Visit real sites tied to the family's political power.
See important works by Michelangelo and others linked to Medici patronage.
Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.
A private walking tour tracing the political intrigue of the Medici family, from family chapels to grand churches and palaces. Hear tales of political intrigue as you visit some of the most important Medici sites, from family chapels and secret passageways to grand churches and palaces, learning how the Medici family helped spark the Renaissance.
The Medici Chapels and the Old Sacristy both sit within the San Lorenzo complex, but they're generations apart: the Old Sacristy, designed by Brunelleschi in 1419 and finished by 1429 with sculptural work by Donatello, is widely considered the very first fully Renaissance building ever constructed. The New Sacristy and the adjoining Laurentian Library, by contrast, were designed more than a century later to Michelangelo's own plans — one family chapel complex, two distinct eras of the family's power.
Michelangelo's connection to the Medici ran his entire career, not just through architecture: he was taken into Lorenzo the Magnificent's household as a teenager and later worked under commission from Medici popes and dukes for decades, which is part of why so much of his work in Florence sits inside buildings the family itself commissioned.
The idea of a 'secret passageway' here isn't folklore — it's documented history. The most famous example, the Vasari Corridor, is a fully enclosed elevated walkway built in just six months in 1565 so Cosimo I could move between the seat of government and his family's home without mixing with ordinary Florentines; for centuries it was restricted so exclusively to the family that even their own household staff weren't permitted inside.
Every Voyzo tour is a starting point — tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.
