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Renaissance and Medici Tales Guided Tour

Name: Renaissance and Medici Tales Guided Tour
Price range: $
Rating: 4.8

4.8 ·

Meet near Piazza San Lorenzo and follow your guide through the streets that the Medici shaped. You'll learn to read the symbols on Renaissance facades, view the cathedral and its dome, and finish near the Uffizi.

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Full description

This walking tour begins near Piazza San Lorenzo and uses Florence's buildings to explain how the city developed under the Medici. The route links religious landmarks, Renaissance architecture and stories of political power, with the guide pointing out symbols and details visitors tend to miss alone.

The cathedral and its dome provide historical context, and the walk ends near the Uffizi. Sights are explained from the outside, and the guide also shares suggestions for eating, shopping and other local activities.

Reviewers highlight the storytelling and the depth of Medici knowledge.

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Address

Piazza di San Lorenzo, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy · Firenze

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Hours

Daily departures at 10:00 and 15:30, ~2 hours.

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Booking

Booking required

Duration

Best time

morning or afternoon

Intensity

Active — lots of walking

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Good to know

This is a walking tour only, so museum and monument admissions are not included
departures run at 10:00 and 15:30, about two hours
ask the guide for food and live-music recommendations.

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Reviews

Greg – Canada | August 31, 2026 Greg felt the guide gave Florence’s history real depth, using stories throughout the city to explain its development and the Renaissance and Medici periods.

GetYourGuide traveler

1/5

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