Michelangelo & Medici Guided Tour

Florence is the place to visit to learn about the life and art of Michelangelo, the artist who best embodied the Renaissance.

Learn about his tormented relation with the Medici family as you walk through the courtyard and the garden of the Medici Palace, where he was trained and hosted by his patrons. We then proceed to the New Sacristy of San Lorenzo basilica, which was completely built and decorated by Michelangelo to house the tomb of the most famous component of the Medici family, Lorenzo the Magnificent. We complete the visit going to the Princes’ Chapel, mausoleum of the Medici Gran Dukes. Next, walking through the medieval quarter we reach our next stop, the basilica of Santa Croce. In this famous basilica Michelangelo was buried in 1564, after rescuing his body from Rome. Here we have the chance to admire his tomb, designed by Giorgio Vasari, as well as the tombs of Galileo Galilei, Machiavelli and others. We also admire the chapels frescoed by Giotto, the Old Sacresty and the famous Pazzi Chapel.