The Medici and the Florentine Oltrarno: Power, art and family secrets

A different tour of the most authentic Florence!

This isn't just a sightseeing tour: it's a fascinating journey through the city's most authentic side.
We'll follow in the footsteps of the powerful Medici family, exploring churches, palaces, gardens, legends, and hidden corners that tell stories of power, love, and art.

What will we see?

✔️ Strozzi Palace – Banking rivalries and the origins of Florentine power
✔️ Sassetti Chapel – Patronage, Lorenzo the Magnificent and the art of Ghirlandaio
✔️ Holy Apostles – Medieval Traditions and the Fire of the Scoppio del Carro
✔️ Santa Trinita Bridge and Sprone Fountain – Engineering and Mannerist art
✔️ Ponte Vecchio and Vasari Corridor – Power over the Arno
✔️ Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens – The Medici court and its treasures
✔️ Bianca Cappello Palace – Intrigues, forbidden love and unique sgraffito
✔️ Basilica of Santo Spirito – Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, and neighborhood life

📍 Ending point of the tour: Santo Spirito Square – between bars, street art and the Florentine soul

Why choose this tour?

Because you'll see a real, living Florence, beyond the cliché, where every corner has a powerful story that connects art, faith, celebrations, and everyday life.

💛 Book now and come discover Medici Florence... from the heart of the Oltrarno!

📌 Meeting point :

See you at Piazza Strozzi, 1 , right in front of the Strozzi Palace

🔴 I will carry a red flag , easy to recognize

📍 Address: Piazza Strozzi, 1 – Florence (historic center)