Palazzo Vecchio and Signoria Square, an extraordinary monumental complex - Private Tour

  • Up to 8 Participants

What you will find

Discover with your private Guide the extraordinary beauty of one of most renowned and photographed squares and historical palaces in the world.

What's included:

  • Expert private guide available for approx. 2 hours
  • Entrance ticket to the Palazzo Vecchio museum

Information:

  • Meeting point: 2.00 pm in Piazza della Signoria, at the statue of Cosimo on horseback
  • Duration: 2 hours approx

Description:

Piazza della Signoria with the sculptural masterpieces of Loggia dei Lanzi, where to admire absolute treasures as the “Perseus with the Head of Medusa” by Cellini and the “Rape of the Sabine Women” by Giambologna.

It is an incomparable "open-air museum" and the elegant Palazzo Vecchio with the embattled tower has been the political headquarters and one of the symbols of the city for centuries. It was founded in 1299 based on a project by Arnolfo di Cambio and was the seat of the Seignory (Palazzo della Signoria) in the fifteenth century.In the 1500s Cosimo de’ Medici appointed Vasari to transform it into a sumptuous palace for the grand-ducal family. Inside we can admire, besides the elegant courtyard, the beautiful "Salone del Cinquecento" and the whole complex of the “Quartieri Monumentali”, frescoed by Ghirlandaio, Salviati, Bronzino and Vasari and embellished with sculptures by Michelangelo and Donatello.

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Where / Meeting point

Firenze centro - 50100 Firenze