Photos: Ingo Mehling, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Livioandronico2013, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Eusebius, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
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Photos: Ingo Mehling, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Livioandronico2013, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Eusebius, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
The Medici: power and plots walk
Your local guide
Beatrice Mori
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Highlights
- Palazzo Medici Riccardi, the family's first palace
- Where the Pazzi conspirators stabbed Giuliano in 1478
- The Savonarola execution spot in Piazza della Signoria
- Copies of real letters from the Medici archive
- Machiavelli's office in Palazzo Vecchio, seen from outside
About this tour
This session follows the Medici family's rise and its darker moments through central Florence, from Palazzo Medici Riccardi to the cathedral steps and Piazza della Signoria. You see the stone palace the family built, the spot of the Pazzi conspiracy at the cathedral, and the square where Savonarola met his end. The walk keeps to a few streets of the old political heart of the city.
After a short sound check, the guide walks the route point by point, holding up copies of original letters and pausing at each site for your questions. A short list of names and dates follows by message once the call ends.
This suits anyone drawn to Renaissance intrigue more than gallery visits, whether you know the Medici story already or are hearing it for the first time.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Florence before heading out.
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Palazzo Medici Riccardi 21 min
Outside the rusticated stone walls of the family's first palace, the guide holds up copies of real letters from the Medici archive and explains why Cosimo built two streets back from the cathedral.
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Florence Cathedral 21 min
At the cathedral steps, the guide points to where the Pazzi conspirators stabbed Giuliano de Medici during Mass in 1478, and describes how his brother Lorenzo escaped through the sacristy.
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Piazza della Signoria 21 min
In the square, the guide marks the spot where Savonarola was burned in 1498 and looks up at Palazzo Vecchio, where Machiavelli once kept an office seen only from outside today.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Florence: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Crostini di fegatini and Oltrarno, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 12 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Florence, showing you Boboli Gardens and Piazzale Michelangelo live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Florence live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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