Florence is full of esoteric symbols, magic signs that come from the past centuries from alchemy and Kabbalah. The facade of Santa Croce reveals its symbols and necromancy stories and the Baptistery - its palindrome. We will see Pazzino dei Pazzi and the stones from the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, which on Easter day light up the traditional Explosion of the Cart in Florence.
We will analyse the arsenic poisoning and the death of the intellectual Pico della Mirandola in 1494, a very close friend of Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was very fascinated by the Kabbalah.
We will also meet Friar Girolamo Savonarola, the strictly religious Dominican hanged and burnt at the stake. And again stories of punishment, Templars and Cathars in Florence and children rejected because they were said to be born malformed because of the intervention of the evil one!
To bring us luck, we will try to count the mysterious bees… at least try to count them, as they are uncountable!
What's included
Headsets to hear the guide while walking
Tour Guide expert in esotericism
Tips
What to expect
Battistero Di San Giovanni
10m
It has an esoteric shape - octagonal. Number 8 is the symbol of the infinity.
Piazza Della Santissima Annunziata
20m
It is full of ancient charity buildings and rich of mystery (above all the uncountable bees on the equestrian statue of Ferdinando I De' Medici).
San Marco
15m
Dominica Church with the tombs of Pico della Mirandola and Agnolo Poliziano, Kabbalist intellectuals in the circle of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
Basilica of Santa Croce
20m
We will explore the strange symbols on the facade from Alpha to Omega.
Piazza della Signoria
20m
Palazzo Vecchio with its secret symbols on the facade; the lions under the Loggia; the place of the gallows of Friar Girolamo Savonarola, hanged and burnt at the stake.
10m
Here are kept the three flint stones that arrived from the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem at the Crusades' time. Piazza del Limbo is the square in front of the Church. Here were buried the kids who died before being baptized.
Ponte Vecchio
5m
The most ancient bridge of Florence, symbol of the city.
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
Manfredo Fanti statue, in the middle of San Marco Square
End point
Manfredo Fanti statue, in the middle of San Marco Square
Additional information
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
