Florence Renaissance and Medici Self Guided Walking Tour

Florence, Italy
Duration2h - 3h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesGerman, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Discover Florence on a self-guided walking tour through Renaissance art, Medici intrigue, and hidden history in the heart of the city.

This GPS-guided route includes 28 stops from Piazza di Santa Maria Novella to the Boboli Gardens. Walk it in 5–7 hours or split it across two days at your own pace.

Along the way, see the Duomo, Baptistery, Medici Chapels, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, and Palazzo Pitti, while exploring basilicas, piazzas, and medieval lanes.

Offline GPS and auto-play audio make navigation easy, with no data needed after download. Mostly flat and ideal for solo travellers, couples, families, and history lovers.

What's included

  • Detailed directions to both well-known attractions and hidden spots
  • Audio Guide
  • Access to the Florence Renaissance & Medici Self Guided Walking Tour on our App
  • Fully offline map – no need for Wi-Fi or data.
  • 25+ narration points of popular locations in Florence

What to expect

  1. 10m
    A sunlit piazza where Florence begins. Markets buzz, history lingers, and the marble façade of Santa Maria Novella rises beside you. This is where the Medici story and the Renaissance quietly take root.
  2. Piazza di San Lorenzo
    5m
    A plain façade hides powerful stories. Stand beside San Lorenzo as the Medici dome rises behind, and a quiet piazza hums with life, guiding you toward the next piece of Florence’s past.
  3. 15m · Admission ticket included
    Florence at its most breathtaking. Stand in Piazza del Duomo, where marble, masterpieces, and Brunelleschi’s daring dome come together on the grandest stage of the Renaissance.
  4. Piazza Della Repubblica
    5m
    A square rebuilt, a past erased. Stand in Florence’s “new” heart, where Roman roots, vanished streets, and Medici stories collide, and a frightened girl’s fate would reshape Europe.
  5. Basilica of Santa Croce
    15m
    A square of stories and second chances. In Santa Croce, Florence honors its greatest minds, even the ones it once cast out, where power, genius, and legacy stand side by side.
  6. Museo Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus
    5m
    Piazza San Firenze, framed by the Baroque façade of Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus, where history shifted from medieval church to courthouse and now a cultural tribute to Zeffirelli’s theatrical legacy.
  7. Palazzo Vecchio
    5m
    Piazza della Signoria, centered by Fountain of Neptune and facing the fortress-like Palazzo Vecchio, whose towering stone walls and rising tower signal power, history, and the political heart of Florence.
  8. Piazza della Signoria
    10m
    Piazza della Signoria, surrounded by landmarks like the Fountain of Neptune and the towering Palazzo Vecchio, where layers of political history, public spectacle, and Renaissance art unfold in one open-air stage.
  9. Loggia dei Lanzi
    5m
    Loggia dei Lanzi stands open like a stage of stone, filled with dramatic sculptures under sweeping arches. Just beside it, Palazzo Vecchio rises like a fortress, pulsing with centuries of Medici power and Florence’s political history.
  10. 5m
    Uffizi Gallery opens into a columned corridor where statues line the arches and figures like Galileo and Machiavelli watch your path. The walk leads to the Arno River, revealing a striking first glimpse of Florence’s historic heart flowing just beyond.
  11. Ponte Vecchio
    5m
    Ponte Vecchio glows at dusk above the Arno, its jewelry-lined shops and Vasari Corridor creating a floating street of gold and history. One of Florence’s oldest bridges, it survived war, reinvention, and time, now pulsing with life and quiet spectacle.
  12. Piazza De' Pitti
    15m
    Palazzo Pitti rises in bold stone with a vast courtyard that reflects Medici ambition turned residence. Once a rival’s dream, it became a grand ducal palace, blending power, art, and history before opening into the serene, layered landscapes of the Boboli Gardens.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

The tour begins in front of the main gate of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella at Piazza di Santa Maria Novella.

End point

The Tours ends at Piazza de' Pitti, which is our last stop.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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