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Palazzo Vecchio & Hall of Five Hundred: Guided Tour
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Visit Palazzo Vecchio and admire the frescoes in the Hall of Five Hundred
Explore Palazzo Vecchio, Florence’s historic City Hall, on a two-hour guided visit through rooms connected with civic power and the Medici family. The tour includes the family’s private apartments and the Hall of Five Hundred, where you can admire monumental frescoes and hear the story of the unrealised commissions involving Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Reserved entrance and a guide are included, with live tours in English and Italian.
What's Included
- Entrance to Palazzo Vecchio with reserved ticket
- Entrance to the Hall of Five Hundred
- Guided tour
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Palazzo Vecchio & Hall of Five Hundred: Guided Tour:
Piazza della Signoria Florence
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Average Duration
Duration: 02:00
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation allowed up to 24 hours before the event.
Wheelchair Accessible
Additional Information & Description
Palazzo Vecchio brings Florence’s civic history into focus through rooms shaped by political power and decorated with Renaissance art. This two-hour guided visit takes you inside the city’s historic City Hall, where the palace’s stories give context to the artworks you see.
The scale and stories of the Hall of Five Hundred
The Salone dei Cinquecento, or Hall of Five Hundred, measures 54 metres long, 23 metres wide and 18 metres high. It is believed to be the largest room built for the administration of civil power in Italy. Admire the impressive frescoes decorating its walls, then hear about an ambitious commission that never came to fruition: Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci were each asked to paint a large fresco for the hall. Your guide explains why those plans did not work out, adding a specific chapter of artistic history to the room’s monumental scale.
Inside the Medici’s private apartments
The private apartments introduce a different side of the palace: the lives of the family who inhabited it for centuries. The Medici ruled Florence from 1434 to 1737, and their history forms part of the tour’s account of the building. Visit these rooms and look at the artworks adorning their walls. Here, the focus shifts from the setting of civic administration to domestic spaces connected with Florence’s ruling family, with the decoration evoking Renaissance Florence.
What the guided ticket includes
Your ticket includes reserved entrance to Palazzo Vecchio, entrance to the Hall of Five Hundred and a guided tour of the museum. The visit lasts two hours, with live guiding available in English and Italian. Rather than viewing the palace only as a sequence of decorated rooms, you hear the political intrigue and stories associated with it alongside the art and interiors.
Arrival and access
Palazzo Vecchio stands at Piazza della Signoria in Florence, near the Uffizi Gallery. Arrive 15 minutes before the visit starts. Tickets are delivered instantly and can be presented on a smartphone. The attraction is wheelchair accessible.
Frequently Asked Questions about Palazzo Vecchio & Hall of Five Hundred: Guided Tour
It includes reserved entrance to Palazzo Vecchio, entrance to the Hall of Five Hundred and a guided tour.
Its frescoes fill a room measuring 54 metres long, 23 metres wide and 18 metres high. The guide also explains the story behind the unrealised fresco commissions involving Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
The tour lasts two hours and has live guiding in English and Italian.
Yes. Tickets can be presented on a smartphone, and Palazzo Vecchio is wheelchair accessible.
The starting point is Piazza della Signoria. Arrive 15 minutes before the visit starts.
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