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Palazzo Vecchio: Entry Ticket + Guided Tour
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Discover the palace where the Medici family once lived and ruled Florence
Palazzo Vecchio in Florence was once the residence and seat of power of the Medici family. This 90-minute guided tour includes palace admission and visits to notable interiors such as Eleonora’s apartments and the Salone dei Cinquecento, alongside stories of the building’s secrets and legends. The group is limited to 15 people, with live guiding in English or Italian. The visit is wheelchair accessible, and smartphone tickets are accepted.
What's Included
- Guided tour
- Palazzo Vecchio entrance tickets
- Small group (max 15 people)
What's Not Included
- Pickup and drop-off
- Audio guide
- Food and drinks
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Palazzo Vecchio: Entry Ticket + Guided Tour:
Fountain of Neptune, Piazza della Signoria Florence
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Average Duration
Duration: 01:30
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation allowed up to 24 hours before the event.
Wheelchair Accessible
Additional Information & Description
Palazzo Vecchio takes you inside the palace where the Medici family once lived and ruled Florence. This 90-minute guided visit explores a former grand residence whose rooms bring the family’s domestic life and seat of power into the same building.
From Eleonora’s apartments to the great hall
The route includes Eleonora’s elegant apartments and the grand Salone dei Cinquecento. These named interiors give the visit its range: private apartments on one hand, a monumental hall on the other. Rather than seeing only the palace’s exterior, you enter the spaces that reveal different sides of the building.
Secrets, legends and a literary connection
The tour also explores the palace’s hidden treasures, secrets and legends, adding another layer to its historic interiors. Palazzo Vecchio captured the imagination of author Dan Brown, who featured it in his novel Inferno. That literary connection gives readers of the book a concrete setting to encounter during the visit.
Entrance and a small-group guided tour
Your ticket includes admission to Palazzo Vecchio and a guided tour in a group of no more than 15 people. Live guiding is available in English and Italian, with the visit lasting an hour and a half. An audio guide is not included; this is a live-guided visit. Food and drinks are also excluded.
Arrival and access
Palazzo Vecchio stands at Piazza della Signoria, beside the Uffizi Gallery. For this tour, arrive at the Fountain of Neptune in Piazza della Signoria 15 minutes before the start. Pickup and drop-off are not included, so make your own way to the square. Tickets are delivered instantly and can be presented on a smartphone. The visit is wheelchair accessible.
Frequently Asked Questions about Palazzo Vecchio: Entry Ticket + Guided Tour
It includes Palazzo Vecchio admission and a live guided tour for a group of up to 15 people.
The tour visits Eleonora’s apartments and the Salone dei Cinquecento, among other historic spaces.
The visit lasts 90 minutes, with live guiding in English or Italian.
Meet at the Fountain of Neptune in Piazza della Signoria 15 minutes before the start time.
Yes. Smartphone tickets are accepted, and the visit is wheelchair accessible.
No. An audio guide, food and drinks, and pickup and drop-off are excluded.
Cancellation is available up to 24 hours before the timeslot.
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