The tour starts with a Florentine lunch in a characteristic and historic restaurant in the ancient merchant open gallery in the heart of the Medicean district. After the lunch, reach the imposing Palazzo Vecchio, built in 1299 to be the basis for the Republic of Florence, and then restored by Vasari for the Grand Duke Cosimo de’ Medici.
Here, you will have access to places not normally open to visitors, led by a professional guide authorized by the Museum. During this extraordinary tour you will have access to the "Duke of Athens staircase", a secret escape way built in the thickness of the walls of the building [readmore] You can discover the magnificence of the Salone dei Cinquecento: here are the huge frescos by Vasari, with the mysterious message cerca trovaerca trova (Seek and You Shall find) at the top right of the painting.
Furthermore, you can climb the ancient Capriate (trusses) supporting the roof of the Salone dei Cinquecento and you will can see the original “death mask of Dante Alighieri”, and then move into the “Hall of Geographical Maps”, where lies the secret passage used by Langdon to escape from the building.
You can enter through that secret step up in the “Bianca Cappello’s dressing room”, also this opened exclusively for this must-experience. After the guided visit it is possible the access to the secret "Studiolo of Francesco I".
Lee masLunch time 1h 15mins of guided visit
Number of people inside in the admission to the museums may be subject to delays due to security reasons
We recommend to wear comfortable shoes and clothes hiding shoulders and knees inside the church
For cancellation made less than 48 hours before the tour departure and in case of no show, 100% of penalty will be applied