Guided Walking Tour of Medici Mile

Step into the guided tour of this legendary mile where Florence’s gems such as Palazzo Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery, and San Lorenzo Basilica are lined together.

Arrive at Via Dei Brunelleschi, Piazza della Repubblica, where your guide waits in front of Hard Rock Cafe Firenze.

You’ll start with Palazzo Medici Riccardi, the first true Renaissance palace, where your guide will share how it was built to show power without excess. As you walk past San Lorenzo, the oldest church in Florence and the Medici family’s parish, you’ll see its unfinished stone façade designed by Michelangelo. Moving forward, you’ll then catch sight of the Florence Cathedral’s iconic dome, designed by Brunelleschi which is as much a symbol of civic pride as it is of the city’s ambition.

The route continues as you pass the secretive Vasari Corridor, a private passageway once used by the Medici to move unseen through Florence, before wrapping up outside Pitti Palace. Your guide will point out the palace’s impressive façade and tell you how it went from being a rival residence to becoming the Medici’s symbol of dominance. The tour ends with views of the Boboli Gardens, the first grand Italian garden, designed to reflect the Medici’s control over both nature and the city.

Walking past the ornate structures of Florence’s history, some unmissable highlights include the Brunelleschi dome at the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the secretive passageway of Vasari Corridor, the impressive architecture of the Pitti Palace, and the sculptures and grottos of the Boboli Gardens.