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Palazzo Vecchio

Step inside Florence’s town hall and uncover political power, Medici history, and Renaissance art in one grand building.

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Palazzo Vecchio
Palazzo Vecchio exterior view with clock tower in Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Vecchio Museum courtyard with ornate columns and fountain, Florence.
Palazzo Vecchio Hall of the Five Hundred with ornate ceiling and historic frescoes, Florence, Italy.
Fresco depicting religious figures and angels inside Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Visitors exploring the ornate interior of Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, with large frescoes on the walls.
Tourists viewing Dante's death mask exhibit at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Palazzo Vecchio ornate ceiling with detailed frescoes, Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Vecchio ornate ceiling and frescoes in Florence, Italy.
Judith statue holding sword at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Palazzo Vecchio marble stairs with ornate railing and geometric floor tiles.
Palazzo Vecchio courtyard with ornate columns and tower view, Florence, Italy.
Statue of David at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, with decorative lions in the background.
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Flexible duration
Audio guide
  • Enjoy priority access to the 13th-century Palazzo Vecchio Museum and unravel the cultural and political history of Florence at your own pace.

  • Stroll through the courtyards, official halls, and studios that feature elaborate decor and Renaissance artwork across three floors.

  • Tune into an optional audio guide or tablet for further context. Explore over 50 hand-painted cartographs in the Room of Maps.

  • If you select the secret passages tour, uncover exquisite treasures and artifacts in hidden chambers of the Medici family.

  • Fun fact: The 500-seater Salone dei Cinquecento hall with paneled frescoes by Giorgio Vasari, appeared in the film adaptation of Dan Brown’s 'Inferno'.

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  • Enjoy priority access to the 13th-century Palazzo Vecchio Museum and unravel the cultural and political history of Florence at your own pace.

  • Stroll through the courtyards, official halls, and studios that feature elaborate decor and Renaissance artwork across three floors.

  • Tune into an optional audio guide or tablet for further context. Explore over 50 hand-painted cartographs in the Room of Maps.

  • If you select the secret passages tour, uncover exquisite treasures and artifacts in hidden chambers of the Medici family.

  • Fun fact: The 500-seater Salone dei Cinquecento hall with paneled frescoes by Giorgio Vasari, appeared in the film adaptation of Dan Brown’s 'Inferno'.

from
€18.50
Palazzo Vecchio's ornate interior hall and Arnolfo Tower's exterior view in Florence.
Palazzo Vecchio Museum courtyard with ornate columns and fountain, Florence.
Visitors exploring the ornate interior of Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, with large frescoes on the walls.
Arnolfo Tower against a clear blue sky in Florence, Italy.
View of Florence and the Florence Cathedral from Arnolfo Tower.
Palazzo Vecchio ornate ceiling with detailed frescoes, Florence, Italy.
Fresco depicting religious figures and angels inside Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Palazzo Vecchio courtyard with ornate columns and tower view, Florence, Italy.
Arnolfo Tower exterior with clock, Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Vecchio stone corridor with arched windows in Florence.
Flexible duration
  • Skip the lines and discover the grand ‘Hall of the 500’, with paneled ceiling and wall frescoes painted by Giorgio Vasari.

  • With full-day tickets, take your time admiring sculptures like Bartolomeo Bandinelli's Pope Leo X or Michelangelo's Genius of Victory.

  • Scale over 230 steps up the 95-meter-tall Arnolfo Tower and be met with panoramas of Florence and the Tuscan countryside.

  • Check out the embattlements along the perimeter of the palace, built to secure it from politically-motivated attacks.

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  • Skip the lines and discover the grand ‘Hall of the 500’, with paneled ceiling and wall frescoes painted by Giorgio Vasari.

  • With full-day tickets, take your time admiring sculptures like Bartolomeo Bandinelli's Pope Leo X or Michelangelo's Genius of Victory.

  • Scale over 230 steps up the 95-meter-tall Arnolfo Tower and be met with panoramas of Florence and the Tuscan countryside.

  • Check out the embattlements along the perimeter of the palace, built to secure it from politically-motivated attacks.

from €35.40
€33.64

5% off

Medici Chapel dome and Palazzo Vecchio tower in Florence, Italy.
Interior view of Medici Chapel's ornate ceiling with frescoes, Florence, Italy.
Medici Chapels interior with ornate marble walls and decorative arches in Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Vecchio Hall of the Five Hundred with ornate ceiling and historic frescoes, Florence, Italy.
Fresco depicting religious figures and angels inside Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Medici Chapel exterior with red-tiled dome and bell tower in Florence, Italy.
Statue in Medici Chapel, San Lorenzo Church, Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
Lorenzo di Medici tomb with sculptures by Michelangelo in Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Vecchio courtyard with ornate columns and statues in Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Vecchio courtyard with ornate columns and tower view, Florence, Italy.
Judith statue holding sword at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Flexible duration
Audio guide
  • Step inside two of Florence’s most historically significant sites—Palazzo Vecchio, the heart of Medici power, and the Medici Chapels, their final resting place.

  • Enhance your visit with a free audio guide app, offering deep insights into the Medici’s influence on Florence’s art and politics

  • Marvel at Michelangelo’s masterpieces inside the New Sacristy, then step into the lavish Cappella dei Principi, where Florence’s most powerful rulers rest.

  • Enter Palazzo Vecchio’s grand Salone dei Cinquecento, where history unfolds in paintings by Michelangelo and Da Vinci, alongside Donatello’s famed Judith and Holofernes.

More details

  • Step inside two of Florence’s most historically significant sites—Palazzo Vecchio, the heart of Medici power, and the Medici Chapels, their final resting place.

  • Enhance your visit with a free audio guide app, offering deep insights into the Medici’s influence on Florence’s art and politics

  • Marvel at Michelangelo’s masterpieces inside the New Sacristy, then step into the lavish Cappella dei Principi, where Florence’s most powerful rulers rest.

  • Enter Palazzo Vecchio’s grand Salone dei Cinquecento, where history unfolds in paintings by Michelangelo and Da Vinci, alongside Donatello’s famed Judith and Holofernes.

from €33.50
€31.83

5% off

Tourists exploring the ornate courtyard of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.
Visitors inside the ornate hall of Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, viewing large frescoes and sculptures.
Guide explaining frescoes on the ceiling during Palazzo Vecchio Museum tour.
Palazzo Vecchio's ornate Renaissance ceiling and frescoes in Florence, Italy.
View of Florence Cathedral from Palazzo secret passage.
Palazzo Vecchio tour participant entering secret passage behind paintings.
Tourists viewing Dante's death mask exhibit at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Tourists viewing frescoes inside Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Palazzo Vecchio exterior view with clock tower in Florence, Italy.
Free cancellation
Book now, pay later
1 hr 15 min
  • Climb Duke Gualtieri’s medieval stairway, navigate narrow passages, and enter a hidden door disguised by a painting.

  • Admire the Medicean Palace and glimpse the stunning coffered ceiling of the Salone dei Cinquecento from a rare vantage point.

  • At your own pace, discover the Hall of Lilies and its sculptures – Judith and Holofernes by Donatello and the Genius of Victory by Michelangelo.

  • Fun fact: Palazzo Vecchio stands over the remains of the grand theatre of the Roman city "Florentia", built in the 1st century BC.

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  • Climb Duke Gualtieri’s medieval stairway, navigate narrow passages, and enter a hidden door disguised by a painting.

  • Admire the Medicean Palace and glimpse the stunning coffered ceiling of the Salone dei Cinquecento from a rare vantage point.

  • At your own pace, discover the Hall of Lilies and its sculptures – Judith and Holofernes by Donatello and the Genius of Victory by Michelangelo.

  • Fun fact: Palazzo Vecchio stands over the remains of the grand theatre of the Roman city "Florentia", built in the 1st century BC.

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€33
Arnolfo Tower against a clear blue sky in Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Vecchio courtyard with ornate columns and tower view, Florence, Italy.
Friends exploring frescoes at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
View of Florence and the Florence Cathedral from Arnolfo Tower.
Arnolfo Tower exterior with clock, Florence, Italy.
Long corridor with stone walls leading to the tower of Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany.
Palazzo Vecchio corridor ceiling with ornate frescoes and gilded details in Florence, Italy.
Flexible duration
  • With your skip-the-line tickets, walk along the tower’s ancient walkways and fortifications, where medieval stone frames a stunning cityscape.

  • Climb 233 steps above Palazzo Vecchio for sweeping views spanning Palazzo Pitti, Arno River, and the serene Tuscan countryside from 95 meters up.

  • Enjoy priority access, maximizing your time to soak in the watchtower’s rich history and Florence’s most iconic panoramas.

More details

  • With your skip-the-line tickets, walk along the tower’s ancient walkways and fortifications, where medieval stone frames a stunning cityscape.

  • Climb 233 steps above Palazzo Vecchio for sweeping views spanning Palazzo Pitti, Arno River, and the serene Tuscan countryside from 95 meters up.

  • Enjoy priority access, maximizing your time to soak in the watchtower’s rich history and Florence’s most iconic panoramas.

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€16.90
Guided group exploring frescoes in Palazzo Vecchio Museum, Florence.
Palazzo Vecchio Hall of the Five Hundred with frescoes and statues, Florence, Italy.
Courtyard of the Palazzo Vecchio with ornate columns and a central fountain in Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Vecchio ornate ceiling and frescoes during skip-the-line guided tour in Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Vecchio exterior with clock tower under clear blue sky in Florence, Italy.
Friends exploring frescoes at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Frescoes and ornate details inside Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Visitors admiring artwork in Palazzo Vecchio museum, Florence, Italy.
Guide explaining frescoes on the ceiling during Palazzo Vecchio Museum tour.
Free cancellation
Book now, pay later
1 hr 30 min
  • Discover personal collectibles of the illustrious house of Medici and stroll through the courtyards, official halls, and apartments with your guide.

  • In two hours, see everything from the vast Salone dei Cinquecento painted by Vasari, and Donatello’s bronze sculpture of Judith and Holofernes.

  • If you desire undivided attention and a controlled group size, upgrade to a small group tour with 14 people, available in more languages.

  • Marvel at the intricately carved loggia in the courtyard, and over 50 hand-painted cartographs decorating the Room of Maps.

More details

  • Discover personal collectibles of the illustrious house of Medici and stroll through the courtyards, official halls, and apartments with your guide.

  • In two hours, see everything from the vast Salone dei Cinquecento painted by Vasari, and Donatello’s bronze sculpture of Judith and Holofernes.

  • If you desire undivided attention and a controlled group size, upgrade to a small group tour with 14 people, available in more languages.

  • Marvel at the intricately carved loggia in the courtyard, and over 50 hand-painted cartographs decorating the Room of Maps.

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€65.33
Palazzo Vecchio tower and Uffizi Gallery courtyard in Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Vecchio Hall of the Five Hundred with ornate ceiling and historic frescoes, Florence, Italy.
Palazzo Vecchio Museum courtyard with ornate columns and fountain, Florence.
Tourists viewing Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus' at Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
Visitors exploring statues in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
Fresco depicting religious figures and angels inside Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Visitors exploring the ornate interior of Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, with large frescoes on the walls.
Statue of David at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, with decorative lions in the background.
Uffizi Gallery courtyard with visitors in Florence, Italy.
Uffizi Gallery interior with classical sculptures and ornate ceiling in Florence, Italy.
Portraits in ornate frame at Uffizi Gallery, Florence, part of Palazzo Vecchio Museum tour.
Flexible duration
  • Enjoy priority access to the 13th-century Palazzo Vecchio Museum and get to experience Renaissance Florence.

  • Roam through the monumental apartments of the Medicis, filled with curated art, lavish decor, and private chapels.

  • Get direct entry to Uffizi Gallery, where you see Botticelli's Birth of Venus and a range of works spanning the 12th to 17th centuries.

  • Watch fantastical Biblical and mythical imagery come to life in the works of maestros like Michelangelo and Raphael.

More details

  • Enjoy priority access to the 13th-century Palazzo Vecchio Museum and get to experience Renaissance Florence.

  • Roam through the monumental apartments of the Medicis, filled with curated art, lavish decor, and private chapels.

  • Get direct entry to Uffizi Gallery, where you see Botticelli's Birth of Venus and a range of works spanning the 12th to 17th centuries.

  • Watch fantastical Biblical and mythical imagery come to life in the works of maestros like Michelangelo and Raphael.

from €48.40
€45.98

5% off

Palazzo Vecchio exterior and Museo del Bargello courtyard in Florence, Italy.
Cloister view with frescoes and tower at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Statue of David at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, with decorative lions in the background.
Museo del Bargello exterior with medieval architecture in Florence, Italy.
Sculpture of David in Museo del Bargello, Florence.
Palazzo Vecchio Museum courtyard with ornate columns and fountain, Florence.
Statue of Judith and Holofernes at Palazzo Vecchio Museum, Florence.
Palazzo Vecchio's ornate hall with frescoes and sculptures, Florence, Italy.
Museo del Bargello courtyard with stone walls and arched windows in Florence, Italy.
Interior of Museo del Bargello in Florence, showcasing sculptures and Renaissance art.
Glassware display at Museo del Bargello, Florence.
Flexible duration
  • Enjoy priority access to the Palazzo Vecchio Museum and glimpse into the classical learning, science, and art period of Renaissance Florence.
  • Admire Salone dei Cinquecento, the Grand Council chamber of the Palazzo, painted by Michelangelo and Da Vinci.
  • View the evolution of Renaissance sculpture, from Donatello's bronzes to Della Robbia's glazed terracottas, and Verrocchio's dramatic figures.
  • Step into 15th-century Florence through the museum's coin, textile, and armor displays.
  • Fun fact: Over 50 hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate the Room of Maps at the Palazzo Vecchio.

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  • Enjoy priority access to the Palazzo Vecchio Museum and glimpse into the classical learning, science, and art period of Renaissance Florence.
  • Admire Salone dei Cinquecento, the Grand Council chamber of the Palazzo, painted by Michelangelo and Da Vinci.
  • View the evolution of Renaissance sculpture, from Donatello's bronzes to Della Robbia's glazed terracottas, and Verrocchio's dramatic figures.
  • Step into 15th-century Florence through the museum's coin, textile, and armor displays.
  • Fun fact: Over 50 hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate the Room of Maps at the Palazzo Vecchio.
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€38
David and Michelangelo sculptures at Palazzo Vecchio Museum entrance, Florence.
Palazzo Vecchio courtyard with ornate columns and central fountain in Florence, Italy.
Fresco depicting religious figures and angels inside Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Palazzo Vecchio interior with ornate ceiling and large frescoes, Florence, Italy.
Group of tourists on a Palazzo Vecchio tour in Florence, Italy, with the Duomo in the background.
Tourists viewing Dante's death mask exhibit at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Tourists viewing frescoes inside Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
Free cancellation
Book now, pay later
1 hr 30 min
  • Join a small group with a select few and go past long and tiring queues to enter Palazzo Vecchio, once the residence of the Grand Duke Cosimo I.

  • With your guide, learn about the private apartment of Duchess Eleonora di Toledo, which features a chapel with a fresco of The Deposition of Christ.

  • End your grand tour by relaxing on the terrace behind the building and getting an amazing view of the city, including the Piazza della Signoria.

  • Choose a tour guide in the language of your choice, making your experience of learning about the First Courtyard educational and unforgettable.

  • Fun fact: Be greeted by the statues of Adam and Eve and a replica of Michaelangelo’s David at the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio.

More details

  • Join a small group with a select few and go past long and tiring queues to enter Palazzo Vecchio, once the residence of the Grand Duke Cosimo I.

  • With your guide, learn about the private apartment of Duchess Eleonora di Toledo, which features a chapel with a fresco of The Deposition of Christ.

  • End your grand tour by relaxing on the terrace behind the building and getting an amazing view of the city, including the Piazza della Signoria.

  • Choose a tour guide in the language of your choice, making your experience of learning about the First Courtyard educational and unforgettable.

  • Fun fact: Be greeted by the statues of Adam and Eve and a replica of Michaelangelo’s David at the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio.

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€89

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About Palazzo Vecchio

Journey through time and art with Palazzo Vecchio, Florence's governmental center for over seven centuries! Within it, you'll find remnants of a Roman theater and apartments adorned by renowned artists of the Renaissance. From its lofty battlements, enjoy awe-inspiring views of the city. And don't miss the masterpieces housed within, including works by Donatello, Bronzino, and Michelangelo, each telling a story of Florence's rich cultural heritage.


Address
P.za della Signoria, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
Year opened
1314
Founded by
Arnolfo di Cambio
Visitors per year
100000
Expected wait time - Standard
30-60 mins (Peak), 0-30 mins (Off Peak)
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Paul Eggleton
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Paul

United Kingdom
Jun 2025
5/5
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Arriving at the Palazzo Vecchio Tower, the staff were friendly and our PDF tickets on my phone from headout were quickly acknowledged and scanned. Getting the tickets in advance and avoiding lining up was very convenient. The tickets arrived in my email account about two hours after making a online purchase, with all the informaton I required. The tower was wonderful and as the number of people are limited we had the place to ourselves. Great views and easier to climb than the Duomo di Firenze.
Sumur Rae Phillips

Sumur

Jun 2025
5/5
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Everything about the museum was amazing, I'm glad we did not skip it during our trip. The room of geographical maps was my favorite exhibit.
Ljudmila Sotirovska
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Ljudmila

Bulgaria
Jun 2025
5/5
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The tour was excellent and it stared on time, and we didn't wait on the line. Everything was well explained and it was worth it cheking out the secret passages!
Ana Mateos

Ana

May 2025
5/5
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Everything! Tour with Simonna was very interesting and informative. We were dazzled with the paintings, history, size of the rooms, etc
Pablo Goldschtein
US

Pablo

United States
Oct 2024
5/5
Our tour of the Palazzo Vecchio was amazing. Our guide, Constanza, was super friendly and very knowledgeable. We really enjoyed our time there, learned a lot, and would definitely book another tour :).
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