Florence San Marco Museum & Church Private Tour

Explore Florence's San Marco Church and Museum on a guided tour focused on Fra Angelico’s frescoes and Savonarola’s story.

Getting started

Meet your professional guide at the designated meeting point near San Marco. After a brief introduction and ticket check, you will enter the complex together and begin your guided visit to San Marco Church. From there, you continue directly into the San Marco Museum, staying with your group for the full commentary provided on site.

What to expect

San Marco Church

This historic Dominican church introduces you to Florence’s quieter religious and artistic side. Your guided visit to San Marco Church sets the scene for the convent, its artists, and its notable figures.

Features

• An expert guide leads your guided visit to San Marco Church and Museum, providing context for the Dominican order that lived and worshipped here.
• Inside the church, your professional guide explains the role of Fra Angelico and prepares you for the frescoes and spaces you will encounter in the adjoining convent.

San Marco Museum

Housed in the former Dominican convent, the San Marco Museum holds Renaissance frescoes, cloisters, a refectory, library, and monastic cells that together trace Florence’s religious life. Your entrance ticket to San Marco Museum is included as part of the guided experience.

Features

• With entry to San Marco Museum included, you explore its historic rooms with your guide, from communal spaces to the more private monastic areas.
• The guided visit to San Marco Church and Museum includes a detailed explanation of Fra Angelico’s frescoes, highlighting works throughout the convent.
• Your guide helps you admire Fra Angelico’s renowned frescoes, including the famous Annunciation, pointing out stylistic details and devotional themes.
• As you move through the museum, you discover the Cloister of Saint Antoninus, Ghirlandaio’s Last Supper in the refectory, the Renaissance library, and Savonarola’s cell, experiencing a quieter, more intimate side of Florence’s Renaissance heritage.