Self-guided walking tour
Florence Walking Tour: In the Footsteps of the Medici (about 4 hours, 8 stops)
8 stops in walking order through Florence, from Basilica di San Lorenzo to Giardino di Boboli: 3.0 km on foot, about 36 min of walking, 4 h 10 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “In the Footsteps of the Medici”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 4 h 10 min
- Distance
- 3.0 km
- Walking
- 36 min
- Stops
- 8
The stops, in walking order
Basilica di San Lorenzo
A major Catholic church designed by Filippo Brunelleschi and shaped by Renaissance architectural ideas.
2 min walk · 150 m
Cappelle Medicee
The Medici Chapels form a funerary museum within San Lorenzo, bringing together Michelangelo’s New Sacristy and the grand Chapel of the Princes.
4 min walk · 340 m
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
A Renaissance palace designed by Michelozzo for Cosimo de’ Medici.
10 min walk · 810 m
Palazzo Vecchio
Florence’s town hall, a massive civic palace begun by Arnolfo di Cambio.
3 min walk · 260 m
Galleria degli Uffizi
The Uffizi Gallery is a renowned art museum housed in a palace beside Piazza della Signoria.
5 min walk · 410 m
Corridoio Vasariano
An elevated enclosed passage linking Palazzo Vecchio with Palazzo Pitti through the Uffizi and across Ponte Vecchio.
5 min walk · 450 m
Palazzo Pitti
A vast Renaissance palace that grew from Luca Pitti’s urban residence into the principal home of Tuscany’s ruling family.
7 min walk · 600 m
Giardino di Boboli
Boboli Gardens is a historic park created for the Medici residence at Palazzo Pitti.
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