Florence Highlights Through Food Walking Tour With Wine And Accademia

Medici

Family in Florence. Banking, commerce, and religious influence led the

Medici Family to become one of the most powerful families in

Florence, while tasting some of the best products of the

Florentine food culture such as a Gottino (glass of Chianti wine), a selection of traditional Salami, coccoli (deep-fried dough bites) and last a delicious home-made Gelato. The

Medici story began when they migrated to

Florence from a little town in

Tuscany. Our professional guide will escort you on a tour across years of history safely preserved within the architecture, palaces, churches and art that were sponsored by the

Medici Family. During the tour we will have the opportunity to observe

Palazzo Medici, Palazzo Vecchio the most important civil building in the city; where will also discuss the open air sculptures found within the

Loggia della Signoria. We will also observe the

Pitti Palace which was home to the

Medici family. Strolling along the banks of the

Arno will bring us to

Ponte Vecchio, a bridge famous for its beautiful gold jewelry; on the top of the bridge is the hidden

Vasari Corridor, which allowed the

Medici family to travel secretly and safely from their home at

Pitti Palace to the government building,

Palazzo Vecchio. After this tour you will have time at leisure and continue with the visit of the

Accademia Gallery. In this 2nd part of the tour you will discover more about the imposing statue of a young hero,

David, which became the symbol of the Republic of

Florence. This museum displays other important sculptures by

Michelangelo, such as

I Prigioni (The Incarcerated) and

San Matteo (St Matthew), together with an interesting collection of religious paintings and panels. A special section of the

Accademia gallery is dedicated to the musical instruments, showing an original

Stradivari’s viola belonged to one of the

Medici’s members,

the Prince Ferdinando,

Grand Duke of Tuscany.