Palazzo Medici Riccardi: Self-Guided Audio Tours

This self-guided audio tour includes your ticket to Leonardo da Vinci Interactive Museum® and takes you through Florence's streets on a walking route. (!) Please note that while your ticket to the museum is included and available within the app, the audio tour inside the museum is not provided. Start at the Leonardo Interactive Museum, where wooden models from da Vinci's notebooks come alive. Then, unpause the tour and stroll through Florence's iconic landmarks like the soaring Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the elegant Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Palazzo Strozzi, Orsanmichele Church with its guild sculptures, Palazzo Vecchio, the replica of Michelangelo's David, Uffizi Gallery, Vasari Corridor, ending at the jewel-packed Ponte Vecchio. Travelers will handle working models of Leonardo's inventions like the Air Screw and Giant Tank, marvel at Brunelleschi's innovative dome, peer into historic wine holes, and trace Medici influence amid vivid frescoes and sturdy palaces.

Skip the line to five of Florence's hottest attractions! Take in one of the world's greatest collections of Renaissance art at the Uffizi Gallery, gawp at the sumptuous decor of the Palazzo Pitti, and explore the leafy Tuscan paradise of the massive Boboli Gardens.

This self-guided journey through Galleria dell'Accademia's highlights and the historic center of Florence takes you through the birth of Renaissance art and into the living city that shaped it. Before entering the Accademia, you may notice a long queue. With your priority ticket, you will skip it—simply exchange it for your paper voucher at the meeting point specified in your mobile voucher. Inside the museum, you will follow the evolution of art across centuries, from medieval gold-ground paintings to the revolutionary realism of the Renaissance. You will encounter works by Giotto, Sandro Botticelli, and Filippino Lippi, culminating in Michelangelo’s unfinished Prisoners and the world-famous David. Here you will also take time to scrutinise David up close, discover the story behind his biblical heroism, and understand why his head and hand appear disproportionately large. After the museum visit, Florence itself becomes your next gallery. Switch to GPS mode and continue on foot through the historic streets, where art, politics, religion, and daily life shaped the city during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The route leads you to key landmarks, including the majestic Florence Cathedral, the House of Dante Alighieri, Palazzo Vecchio—where you will see the original site of Michelangelo's David—and finally the iconic Ponte Vecchio over the Arno River. Note: This tour is not affiliated with the Galleria dell’Accademia but is created by an independent creator.

Florence attracts visitors from around the globe to witness the masterpiece of Michelangelo, the David statue. This renowned sculpture is widely known as one of the most famous worldwide, representing the strength and beauty of youth in the Renaissance era. Visitors can obtain their tickets from the company representative before experiencing the Michelangelo Buonarotti museum.

There's more than one breathtaking dome in Florence! With its enormous green patina dome, the Great Synagogue of Florence is an architectural treasure and one of the most important synagogues in Italy. Constructed between 1874 and 1882, with the goal of going toe-to-toe with Florence's immaculate architecture, it remains one of the largest and impressive synagogues in Europe to this day. Take a wander around this beautiful corner of Jewish and Florentine history, and admire its remarkable marble floors, majestic mosaics, frescoed walls, and stained-glass windows. Then, explore the adjoining Jewish Museum. Here, you can delve deeper into the amazing stories surrounding the building's inception and the long, proud history history of Florence's Jewish community, and the challenges they have faced and overcome with grace and fortitude over the centuries.

Your tickets to the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence will launch you on the way to discovering the history of the Ferragamo company, the life of its founder and his spectacular creations! Discover the history of the shoemaker who moved to California from a little village in the province of Naples and began a career designing and creating shoes for the movie industry. Ferragamo returned to Italy in 1927 and opened a workshop in Florence. His creations - like the famous cork wedge heels, metal-reinforced high heels and invisible sandals soon made him famous all over the world. See them all at the museum in the medieval Palazzo Spini Feroni - the historical headquarters of the company.

See the collection of statuary and busts from antiquity, previously owned by the Medici family. These ancient Roman sculptures, along with copies of lost Greek originals, are displayed in the Gallery's corridors. Walk through time as you view the Gallery's extensive collections.

Step into a time machine and travel back to the Renaissance period with a visit to the Uffizi Gallery! This world-renowned museum is located in a large building that dates back to the 16th century, designed by none other than the legendary architect, Giorgio Vasari. It's a treasure trove of ancient sculptures and paintings, spanning from the Middle Ages to modern times. The Uffizi Gallery is home to some of the most iconic art pieces of all time, including 14th-century and Renaissance paintings from the likes of Giotto, Simone Martini, Piero della Francesca, and Botticelli (just to name a few!). As you wander through the corridors, you'll be mesmerized by the masterpieces of European painting, with a particular focus on German, Dutch, and Flemish artists.

Skip the line and explore Palazzo Vecchio, the symbol of civic power in Florence for centuries, on a audio-guided tour. Climb the Tower of Palazzo Vecchio for fantastic views over Florence, and visit the museum that's still the seat of the local city government.

The renowned painter Fra' Angelico was a superstar of the Early Renaissance. It was here at the Chiesa di San Marco (and its adjoining 15th-century Dominican monastery) that he served God, along with firebrand preacher Girolamo Savonarola. See Angelico's most famous art and frescoes as you explore this 15th-century religious complex.