Palazzo Vecchio & Hall of Five Hundred: Guided Tour

Visit Palazzo Vecchio and admire the frescoes in the Hall of Five Hundred

Explore Florence's City Hall with a two-hour tour of the Palazzo Vecchio Museum. The history of this palace is marked by political intrigue and captivating stories, as well as that of the family that inhabited it for centuries and ruled Florence from 1434 to 1737, the Medici. Visit their private apartments and enjoy the historical atmosphere given by the artworks adorning the walls that will make you travel directly to Renaissance Florence. Admire the impressive frescoes decorating the walls of the Salone dei Cinquecento, which, at 54 meters long, 23 meters wide and 18 meters high, is believed to be the largest room built for the administration of civil power in Italy. Hear the incredible story of how Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci were once commissioned to paint two large frescoes for the Hall of Five Hundred, and the astonishing reasons why it didn't work out!