Hidden Chapels: the precious treasures of Florence
This tour is focused on an unusual itinerary out of common, mass tourist routes and it is suggested to those art lovers who already know the most famous Florence art treasures and want now to visit Florence deeper and from a different point of view.
The tour includes three precious art jewels: the Cappella dei Magi in Palazzo Medici Riccardi decorated by Benozzo Gozzoli’s frescoes, the Cappella Tornabuoni decorated by Ghirlandaio and the Cappella dei Papi decorated by Pontormo. These two last chapels are located in Santa Maria Novella church.
Booking this tour, visitors will have the opportunity of admiring these enchanting painture masterpiecies and discover the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella with an expert guide. The tour ends at Palazzo Medici Riccardi. Here the guide will talk about this important palace, the first prestigious residence of the Medici’s family in Florence and its innovative, indoor garden, the first city garden ever projected, built to welcome some of the artwork Medici’s collections. This garden was thought to celebrate the Medici’s power and magnificence in Florence.
The Tour Itinerary
This tour lasts about 3 hours. The tour itinerary can be personalized according to any visitors’ special request.
The standard schedule includes the church of Santa Maria Novella, the Cappella Tornabuoni frescoed by Ghirlandaio and the Cappela dei Papi decorated by Pontormo. The tour ends at Palazzo Medici Riccardi, to visit the palace, its garden and the Cappella dei Magi by Benozzo Gozzoli.
Our guides
Italy Travels tour guides staff is represented by licensed guides of great experience and high level of professionalism, competence and excellence on their job. All Italy Travels guides are authorized by the provincial administration of Florence and most of them are art historians and teachers in art subjects.
All private tours organized by Italy Travels always include pre-reserved museum tickets when museum tours are included in the tour itinerary. In this way visitors avoid waisting time waiting in line in front of museums ticket offices.
