The Medici Villas

Overview

Up at the Villa: The residences once owned by the Medici family just outside Florence still attest to the beauty and comforts of villa life.

Tour details

When: Wednesdays and Saturdays from March 15th to October 30th.
Time: 2 pm
Duration: approx. 3.5 hours.
Meeting point: Piazza della Repubblica near the “Caffè Le Giubbe Rosse”
(Participants are requested to be at the meeting point 15 minutes before
the start of the tour)
Includes: English-speaking guide, transport.

IMPORTANT: Your booking will be confirmed as soon as the minimum number of 10 participants has been reached. Nonetheless, in order to hold your place, you need to have paid for the tour. As soon as the tour has been confirmed you will be sent a voucher, which you need to show at the meeting point. Should the tour not reach the minimum number of participants and therefore be canceled, you will have a full reimbursement for this tour.

Cancellation policy:
All client cancellations must arrive up to 8 days before the date of the tour to be reimbursed free of charge. If you cancel 8 to 2 days before the date, we keep 10% of the total fee. Further cancellations imply no refund possible. Clients arriving late will not be reimbursed for the missed visit, nor will a client who gets separated from the group during the visit or who does not complete the visit. In case of cancellation of a tour by the tour operator for reasons of force majeur, clients will only be reimbursed for the amount paid for the tour. Tour operator is not responsible for any additional costs in connection with the reimbursement.

Details

Up at the Villa: The residences once owned by the Medici family just outside Florence still attest to the beauty and comforts of villa life. Seeking to escape from the stress and strain of life in the city, the Medici princes fled to their luxurious country villas. The villa of Petraia, dwelling of grand duke Ferdinand I and later of his grandson prince Don Lorenzo de' Medici, still preserves the splendid gardens in the Italian style and also
highly elegant interiors, which are furnished with period furniture and objects to this very day. The gardens of the villa of Castello are where Cosimo I found relaxation far from his busy court in Florence. Embellished with grottoes, fountains, and statues, Castello still preserves a spectacular group of citrus fruit trees collected by the Medici from the sixteenth century onwards.

Prices

Price por person: € 50,00

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