Palazzo Vecchio Tours & Tickets
Palazzo Vecchio Tour: Visitor Highlights
#PalazzoVecchio: Point, Aim & Shoot
Palazzo Vecchio Tickets: Buying Tips
Quick Facts
City
Florence
Known For
Renaissance Art & Architecture
Activity Type
Palazzo Vecchio
Yearly Visitors
6.2 Million (Florence Museums)
High Season
July & August
Currency Required
European Euro
Time Zone
GMT +2:00
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Palazzo Vecchio Tour: Visitor Highlights
- Salone dei Cinquecento: containing the famous frescoes by Vasari, with the mysterious message “Cerca Trovaerca Trova” (Seek and You Shall Find) at the top right of the painting.
- “Duke of Athens staircase”: a secret escape passageway built within the walls of the building.
- Hall of Geographical Maps: discover the secret route that inspired Dan Brown for his character Langdon to escape the building.
- The famous Dante Alighieri Death Mask: located between the Apartments of Eleanor and the Halls of Priors.
- The hidden "Studiolo de Francesco I": commissioned by the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
- Torre di Arnolfo or “Arnolfo Tower”: this tower built by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1310 has a secret spot used to imprison Cosimo the Elder, sentenced to exile. Note: access to the tower is suspended in the case of rain.
- Uffizi Gallery & Palazzo Vecchio Firenze: Millions of people queue to see the Renaissance palace and its masterpieces at Florence’s most famous art gallery. Don’t have skip-the-line Ufizzi tickets? No worries, take a private Palazzo Vecchio tour and you’ll be able to sneak into the Ufizzi Gallery!
Did you know? The Palazzo map reveals a secret passageway, the “Vasari Corridor” to the Ufizzi Gallery. This passageway also tunneled to the other Ducal residence, the Palazzo Pitti. And yes, with the right ticket you can use this secret tunnel!
#PalazzoVecchio: Point, Aim & Shoot
- The copy of Michelangelo’s David Statue, in the Piazza della Signoria
- The magnificent Salone dei Cinquecento (grand hall)
- Hall of Lilies: lavishly decorated & fitted with wooden doors covered with images of Dante
Palazzo Vecchio Tickets: Buying Tips
- Do your homework: This is possibly the most sumptuous and richly decorated city hall in the world. From the many hidden entrances, secret corners & ghost paintings, there are also legends of battles between the Renaissance giants Michelangelo & Da Vinci and more.
- Save money with a combination ticket: Want to see both the Palazzo Vecchio Firenze & the Uffizi Gallery? Or get a 2-in-1 ticket with the Palazzos Pitti & Vecchio?
- “Ask me anything”: Book one of the Palazzo Vecchio Secret Passages tour tickets or a Florence walking tour to learn all about the stories behind the walls.
- Short on time? Choose fast pass tower of Palazzo Vecchio tickets and make sure you are first through those photographed doors!