Our AGT guides will accompany you through the rooms of the ancient Town Hall in search of well-known and lesser-known treasures.
This is a tour suitable for families because Palazzo Vecchio offers secrets and details that few palaces still have today.
Retracing the history of the Medici dynasty, it’s easy to come across intrigues and symbolism… There are many animals to discover in the paintings and frescoes of the palace, and this will become a fun game for children as they also learn about art, not to mention the connections between the Medici and alchemy. In short, it will be a dynamic and entertaining tour for everyone.
The Bargello Museum offers unique and rare wonders; the first thing to focus on is certainly the history of this medieval building, originally built as the Palace of the Podestà of Florence, later used as a prison and the seat of the Bargello himself, the official responsible for making arrests.
Inside begins the true discovery of treasures still little known to the general public, ranging from sculptures by Michelangelo, Donatello, and Cellini to the curious animals by Giambologna.
For young visitors, it will also be very interesting to discover the ancient frescoes found in the palace, which will provide an opportunity to understand the fresco technique.
The visit concludes in the beautiful courtyard of the museum, where you can relax while admiring coats of arms and sculptures.
The Boboli Garden is the largest of the historical Italian gardens. It covers an entire hill stretching from Palazzo Pitti to Porta Romana and is composed of two sections: one from the sixteenth century and one from the Baroque period.
It is a true example of plant architecture, embellished with fountains, statues, and grottoes—a triumph of the imagination of the most ingenious artists active at the Medici court. A distinctive feature is the eighteenth-century Kaffeehaus, with its unusual roof shaped like a Turkish tent.
This tour is highly recommended for families, given the grandeur of the garden and the beauties that can be discovered, such as flowers, centuries-old trees, and curious grottoes.
Understanding science is certainly not easy, but thanks to the expertise of the AGT guides, it will become so for you and your little ones.
The Galileo Museum houses scientific objects from the collections of the Medici and Lorraine families, including some instruments that belonged to and were made by Galileo himself, such as the two original telescopes and the objective lens with which the scientist observed the four moons of Jupiter.
Among the other most significant objects: Arab and Renaissance astrolabes, the enormous armillary sphere by Antonio Santucci, the blown-glass thermometers of the Accademia del Cimento, and the spectacular electrostatic machines from the Lorraine period.
The palace, a 14th-century residence of the Davizzi family—merchants and bankers—stands out with its façade overlooking the square of the same name, which was once filled with ancient tower houses.
The palace was built around the mid-14th century from the merging of several tower houses and other properties owned by the Davizzi family, but it later took its name from another family, the Davanzati, who purchased it in 1578 and enriched the façade with a large coat of arms representing their family crest.
The museum’s various collections are diverse and interesting: sculptures, paintings, furniture, majolica, lace, and much more. The courtyard, which provides access to the upper floors, is particularly atmospheric.
Each floor features a series of rooms; the domestic spaces—the “agiamenti” (toilets), present on every floor, and the kitchen on the third floor—bear witness to the comforts of a noble family who once lived in Palazzo Davanzati, a magnificent and unique example of a medieval house in Florence.
This is the children’s place par excellence in Florence; they will feel at ease since the museum is completely new, modern, and interactive.
The entire museum path revolves around the theme of care and hospitality, telling visitors the essence of the Institute throughout its six centuries of activity, integrating its documentary and archival heritage with its historical and artistic collection, in a new narrative that creates a continuous thread with the institution’s own history.
In the basement, the history and evolution of the Institute of the Innocents is told through biographies and personal memories of the “nocentini”—as the children were called.
The tour will conclude on the scenic terrace with a breathtaking view.