This tour with your AGT tour guide<\/strong> will also begin in the religious heart of the city<\/strong>, Piazza del Duomo<\/strong>, with the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore<\/strong>, the Baptistery<\/strong>, and the famous Giotto\u2019s Bell Tower<\/strong>, along with the majestic dome by Filippo Brunelleschi<\/strong>\u2014the symbol of the Florentine Renaissance.<\/p>\n\n Your AGT guide will accompany you to the city’s most prestigious sites<\/strong> in terms of history and artistic value. Among these are the Ponte Vecchio<\/strong> and the scenic Piazza della Signoria<\/strong>, where you can admire the Loggia dei Lanzi<\/strong> and the extraordinary sculptures by Cellini, Giambologna<\/strong>, and other great masters.<\/p>\n\n The walk will conclude with a visit inside the Palazzo Vecchio Museum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n The Palazzo Vecchio Museum<\/strong> is located in the former seat of the Priors<\/strong> and later became the residence of the Medici family<\/strong> during the 16th century.<\/p>\n\n Your AGT guide<\/strong> will reveal the history of this imposing building, which, with its austere appearance, resembles a typical medieval structure<\/strong> but, inside, holds the magnificence of an elegant Renaissance residence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n Once inside the museum, you will find the Hall of the Five Hundred<\/strong> particularly fascinating and evocative, decorated with frescoes by great Renaissance artists<\/strong> such as Giorgio Vasari<\/strong> and Francesco Salviati<\/strong>. The hall was used by Cosimo I de\u2019 Medici<\/strong> for political meetings.<\/p>\n\n Continuing the visit, you will explore the private apartments of Duchess Eleonora of Toledo<\/strong> and conclude with your AGT guide in the oldest part of the palace. Here, in the Hall of the Lilies<\/strong>, you can still admire works by Donatello and Michelangelo<\/strong>, as well as Dante Alighieri\u2019s death mask<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n The tour will end in the so-called \u201cWardrobe Room\u201d<\/strong> or Hall of Maps<\/strong>, a space entirely commissioned by Cosimo I<\/strong> and completed by his son, Francesco I de\u2019 Medici<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Guided tour of Florence with entrance to the Palazzo Vecchio Museum. This walk with your AGT Guide will lead you to discover the city\u2019s most prestigious sites in terms of history and artistic value. The tour begins at the religious center, continues to the Ponte Vecchio, and ends in Piazza della Signoria with a visit inside the Palazzo Vecchio Museum. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":934,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"tour-category":[17],"class_list":["post-945","tour","type-tour","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tour-category-discovering-florence"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Palazzo Vecchio Museum<\/h3>\n\n