Private Florence San Marco Museum Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry

2 Hours

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Hotel Pickup Offered

English,French,German
and 2 more

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Overview

If you're keen to see beyond Florence's big-hitting Renaissance art treasures, the city's San Marco Museum is a must. This 15th-century Dominican convent-museum is home to incredible frescoes by Renaissance masters such as Beato Angelico, Fra Bartolomeo, and Domenico Ghirlandaio, and features painted monks' cells, a refectory, and more. This 2-hour tour includes skip-the-line admission, and a private guide to bring the convent's story, architecture, and art to vivid life.

Personalized experience with a private guide
Price per group, based on a maximum of eight people
Private 2-hour tour of the San Marco Museum in Florence
Avoid the main entrance lines with skip-the-line admission
Tour the 15th-century Dominican convent museum, a treasure trove of Renaissance art
See the frescoes by Beato Angelico, Fra Bartolomeo, and Domenico Ghirlandaio
Learn about Girolamo Savonarola, a firebrand monk executed in 1498

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What To Expect

Meet your guide outside the San Marco Museum in central Florence, and admire the exterior of the 15th-century Dominican convent, considered one of Florence's architectural gems. Hear how the convent is still used by Dominican monks, and how it was commissioned by Cosimo I de 'Medici in the 1400s, with the work entrusted to Michelozzo - one of the greatest architects of the Renaissance. Use your pre-booked ticket to bypass the main entrance lines, and set off on a private tour of the museum. See the Cloister of St. Anthony, and inspect the fresco-painted doors leading to the main halls. Then, admire the frescoes by Dominican monk Fra Angelico (Beato Angelico), a great Renaissance master who once lived in the convent. Continue into the Great Refectory, kitchen, and service areas, and see the works by Fra Bartolomeo, another important Dominican monk and artist of the early 1500s. Step inside the Small Refectory to marvel at the fresco of the Last Supper by Domenico Ghirlandaio, and then head to the monks' cells to admire the museum's showpiece: a cycle of frescoes created by Beato Angelico for his confrères monks. Gaze at the stunning frescos, and visit the cell once used by Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican friar and Renaissance firebrand who was burnt at the stake in Piazza della Signoria in 1498. Learn Savonarola's story, and then explore the convent Library, home to priceless manuscripts owned by the Medici family. Before or after your visit, take a look around Piazza San Marco, the square where the convent stands. Learn about the buildings from your guide, and stroll to the nearby Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, famous for the Santissima Annunziata church and Spedale degli Innocenti, Europe's oldest orphanage. Your 2-hour tour ends when your say goodbye to your guide near the starting point.

Private Florence San Marco Museum Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry

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