Introduction

A Preview

"You're in the San Lorenzo quarter of Florence, in a churn of leather stalls and market noise, and somewhere near you stands a big plain brown building that looks like a bank crossed with a fortress. Hold onto that image. A bank crossed with a fortress is more or less the whole story of this city. For three hundred years, Florence was run by one family. The Medici."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.