3 Stop 3 of 11 on The Family That Owned Florence

San Lorenzo and the Medici Chapels

San Lorenzo, Florence

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"Look at the front of this church. It's bare. Rough brown brick, blank and unfinished, like the builders knocked off for lunch five centuries ago and never came back. This is San Lorenzo, the Medici family church — the parish they worshipped in, baptized in, and were buried under. And that naked brick face is one of the great quiet embarrassments of the richest family in Europe."

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

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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The Family That Owned Florence

The Family That Owned Florence

11 stops · 1h

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Tour Stops

Follow the full The Family That Owned Florence route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 Palazzo Medici Riccardi
  3. 3 San Lorenzo and the Medici Chapels
  4. 4 The Bargello
  5. 5 Palazzo Vecchio
  6. 6 The Uffizi
  7. 7 The Vasari Corridor
  8. 8 Ponte Vecchio
  9. 9 Pitti Palace
  10. 10 Boboli Gardens
  11. 11 The Reveal

Hear the full story at San Lorenzo and the Medici Chapels

This is just one of 11 stops on the The Family That Owned Florence tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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