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

Florence, Italy
Private San Marco Museum Guided Visit
  • 2 hours
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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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 tour includes skip-the-line admission, and a private guide to bring the convent’s story, architecture, and art to vivid life.
  • Avoid the main entrance lines with skip-the-line admission
  • Tour the 15th-century Dominican convent museum, a treasure trove of Renaissance art
  • Learn about Girolamo Savonarola, a firebrand monk executed in 1498
  • Personalized experience with a private guide

What's Included

  • Local professional Guide at your side
  • Earphones for groups of more than 7 participants
  • San Marco Museum skip-the-line tickets
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Everything not mentioned as Included

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • San Marco Museum
    Piazza San Marco, 3, 50121 Firenze FI, Italy

    Meeting with the guide at 09:00 am at the entrance of San Marco Museum (Piazza San Marco nr 3)

Start time

09:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

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 tour ends when you say goodbye to your guide near the starting point.

Museo di San Marco

1 hour 45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Piazza Della Santissima Annunziata

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Operated by CAF Tour and Travel

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Great San Marco experience
Richard_D, Oct 2022
Terrific guide. Terrific art which she carefully explained She went through the history of the convent as well which helped put the art in focus.
Knowledgeable guide a must for this unique museum
godfreyhouse, Dec 2021
This was one of the most unique museums we have ever visited. Our knowledgeable guide brought to life the living conditions, experiences, and work of those who lived in this convent in the 15th century as well as the life of some of its most notable inhabitants. We would never have gotten as much out of this visit without such a great guide.
Response from Host, Jan 2022
Dear godfreyhouse, first of all let us thank you for having booked one of our private tours and for having shared your opinion with us and our common readers. We are so glad to hear that you have appreciated so much your Guided visit to San Marco Museum with a private guided. We hope to welcome you again in the future on another of our tours or activities...there's so much more to see and experience! Our best regards

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