Skip the queues and make the most of your time with reserved entry to the Medici Chapels—explore iconic art and Medici history without the wait.

Getting started

Begin your journey into Florentine history with skip-the-line access to the Medici Chapels, located within the Basilica of San Lorenzo. As you enter, step into the world of one of Italy’s most powerful families, the Medicis, who shaped Renaissance art, culture, and politics.

What to expect

Journey through the Medici Chapels, from the quiet tombs below to Michelangelo’s soul-stirring sculptures and the dazzling splendor of the Chapel of the Princes, tracing power, legacy, and art in every corner.

Medici Crypt

The Medici Crypt is the quietest part of the complex, tucked beneath the main chapel. It holds the simple tombs of lesser-known Medici family members, including Grand Dukes. Look for the family’s coat of arms carved into the walls, inscribed names and dates tracing their lineage, and the striking contrast between these humble resting places and the splendor that awaits above.

Michelangelo’s New Sacristy

Enter the chamber Michelangelo designed as a Medici tomb. You’ll see Dawn and Dusk on one tomb, Day and Night on the other—figures carved with striking realism and quiet tension. Here rests Michelangelo’s unfinished tribute to the Medici, where light and shadow reveal the raw emotion etched into every surface.

Chapel of the Princes

Step into an octagonal hall built to display Medici power. Look up at the vast dome, covered in vivid frescoes. Around you, walls are inlaid with polished marble and semi-precious stones, with lapis lazuli, jasper, and porphyry framing six monumental tombs. Every surface speaks of wealth, ambition, and legacy.