Florence - European Summer Travels 2024

Buongiorno! The sun is shining and the smell of freshly brewed coffee is in the air.

Discover the beauty of Florence, it’s history with the Medici Family - the patrons of the arts, the Medici commissioned works from artists such as Michelangelo, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael that can be witnessed throughout Italy. Sponsored many architectural masterpieces and renovation throughout Florence including the completion of the Florence Cathedral’s dome.

They supported scientific research and advancement, including employing Galileo Galilei, as a tutor to the Medici son, which allowed him to pursue his revolutionary work. We all need some level of investment and sponsorship and Galileo Galilei was no exception. From bankers to grand dukes, the Medici shaped the political and cultural landscape of Florence and beyond. Their legacy, immortalized in the art and architecture they commissioned, continues to define the essence of Renaissance Florence.

Discover Florence’s charm, gorgeous food and so much more.