The BBC gets access to a secret room under the Medici Chapel in Florence, where Michelangelo took refuge during political upheaval. The small chamber, covered in his sketches, has opened to the ...

Rinaldo's impatience got the better of him. Eager to flush Cosimo out of Florence, he allowed the head of the Medici family to stay alive, gathering support whilst in exile. And Rinaldo's rash ...

a small area located beneath the Medici Chapels in Florence. The room is thought to have served as Michelangelo's hideout briefly in 1530 and it was regularly opened to the public only last year.

Just four at a time, visitors soon will be allowed access to a long-hidden space inside Florence’s Medici Chapel where delicate charcoal drawings sketched on the walls have been attributed by ...

The tombs of Giovanni - known as "dalle Bande Nere" for the black bands of mourning he wore for Pope Leo X - and Maria Salviati were opened in the Medici Chapels in Florence. Giovanni, whose son ...

Rinaldo's impatience got the better of him. Eager to flush Cosimo out of Florence, he allowed the Capo of the Medici family to stay alive, gathering support whilst in exile. And Rinaldo's rash ...

However, the Medici Chapel is not included and requires a separate booking and entry fee. Visit the official website for more information. Tuscany Day Trip from Florence: Siena, San Gimignano ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're visiting the Pitti Palace because of an interest in Medici ... from central Florence, the Palazzo Pitti houses a total of six museums and a chapel.