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Dark Florence Tour: Explore the City's Mysteries, Legends, and Hidden History
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1,508 Ratings
Firenze
Uncover the dark side of Florence on this thrilling tour. Explore the city’s mysteries, legends, and hidden history, including tales of ghosts, murders, and conspiracies. Not for the faint-hearted!
Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Piazza Della Santissima Annunziata - Let’s gather at the magnificent equestrian statue of Ferdinand I of Medici for our meeting and check-in.
Juicy tales of murder in the Medici family, a scandalous love triangle, spooky ghost sightings and strange happenings at Santissima Annunziata square. Plus some mysterious symbols thrown in for good measure.
- Via dei Servi - Assassination attempt Story
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Piazza del Duomo - Curiosities of the Duomo`s square
- Via del Campanile - Via del Campanile (street of thee dead woman ‘Donna morta’)
- Museo Nazionale del Bargello - Justice, torture and death penalties in the Middle Ages
- Piazza della Signoria - The Mercenary Ghost and other dark stories of Signoria square
- Via dei Georgofili - Mafia terrorist attack
- Ponte Vecchio - Curiosities
What's Included
- Licensed Guide
What's Not Included
- Tips - Pay what you want to reward your tour guide’s effort -
- Some people tip from 10€ to 50
- Entry/Admission - Chiesa di San Marco
- Entry/Admission - Chiesa di Santissima Annunziata
- Entry/Admission - Battistero di San Giovanni
- Entry/Admission - Gallerie Degli Uffizi
- Entry/Admission - Palazzo Vecchio
Additional Information
Join us on this journey as we unveil the concealed aspects of Florence, enthralling you with tales of specters, assassinations, deceptions, and peculiarities that diverge from the common narratives of the city. Have you caught wind of the Monster of Florence, among the most savage serial murderers in history? Does your curiosity stretch to Florentine superstitions, plots, inexplicabilities, saints, miracles, or forms of punishment? If so, this exploration is designed for you. We issue a caution that some subjects may distress certain sensitivities and may not be apt for individuals under 18. Accompany us and unearth the facets of Florence that remain absent from tourist manuals, so disturbing, grim, and agitating that it may keep you awake at night. ha ha ha
- Tip based tour
- It’s not recommended for who are under 18 years of age
Location
Piazza della Santissima Annunziata
Meeting point : Equestrian Monument of Ferdinando I (Right in the center of the square)
Look for our GREEN UMBRELLAS
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(1508 Ratings)
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393dinhn
Jul 26, 2024
My tour review - we really enjoyed our tour with you and now we have a different view of Florence :) Francesca our guide have a lot of passion about the stories of Florence and it really is different and more interesting than other tour guides I have been to. These hidden stories are not known by a lot of people but they definitely influenced the past of Florence and as much as important.
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Excursion25771466709
Jul 26, 2024
very cool tour - The Dark Side of Florence - We had a great time with our tour guide Angela who let us know about some spooky and heartbreaking stories that happened in Florence. Lovely opportunity to learn things about the city you never would find out otherwise. Would highly recommend if you’re looking for a tour that definitely won’t make you yawn! :)
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Rehtse7
Jul 24, 2024
Luz, the Best Guide - We started our visit a little skeptical, thinking we would talk about conspiracies all the time, but our Guide, Luz, did a fantastic job. The tour interacts a lot with the buildings, the corners... and there is room for everything. We highly recommend this tour, of the three we have made the best. In summer, to avoid dying of heat, we recommend doing the tour in the afternoon.
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Marcelorw9518rt
Jul 23, 2024
Complement - Complementary to the morning tour. Entertainment and surprise. Good information and fun the way to tell it. A genius.
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Ben
Jul 22, 2024
Great tour - This tour was amazing. Our tour guide not only gave us the ghost stories but also some history about places we stopped. This was our favorite tour we took in Florence.
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Q2595zrmanuelt
Jul 21, 2024
It has made us value and understand even more the city of Florence - An interesting tour with explanations and curiosities that make you appreciate the city even more
Gabriel very friendly, answer without haste any questions
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Austyn_b
Jul 20, 2024
Like GoT for real. - Very well presented, with cleaver curation, and a very enthusiastic guide. Diverse stories from the darker side of Florence’s history. Love stories, murder, bombings and assassination attempts, to challenge Game of Thrones for drama.
Great way to start the holiday.
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_l5460yz
Jul 19, 2024
Mysteries learnt - Even though I don't quite believe in spirits, I was glad to get to know some from Florence.
Francesca is an inspiring and knowledgeable guide. She managed to tell us a lot of fascinating facts, legends, and kept the whole group very engaged. 🫶🏻
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Excursion52603666791
Jul 18, 2024
Absolutely lovely and entertaining tour with the most entertaining guide Francesca - The locations and stories were amazing and the way our guide Francesca told them were incredibly engaging. She truly has a gift for storytelling, she made sure to involve us, was always open for questions and just an absolute ray of sunshine making for an amazing experience and interesting knowledge about Florence. Along with the tour, she also offered insider tips for the best gelato and food spots in Florence. I can’t encourage taking this tour enough.
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Lise_f
Jul 25, 2024
Interesting dark stories - Good short tour where you also get to see some of the sights in Florence. Expected maybe more dark/grotesque stories, but the stories where good. The guide was excellent and funny. Would though recommend doing this when its dark at night.
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