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"You're back on the great square now, in front of a blunt stone fortress with a tall off-center tower stabbing up from one corner. This is the Palazzo Vecchio, and for centuries before the Medici got their hands on it, this building was the beating heart of something they were not part of at all — the Florentine Republic."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at Palazzo Vecchio
This is just one of 11 stops on the The Family That Owned Florence tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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