Explore the dark side of Florence on our guided tour:
Florence’s beauty is undeniable, but its history also hides tales of intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles. Beneath the elegant palaces and stunning churches lie darker stories that shaped the city’s past. On our Dark Side of Florence tour, we’ll explore this shadowy side of history, uncovering the secrets of conspiracies, scandals, and mysteries that still echo through the streets today.
Book this tour to experience a different perspective of Florence. Your guide will reveal stories of forbidden love, power struggles, and the darker side of Renaissance life, bringing a thrilling dimension to the city’s history.
Tour Highlights:
- Hear stories of conspiracies and power struggles.
- Discover Florence’s hidden scandals and mysteries.
- Explore the darker side of Renaissance history.
Book this tour as a private tour:
Why book our dark side of Florence tour?
Every city has its secrets, and Florence is no exception. With a professional guide, you’ll uncover the hidden stories of power, betrayal, and mystery that shaped the city’s past. This tour offers an intriguing glimpse into Florence’s history, revealing a side of the city you won’t find in guidebooks.
Important details:
Tour type: This tour is available mainly as a private tour.
Duration: The tour lasts approximately 2 hours.
Guide: One of our professional, licensed tour guides is looking forward to guiding you and to showing you the beauty of Florence.
Children: This tour is excellent for children who love stories, secrets and history.
Accessibility: This tour is wheelchair accessible, though the old streets and alleyways might make it somewhat challenging.
What to wear: Comfortable shoes! Also, always check the weather forecast to bring the right clothes.

Interested in a public tour?
Upon request we can publish this tour as a public tour to reduce the tour’s price per person. A public tour costs 40 euros per participant and requires a minimum of 5 participants.
Tour conditions:
Minimum number of participants:
This tour takes place mostly as a private tour but can also be opened as a public tour upon request. It will take place as a public tour if at least 5 people are registered. In case there aren’t enough participants, we will unfortunately cancel the tour and issue you a full refund.
Cancellation policy:
You can cancel your booking up to 48 hours in advance. If you cancel your booking less than 48 hours before the tour we won’t be able to issue a refund. Certain exceptions apply such as emergency situations. Please note, we reserve the right to cancel the tour up to 48 hours in advance too. We will do so if our guide is unavailable due to a sudden change or if we do not have the minimum number of participants required for the tour.
Pictures and videos:
Please be aware that we might take photos and videos during the tour. If you don’t want to appear in any Secret Vienna promotional pictures, please let us know by sending us a message.
Copyrights:
The content of the tour is produced by our hard working team of licensed guides. Therefore, recording the tour or taking pictures of artefacts and material used by the guide is strictly forbidden.