Palazzo Medici Riccardi
The original Medici townhouse, home to Gozzoli's jewel-box Chapel of the Magi fresco.
The call
Worth it if you are watching the budget and you only have one day.
Why
- 01
Come for one room and it delivers completely: the Magi Chapel is a tiny windowless jewel-box where Benozzo Gozzoli covered every wall, floor to ceiling, with a single dense procession of the Three Kings — a glittering parade of brocaded riders, hunting leopards, and portraits of the Medici themselves threaded into the crowd, all gold leaf and storybook colour packed into a space the size of a large closet.
Our read - 02
It's the opposite of a vast cool gallery: total, immersive, almost claustrophobic richness, and entry is timed to a handful of people so you get it nearly alone.
Our read
Is it a fit?
Go if
You are watching the budget
Palazzo Medici Riccardi earns the spend, even on a tight budget.
You only have one day
Short trip or not, keep Palazzo Medici Riccardi.
You are traveling as a couple
As a couple, Palazzo Medici Riccardi is an easy yes.
You are traveling solo
Solo, Palazzo Medici Riccardi is an easy yes.
Plan it well
- Cost
- €10
- Timing
- Any time it's open; the chapel admits small timed groups so allow a short wait.
- Booking
- Reserve a chapel slot in busy periods given the limited group size.
- Allow
- 45–75 minutes
- Accessibility
- Courtyard and gallery are largely step-free; the chapel involves a staircase.