Explore Palazzo Davanzati and Florentine Aristocratic Life
Meet your Italian tour guide in front of Palazzo Davanzati.
Explore the ancient mansion Palazzo Davanzati, first home to the Davizzi family, merchants and bankers of Florence, and later to the wealthy Davanzati family. Today, the building houses the Museum of the Ancient Florentine House and represents the habits of the aristocracy of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Florence.
Its most interesting feature is the architecture, a diverse example of a 13th-century house that shows the transition from the medieval tower house to the Renaissance-style palace. Inside, there is an amazing collection of artifacts, furniture, and working materials that reveal the changes in ownership and the evolving use of household items over time. It is a journey through an aristocratic dwelling, with a kitchen, living rooms, beautifully frescoed rooms, and even bathrooms.
