With our professional guide, admire some of Michelangelo´s most famous sculptures such as: Il Crepuscolo, L’Aurora and Il Giorno e la Notte (Twilight, Dawn, Day, Night). These are all inside the Sacrestia Nuova (New Sacristy) which was also designed by the artist.
Discover the inlays of precious polychrome marble, hard stones and precious gems that cover the walls of the great Cappella dei Principi (Princes Chapel), for which Opificio delle pietre Dure (The Factory of hard Stones) was specially created. Today Opificio delle pietre Dure is one of the most prestigious restoration workshops and museums worldwide.
Finally discover the Cripta del Buontalenti, under the Chapel, where the Medici and their family members are buried. Recently these bodies have been exhumed to obtain more details on their lifestyles, illnesses and the real causes of their mysterious deaths.