Age
0+
Group size
1-6
Transport
On foot
Language
English
Duration
2 hours
About this experience
Catherine de' Medici is a legendary French queen. Who was she? A great poisoner, a fashion legislator, a lover of fragrance... And what else? Join me on a walk through locations connected to this mysterious woman. I will tell you about her childhood and children. I will reveal how she got the dark nickname. And I will suggest whether it is possible to find a perfume today created according to the Medici recipe.
What to expect
You will walk through the entire Medici quarter, see the palace where Catherine was born, the family church, and the burial place where her relatives are buried. Take a stroll through the streets of Florence. Visit the oldest pharmacy in Italy, which the queen often visited, and a couple of banking palaces.
I will tell you:
- How Catherine de' Medici became an orphan
- Who proposed a union with her to the offspring of the French king
- How she survived three reigning sons
- Why she was called the Black Queen and how it is connected to a dress and poison
- Who laid the foundation for the creation of the first French perfumery
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