Very enjoyable tour of gardens and home. Many details about villa history and the Medici family.
Caution that the interior portion of the requires climbing a circular staircase of 77 steps.
Problem with Viator tickets not being recognized at the Villa tour office. The people kindly permitted us to join the tour anyway.
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Jeffrey_T
September 17, 2026 · via Viator
This is a scam
You think you're getting a 2 hour special guided you're. The only thing this experience does is book your ticket from the Villa Medici and email it to you. The ticket for the guided tour (which is hosted by Villa Medici staff, is open to the public, and only lasts 1-hour) costs 18 euros per person. This experience costs 40+ euros per person. So they're essentially doubling (almost tripling) the cost of the ticket as a "service fee" for booking the ticket and emailing it to you.
When I showed the Villa Medici staff the name of this tour company, the staff said they weren't an authorized third-party provider and that this was a "scam". I agree. I called Viator for a partial refund and the customer service agent basically laughed at me.
Just book your own ticket through the Villa Medici. This tour is nothing more than the standard Villa Medici tour.