Blood & Beauty: The Medici's Dark Secrets Behind Florence's Golden Age
The Medici family transformed Florence into the Renaissance capital of the world, but their breathtaking art and architecture were built on a foundation of murder, political manipulation, and ruthless power plays that would make a modern crime family blush. Walk through the palaces and churches where popes were poisoned, rivals were assassinated, and masterpieces were commissioned to cover up the bloodiest secrets in Italian history.
Created by Isabella Conti
A licensed tour guide for over 10 years, Isabella offers walks that feel like conversations—and sometimes confessions. She specializes in Renaissance art, Baroque architecture, and Jewish-Roman history, curating tours through the tangled heart of the city with both authority and intimacy. Though Isabella was born in Rome, she spent most of her schooling in London. She returned to Rome in her twenties, bringing with her an English elegance, a suitcase full of notebooks, and a storyteller’s instinct. “London gave me the words,” she likes to say, “but Rome gave me the stories worth telling.”