Private audience with the Medici family

Hotel Tenuta di Artimino Meliá Collection, Artimino Italy

Couple in elaborate Renaissance costumes descending grand villa stairs.

Connect with the destination during your stay at Hotel Tenuta di Artimino Meliá Collection, Artimino, Italy

Where history comes to life

Guided by storytelling and historical performance, visitors are welcomed as honoured guests by Ferdinando I de’ Medici and his consort Cristina of Lorraine. Through moments of music, taste and narrative, the experience blends history, art and theatre into a journey through the Medici legacy.

Woman in elaborate Renaissance costume, viewing a grand historic villa interior.

Woman in historical black gown with ruff collar looking at renaissance fresco.

Historic Italian villa with grand stone staircase, portico, and red shutters.

Renaissance ceiling fresco with classical figure and ornate hanging bell.

From a personalised heraldic welcome to a refined tasting of Tuscan wines, accompanied by the delicate sound of a Renaissance harp, every detail is designed to create a memorable encounter with history, culminating in a final living portrait.

Duration: From 2 hours.
Number of people: Min. participants: 6 people; max. participants: 8 people.
Please note: Minimum advance booking with full payment: 15 days in advance.
What is included? Private welcome by Ferdinando I de’ Medici and his consort Cristina of Lorraine, presenting each guest with a personalised heraldic letter, Elite guided tour, Wine tasting accompanied by a platter of cured meats and cheeses. Harpist in historical costume. Premium photos upon request — final high-resolution “living portrait” as a “Royal Memory” souvenir.

Renaissance couple in period costumes on grand stone stairs of a historic villa.

Beyond the performance, the experience becomes a sensory journey through time, where every element evokes the elegance of courtly life. From the interplay of music and storytelling to the richness of Tuscan flavours, each moment unfolds with theatrical precision and depth.

Set within the extraordinary setting of Villa La Ferdinanda, also known as the “Villa of the Hundred Chimneys”, this experience gains an added layer of grandeur and authenticity. Commissioned by Ferdinando I de’ Medici and designed by Bernardo Buontalenti, the villa stands as a masterpiece of late Renaissance architecture, overlooking the rolling Tuscan hills.