Our Price: from $34.48 (per person, based on double occupancy)
Available: Daily
Depart from: Florence, FI
Highlights: Visit to Piazza del Duomo, Cathedral, medieval quarters, Palazzo del Bargello, Piazza della Signoria...Guided by an experienced multilingual Guide
through the most charming and famous sites of the city which cannot be reached by tourist buses. An unforgettable itinerary among the Middle Ages
and the Renaissance, art and history, culture and curiosity in the ancient civil and religious heart of the old city centre.
Day 1 : |
The most complete and thrilling guided walking tour starts from the
peculiar Central market zone, characterised by its workshops and multicoloured
stalls, where the Medici Chapels, and Basilica di S. Lorenzo,
the church of Medici’s Family, are located. In a short time you can reach
Piazza del Duomo, where you can admire the Cathedral* (inside visit)
and its dome by Brunelleschi, the bell-tower by Giotto, Saint John
Baptistery with its Paradise Door. The tour continues by visiting the
medieval quarters where Dante Alighieri and Beatrice lived. Further
on you can find Palazzo del Bargello. Not too far, there is Piazza della
Signoria, a great “open-air sculpture museum”, overlooked by the
imposing Palazzo Vecchio. Next to it the Uffizi Gallery, one of the most
important museum all over the world. Then you proceed to the picturesque
Mercato della Paglia (Straw market), where the famous Piglet
Fountain is located. You walk along the street that leads to Ponte
Vecchio, the “jewels bridge”. By crossing the
bridge, you will reach the wonderful Pitti
Palace where our tour ends.
(*) Cannot be visited on National Holidays
and for reasons beyond our control. |
Departure times and locations:
9:15am, Terminal Piazza Stazione, Florence, 50123 (Corner with Piazza dell'Unità)
Return times (estimated) and locations: