Mamma Mia! Florence Evening Highlights Walk - Private Tour with Local Guide

Highlights

• Private Evening Tour
• Expert Local Guide
• Unique Nighttime Atmosphere

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Basilica of Santa Croce

   15min

   The Basilica of Santa Croce is the largest Franciscan church in the world. Its has sixteen chapels, many of them decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his pupils. It is the burial place of some of the most famous Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and the composer Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories.

2. 2

   Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

   15min

   Piazza Duomo contains the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore, the third largest cathedral in the world after St. Peter's in Rome and St. Paul's in London. It was completed in 1436 and the large dome on top was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is made of marble panels in various shades of green and pink, bordered by white, and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.

3. 3

   Battistero Di San Giovanni

   10min

   The Baptistery of St John is a beautiful building best known for its elaborately sculpted doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti. The octagonal baptistery stands in both the Piazza del Duomo and Piazza San Giovanni, across from Florence Cathedral and the Campanile di Giotto. It is one of the oldest buildings in the city, constructed between 1059 and 1128 in Florentine Romanesque style.

4. 4

   Piazza della Signoria

   15min

   The impressive L-shaped square is home to Palazzo Vecchio, the Loggia della Signoria and the Uffizi Gallery. Since its beginning during the Middle Ages, the Piazza della Signoria has been the political heart of the city.

5. 5

   Ponte Vecchio

   15min

   The Ponte Vecchio (old bridge) was built during Roman times and is the most ancient and photographed bridge in Florence that goes over the River Arno. Butchers initially occupied the shops but the present tenants are jewelers, art dealers, and souvenir sellers.

6. 6

   Fontana del Porcellino

   10min

   Il Porcellino, piglet in Italian, is the local Florentine nickname for the bronze fountain of a wild boar. The fountain figure was sculpted and cast by Baroque master Pietro Tacca and was originally intended for the Boboli Gardens.

Before you go

Location