BEST OF FLORENCE Private Walking Tour: Renaissance Secrets

Highlights

• Private Guided Tour
• Renaissance Secrets
• Insider Perspective

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Battistero Di San Giovanni

   20min

   Start the tour with the oldest building of the city - the Baptistery of St. John. Standing in the square look at its famous doors called by Michelangelo the "Gates of Paradise".

2. 2

   Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

   15min

   Admire the magnificent Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore which has a unique flower-shaped plan and the biggest masonry dome in the world – the marvel of the architect Filippo Brunelleschi. Even Michelangelo said “It would be difficult to equal…impossible to surpass.” See the Duomo from the outside, however, if there is no line to get in we will see the interior as well.

3. 3

   Museo Casa di Dante

   15min

   Stroll around Dante's district, take a look at Dante's tower-house from the outside and enter the 1000-year old church where the father of the Italian language met the love and muse of his life.

4. 4

   Church and Museum of Orsanmichele

   10min

   Visit Orsanmichele – the most Florentine church of Florence, and learn why the market was transformed into a church.

5. 5

   Piazza della Signoria

   15min

   Visit the political centre of Florence – Piazza della Signoria – a museum under the open sky with many original sculptures created by Renaissance artists.

6. 6

   Palazzo Vecchio

   5min

   Take a quick look at the government palace – Palazzo Vecchio - a medieval fortress with the prison for the most dangerous criminals and the old residence of the Medici family.

7. 7

   Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi

   Pass by

   Take a look at the Uffizi Gallery - one of the most famous museums in the world and stroll in the Uffizi square.

8. 8

   Ponte Vecchio

   10min

   Finish the tour at Ponte Vecchio – the symbol of the city and the oldest bridge in town famous for its jewelers' shops hanging over the Arno river.

Before you go

Location