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Esoteric Florence Magical Walking Tour

5.0(1)2 hModerately active

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Overview

Duration: 2 h
Languages: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Group size: Up to 15 travelers
Suitable for: Ages 0–99
Pace: Moderately active

Good for

Couples
History buffs
Solo travelers

Uncover Florence's hidden side on a walking tour dedicated to esoteric symbols, alchemy, and Kabbalah. Admire the facade of Santa Croce and its mysteries, the Baptistery's palindrome, and the stones from the Holy Sepulcher linked to the Explosion of the Cart. An expert guide reveals tales of necromancy and the arsenic poisoning of Pico della Mirandola.

Highlights

Esoteric symbols
Santa Croce and Baptistery
Mysterious stories

What's included

Headsets to hear the guide while walking
Tour Guide expert in esotericism

Not included

Tips

Itinerary

1
Battistero Di San Giovanni
10min
It has an esoteric shape - octagonal. Number 8 is the symbol of the infinity.
2
Piazza Della Santissima Annunziata
20min
It is full of ancient charity buildings and rich of mystery (above all the uncountable bees on the equestrian statue of Ferdinando I De' Medici).
3
San Marco
15min
Dominica Church with the tombs of Pico della Mirandola and Agnolo Poliziano, Kabbalist intellectuals in the circle of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
4
Basilica of Santa Croce
20min

Before you go

Ticket & redemption

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
One ticket covers the whole booking

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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We will explore the strange symbols on the facade from Alpha to Omega.

Piazza della Signoria

20min

Palazzo Vecchio with its secret symbols on the facade; the lions under the Loggia; the place of the gallows of Friar Girolamo Savonarola, hanged and burnt at the stake.

Stop 6

10min

Here are kept the three flint stones that arrived from the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem at the Crusades' time. Piazza del Limbo is the square in front of the Church. Here were buried the kids who died before being baptized.

Ponte Vecchio

5min

The most ancient bridge of Florence, symbol of the city.

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

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