Florence Card & Exclusive Private Tour of Michelangelo's Genius

Highlights

• 72-Hour Firenze Card
• 7-Hour Private Tour
• Key Michelangelo Sites

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Galleria dell'Accademia

   1h 30min

   The Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze, it the second-most-visited art museum in Italy, after the Uffizi. It is best known as the home of Michelangelo's sculpture David. It also has other sculptures by Michelangelo and a large collection of paintings by Florentine artists, mostly from the period 1300–1600 (the Trecento to the Late Renaissance). It is smaller and more specialized than the Uffizi, the main art museum in Florence. It adjoins the Accademia di Belle Arti or academy of fine arts of Florence, but despite the name has no other connection with it.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   1h

   The Bargello, also known as the Palazzo del Bargello or Palazzo del Popolo ("Palace of the People"), is a former barracks and prison in Florence, Italy. Since 1865, it has housed the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, a national art museum.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   1h

   The Medici Chapels are two chapels built between the 16th and 17th centuries as an extension to the Basilica of San Lorenzo, in the Italian city of Florence. They are the Sagrestia Nuova (New Sacristy), designed by Michelangelo, and the larger Cappella dei Principi (Chapel of the Princes), a collaboration between the Medici family and architects. The purpose of the chapels was to celebrate the Medici family, patrons of the church and Grand Dukes of Tuscany.

4. 4

   Stop 4

   1h

   The Laurentian Library is a historic library in Florence, Italy, containing more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books.[1] Built in a cloister of the Medicean Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze under the patronage of the Medici Pope Clement VII, the library was built to emphasize that the Medici were no longer just merchants but members of intelligent and ecclesiastical society. It contains the manuscripts and books belonging to the private library of the Medici family. The library building is renowned for its architecture was designed by Michelangelo and is an example of Mannerism.

5. 5

   Casa Buonarroti

   1h 30min

   Casa Buonarroti, in Florence, is a museum and a monument, a place of memory and of celebration of the genius of Michelangelo and, at the same time, a sumptuous baroque display and exhibition of the rich art collections of the family, the Casa Buonarroti offers one of the most unique visitor experiences among the many museums of Florence offering the possibility of admiring the two famous marble relief pieces, sculptured by Michelangelo in his early years: the Madonna della Scala, which clearly shows the passion of this artist for Donatello and the Battle of the Centaurs that echoes the admiration of the artist for classic art.

6. 6

   Stop 6

   1h

   The Basilica di Santa Croce (Italian for Basilica of the Holy Cross) is a minor basilica and the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres southeast of the Duomo, on what was once marshland beyond the city walls. Being the burial place of some of the most notable Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, the poet Foscolo, the philosopher Gentile and the composer Rossini, it is also known as the Temple of the Italian Glories

Before you go

Location

Via Ricasoli, 58/60, 50129, Italy