Florence Private Tour: A Renaissance Walking Journey Through the City of Symbols

Highlights

• Iconic Squares and Palaces
• Renaissance Basilicas
• Florence's Artistic Heart

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Basilica of Santa Maria Novella

   15min

   The Basilica of Santa Maria Novella in Florence is one of the city’s most important Renaissance churches, famous for its elegant white and green marble façade designed by Alberti. Inside, it preserves important works by artists such as Masaccio, Giotto, and Ghirlandaio, and it is part of an ancient Dominican complex with cloisters and monastic spaces ( external visit )

2. 2

   Basilica di San Lorenzo

   15min

   The Basilica of Saint Lorenzo in Florence is one of the oldest churches in the city and was closely linked to the Medici family. Its façade was left unfinished, despite Michelangelo’s design, while the interior preserves works by artists such as Donatello. The complex also includes the Medici Chapels, the burial place of the dynasty members, and an important Renaissance cloister ( external visit )

3. 3

   Stop 3

   15min

   The Cathedral of Saint Maria del Fiore in Florence is the city’s main religious building and one of the masterpieces of Italian Gothic and Renaissance architecture. It is famous for its imposing dome designed by Brunelleschi, a symbol of engineering and art, and for its polychrome marble façade. The interior is majestic and preserves artworks and frescoes of great historical and artistic value ( external visit )

4. 4

   Campanile di Giotto

   15min

   The Giotto’s Bell Tower in Florence is a slender Gothic bell tower decorated with polychrome marble and reliefs by artists such as Donatello and Luca della Robbia, while the Baptistery of Saint Giovanni, located in front of the Duomo, is one of the oldest buildings in the city, recognizable by its octagonal plan and white and green marble façade, and is especially famous for its bronze doors, including Ghiberti’s “Gates of Paradise" ( external visit )

5. 5

   Stop 5

   15min

   The Piazza del Mercato Nuovo in Florence is a small historic square in the city center, characterized by the Loggia del Mercato and the famous “Porcellino” statue, a bronze fountain depicting a boar. It is a popular tourist spot, associated with the tradition of rubbing the statue’s snout as a gesture of good luck.

6. 6

   Stop 6

   15min

   The Ponte Vecchio in Florence is the city’s oldest bridge and one of its most famous landmarks, known for the characteristic goldsmith and jeweler shops built along its sides. Above it runs the Vasari Corridor, an elevated passage built in the 16th century to connect Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti, allowing the Medici family to move safely without crossing the city streets.

7. 7

   Piazza della Signoria

   15min

   The Piazza della Signoria in Florence is the political and historical center of the city, dominated by the imposing Palazzo Vecchio with Arnolfo’s Tower. It is an open-air museum, featuring the Loggia dei Lanzi, the Fountain of Neptune, and replicas of famous sculptures such as Michelangelo’s David, and it is also located near the Uffizi Gallery ( external visit )

8. 8

   Stop 8

   15min

   The Basilica of Saint Croce in Florence is one of the city’s most important Franciscan churches, famous for its elegant polychrome marble façade and for being the “Temple of the Italian Glories.” Inside, it houses the tombs of great figures such as Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Machiavelli, and Rossini, as well as monuments and artworks of great historical and artistic value ( external visit )

Before you go

Location