Best of Florence in 3 Hours: Private Guided Tour

Highlights

• Private Guided Tour
• Florence's Main Attractions
• Ponte Vecchio Crossing

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

   30min

   Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, is the cathedral of Florence, Italy. It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi.

2. 2

   Ponte Vecchio

   30min

   The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common. Butchers initially occupied the shops; the present tenants are jewelers, art dealers and souvenir sellers.

3. 3

   Palazzo Vecchio

   30min

   The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. It overlooks the Piazza Della Signoria, which holds a copy of Michelangelo's David statue, and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi.

4. 4

   Piazza della Signoria

   30min

   Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. It is the main point of the origin and history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political focus of the city.

5. 5

   Piazzale Michelangelo

   30min

   Piazzale Michelangelo is a square with a panoramic view of Florence, Italy, located in the Oltrarno district of the city.

6. 6

   Santa Maria Novella

   30min

   Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence, Italy, situated opposite, and lending its name to, the city's main railway station. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence and is the city's principal Dominican church.

7. 7

   Mercato Centrale

   1h

   The Mercato Centrale in Florence is located between via dell'Ariento, via Sant'Antonino, via Panicale and Piazza del Mercato Centrale. It is one of the results from the time of risanamento, the period when Florence was the capital of Italy in the late nineteenth century.

Before you go

Location