Florence Private Guided Walking Tour – Up to 20 pax (P11001)

During this walking tour you will learn about the Italian renaissance movement and the events that shaped the history of Florence. We will take you on a journey from the roman origins of the city until the 15th century, starting at the church of Santa Croce, the resting place of many of the illustrious of Florence, like Michelangelo and Galileo. We will see legendary attractions like the Palazzo Vecchio, the old city hall of Florence, the Mercato Nuovo, the 16th Century covered market hall, the Loggia dei Lanzi and it’s 10 renaissance statues and the Ponte Vecchio over the Arno river. You will be astonished by the sculptures at the patio in the Galleria degli Uffizi and marvel at the Santa Croce church. The end of the tour will take you to observe the dome of Brunelleschi at the monumental cathedral of the Duomo and get up close for a peek at the doors of the Baptistery. Following the footsteps of the artists, we will find out more about the cradle of the renaissance, and get to know as well the modern side of town, for a later exploration on your own.

• Santa Croce
• Galleria degli Uffizi
• Ponte Vecchio
• Palazzo Vecchio
• Piazza del Mercato
• Loggia dei Lanzi
• Piazza della Repubblica
• Piazza del Duomo

• Birthplace of the Renaissance
• Why it was the politically, economically, and culturally most important city in Europe between the 14th and 16th century
• The gold florin and its influence in European industry and the reconstruction of Saint Peter’s and the Vatican.
• Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio
• Birth of Renaissance and neoclassical architecture
• Where Galileo revolutionized our understanding of the solar system
• Invention of the Opera
• The Medici
• Cathedral and the Baptistery’s transition from medieval to the Renaissance style
• History of the Ponte Vecchio