Firenze Trip Overview
We meet the travelers in our agency via at 10:30 am. The guide will take you in a slow stroll walking till the Uffizi Gallery. During this stroll, we will guide you to admire the Palazzo Medici, the Baptistery, the Duomo and Piazza della Signoria. You will also enjoy the sight of Palazzo Vecchio. Here you will discover an open air museum with various architecture masterpieces.
At the Uffizi Gallery, your knowledgeable guide will explain the works of the greatest artists from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, paintings by Giotto, Masaccio, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raffaello… After the guided tour, you will have free time to explore the gallery on your own.
Break for lunch ( not included)
Finally, we will meet the travelers in our office at 4 pm to visit Accademia Gallery. You will immerse yourself in Michelangelo’s art, including his most famous work, the statue of David. After the guided tour, you will have the opportunity to explore the gallery on your own.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours 15 minutes
Starts: Firenze, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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We meet the travelers in our agency via at 10:30 am. The guide will take you in a slow stroll walking till the Uffizi Gallery. During this stroll, we will guide you to admire the Palazzo Medici, the Baptistery, the Duomo and Piazza della Signoria. You will also enjoy the sight of Palazzo Vecchio. Here you will discover an open air museum with various architecture masterpieces.
At the Uffizi Gallery, your knowledgeable guide will explain the works of the greatest artists from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, paintings by Giotto, Masaccio, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raffaello… After the guided tour, you will have free time to explore the gallery on your own.
Break for lunch ( not included)
Finally, we will meet the travelers in our office at 4 pm to visit Accademia Gallery. You will immerse yourself in Michelangelo’s art, including his most famous work, the statue of David. After the guided tour, you will have the opportunity to explore the gallery on your own.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Via Cavour Firenze, Florence Italy
We will meet the travellers at the meeting point in Via Cavour 21 red,
15 min before for the check -in .
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Via Camillo Cavour 1-3, 50129, Florence Italy
Palazzo Medici Riccardi was built for Cosimo il Vecchio by Michelozzo after 1444 as his town mansion on via Larga today via Cavour . Apart from the fine exterior, the main courtyard with classical relief in the tondi survives from this time , as well as Michelozzo’s lovely little chapel on the first floor and the frescoes Cosimo commissioned for it from Benozzo Gozzoli.
Duration: 3 minutes
Stop At: Duomo – Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Via della Canonica, 1 Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy
The religious center of this magnificent city. Here we will admire the Baptistery, Duomo-Cathedral, all of which are decorated with elaborate facades and marble panels.
Duration: 3 minutes
Stop At: Piazza della Signoria, 50122, Florence Italy
The impressive 14th-century Palazzo Vecchio is still preeminent with its crenellated tower. The square is also shared with the Loggia della Signoria, the Uffizi Gallery, the Palace of the Tribunale della Mercanzia and the Palazzo Uguccioni ,with a facade attributed to Raphael, who however died thirty years before its construction. Various imposing statues ring this square including:
Copy of Michelangelo’s David, the original by Michelangelo is housed in the Galleria dell’Accademia, adjacent to the Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts.
Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I, honoring Cosimo I de’ Medici and sculpted by Giambologna
Fountain of Neptune by Bartolomeo Ammannati
Il Marzocco, (the Lion) with a copy of the Florentine Lily, originally made by Donatello
Judith and Holofernes, by Donatello
Hercules and Cacus, by Bandinelli
The Rape of the Sabine Women, in the Loggia dei Lanzi by Giambologna
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, in the Loggia dei Lanzi .etc
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Gallerie Degli Uffizi, Piazzale Degli Uffizi 6, 50122, Florence Italy
Your knowledgeable guide will explain the works of the greatest artists from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. You will learn about the secrets of the artists’ craft, techniques and tools. Looking at the most famous artworks of the period, you will be able to understand why Florence was the birthplace of the Renaissance.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Galleria dell’Accademia, Via Ricasoli, 58/60, 50122, Florence Italy
You will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in Michelangelo’s art, including his most famous work, the statue of David. You will learn why the David is the most recognizable symbol of Florence and what it represented in its time.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
