Firenze Trip Overview
Join this Florence private tour and enjoy the unequivocal luxury of a private guide leading you through the gorgeous historic center. Enjoy skip-the-line access to Michelangelo’s David and see all the wondrous architecture Renaissance Florence has to offer.
Your expert guide will meet you at your hotel, before your tour begins. Take the time to discover the history of the most beautiful places in Florence, including the Baptistry and Cathedral, with Dome engineered by a maverick goldsmith, Brunelleschi, who won a design competition!
Skip-the-line and see Michelangelo’s David, towering at 17ft of pure marble. Learn the remarkable history of this iconic sculpture before your tour continues. View the internal courtyard of the Palazzo Vecchio – once the home of the Florentine Republic – and the Ponte Vecchio, a beautiful bridge above the rolling river Arno. Before the tour’s close, visit the Mercato Nuovo and make sure to rub the nose of Il Porcelino – if you do, you’ll return to Florence
Additional Info
Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Firenze, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Join this Florence private tour and enjoy the unequivocal luxury of a private guide leading you through the gorgeous historic center. Enjoy skip-the-line access to Michelangelo’s David and see all the wondrous architecture Renaissance Florence has to offer.
Your expert guide will meet you at your hotel, before your tour begins. Take the time to discover the history of the most beautiful places in Florence, including the Baptistry and Cathedral, with Dome engineered by a maverick goldsmith, Brunelleschi, who won a design competition!
Skip-the-line and see Michelangelo’s David, towering at 17ft of pure marble. Learn the remarkable history of this iconic sculpture before your tour continues. View the internal courtyard of the Palazzo Vecchio – once the home of the Florentine Republic – and the Ponte Vecchio, a beautiful bridge above the rolling river Arno. Before the tour’s close, visit the Mercato Nuovo and make sure to rub the nose of Il Porcelino – if you do, you’ll return to Florence
Itinerary
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Stop At: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy
This beautiful bridge, adorned with jewelers, hides a secret passageway built for Florentine aristocracy during the Renaissance.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Galleria dell’Accademia, Via Ricasoli, 58/60, 50122, Florence Italy
See Michelangelo’s masterpiece David – all 17ft of him – on this tour of the Academy Gallery. Learn the history of the masterwork made from imperfect marble.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: The Baptistery of St. John, Piazza San Giovanni, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
See Lorenzo Ghiberti’s amazing bronze doors with Old Testament scenes, and discover the fascinating history behind this glimmering, intricate masterpiece.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Duomo – Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Via della Canonica, 1 Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy
Learn the strange tale behind the Duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore, and the tortured genius of the maverick goldsmith/architect behind it: Brunelleschi.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria, 50121, Florence Italy
Visit one of the world’s best open-air galleries. Enjoy masterpieces like Donatello’s Judith and Holofernes and Cellini’s Perseus and Medusa in the open-air.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, 50122, Florence Italy
This grand palace was the home of the Florentine Republic and its usurpers, the Medici. Discover its blood-stained history.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza Della Repubblica, Florence Italy
Stand in the magnificent Renaissance square, learn the history and enjoy the atmosphere.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Mercato Nuovo, Piazza della Repubblica Corner of Via Porta Rossa & Via Por Santa Maria Calimala, 50123, Florence Italy
New by name but not by nature; this 16th-century market is very much alive today.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Fontana del Porcellino, Via Val di Lamona Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, 50122, Florence Italy
Make sure you rub the nose of this wild boar, a popular tourist attraction since the 17th century – if you do, you’ll return to Florence.
Duration: 40 minutes
