Firenze Trip Overview
The tour is mainly based on the history of some great banking families during the Renaissance when Florence was one of the financial capitals of Christendom.
Since the itinerary goes through famous places in the city as well, it is suitable for first-time visitors and visitors interested in the close tie between money, God, and beauty the forces which combined to bring forth the Renaissance
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Firenze, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Firenze, Toscana, Italy
The tour is mainly based on the history of some great banking families during the Renaissance when Florence was one of the financial capitals of Christendom.
Since the itinerary goes through famous places in the city as well, it is suitable for first-time visitors and visitors interested in the close tie between money, God, and beauty the forces which combined to bring forth the Renaissance
Itinerary
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Stop At: Piazza di San Lorenzo, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
San Lorenzo is a church strictly connected with the Medici family. The Guide starts with a short introduction to the tour and the powerful banking family. Close to the church is the MEDICI PALACE, their first monumental residence.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy
The tour continues to PIAZZA DEL DUOMO, the best testimonial of the great past splendor of the city. The Duomo, the Baptistery, the Bell Tower are completely decorated with marble on the outside.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Mercato del Porcellino, Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, Florence Italy
In the same place where nowadays you see the stalls of the market, some centuries ago, the moneychangers carried out their profession.
Under the arches of the market, bankers who went bankrupt were severely and painfully punished.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Via de’ Tornabuoni, Florence, Province of Florence, Italy, Florence Italy
The most elegant street in Florence. On the sides, monumental palaces of prestigious families of wine producers, merchants, and bankers. If Santa Trinita church is open, we enter to see the extraordinary Sassetti chapel painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio. The artist who humanized the saints and sanctified the Florentine bankers
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Strozzi, Piazza Strozzi, 50123, Florence Italy
The most beautiful among the Renaissance palaces in Florence. The wealthy banker and merchant Filippo Strozzi had the palace built.
His family was among the most important rivals of the Medici during the XVth and XVIth centuries.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Piazza de’ Pitti, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy
We go across the river, walking on the Santa Trinita bridge that offers a beautiful view of the Ponte Vecchio.
The tour ends in Piazza Pitti, in front of the PITTI PALACE that was built by an important family of wool merchants and then was bought by the Medici who transformed it into their royal residence.
Duration: 25 minutes
