Firenze Trip Overview
This private walking tour will make you discover the most beautiful sites of Florence. It is the perfect introduction to the city for the first time traveller and for anyone who wants to make sure they will not be missing out on anything noteworthy.
A friendly and knowledgeable guide will make you discover famous landmarks and hidden gems. Your private guide will be happy to tailor the visit to suit your needs, so you can spend more time on what interests you more and skip the rest.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Firenze, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Literary, Art & Music Tours
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This private walking tour will make you discover the most beautiful sites of Florence. It is the perfect introduction to the city for the first time traveller and for anyone who wants to make sure they will not be missing out on anything noteworthy.
A friendly and knowledgeable guide will make you discover famous landmarks and hidden gems. Your private guide will be happy to tailor the visit to suit your needs, so you can spend more time on what interests you more and skip the rest.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza Della Repubblica, Florence Italy
You will meet your private guide at Piazza della Repubblica, center of the ancient ghetto until the mid 1800. You will start exploring the city center from there
Stop At: Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy
Together with your private guide you will stop at piazza Duomo to see the cathedral, the baptistery and Giotto’s belltower
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Campanile di Giotto, Piazza del Duomo Historical Center, 50122, Florence Italy
See the tall belltower by Giotto. You may want to come back to climb up to the top!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Duomo – Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Via della Canonica, 1 Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy
Learn about the cathedral and the magnificent dome: built by Brunelleschi, is considered one of the most significant works in the history of architecture (you will see this from the outside since the lines are very long and they do not offer skip the line tickets)
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Battistero di San Giovanni, Piazza San Giovanni, 50122, Florence Italy
With construction started iin 1059, the baptistery is one of the oldest landmarks in Florence
Duration: 15 hours
Stop At: Via dei Calzaiuoli, Florence Italy
Riding along Calzaiuoli street we will continue our discovery of Florence. Here you may stop in one of the best ice cream shops to try a great gelato (price not included)
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Church and Museum of Orsanmichele, Via Arte della Lana 1, 50123, Florence Italy
This beautiful church has a peculiar origin as it was once the granary of the city.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Piazza della Signoria, 50122, Florence Italy
We will then reach Piazza della Signoria with the imposing Old Palace and the surrounding monuments
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, 50122, Florence Italy
Palazzo Vecchio, the Old Palace. Built in the Medieval times it is still the town hall.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria, 50121, Florence Italy
The Loggia dei Lanzi is an open air museum overlooking the Signoria square
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Corridoio Vasariano, Piazzale degli Uffizi, Florence Italy
You will then walk following the path of the Vasari corridor, a passage built in the Renassaince times by the Medici family, rulers of Florence (please note that you will walk right below the corridor and not inside)
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Fontana del Porcellino, Via Val di Lamona Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, 50122, Florence Italy
On the way we may stop for a traditional photo at the Porcellino fountain, where you can scratch head of the porcellino (that is actually a wild boar) for good luck.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: La Fontana Di Benvenuto Cellini, Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy
Your private walking tour of Florence will end at Benvenuto Cellini’s fountain. From here you will enjoy beautiful views of the city, the Arno river and Santa Trinita bridge.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy
We will finally reach Ponte Vecchio, the Old Bridge one of the most beloved sites by the people of Florence. It is the only bridge that wasn’t destroyed by the Nazis during WW2.
Duration: 20 minutes
