Firenze Trip Overview
A walking tour through the old city centre of Florence, where you will learn about the city, its history and its people. Ideal for first-time travellers, this tour includes all main sights of the city, the cradle of the Renaissance.
During this tour you will walk through Piazza del Duomo and see Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise. You will stop in front of Giotto’s Bell Tower and admire its sculpture. Brunelleschi’s Dome is the perfect background for your pictures.
In Piazza della Signoria you will see the tower where Cosimo the Elder was held prisoner. You will see the Fountain of Neptune and the Loggia de’ Lanzi with its great collection of statues. If you wish, you can even see the self-portrait of Benvenuto Cellini at the back of his famous Perseus.
We cross Ponte Vecchio where you can see an amazing view of the Arno, and the tour finishes in front of the Pitti Palace – the residence of the Grand-ducal family. Alternatively, the tour can finish at Santa Croce square.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Firenze, Italy
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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A walking tour through the old city centre of Florence, where you will learn about the city, its history and its people. Ideal for first-time travellers, this tour includes all main sights of the city, the cradle of the Renaissance.
During this tour you will walk through Piazza del Duomo and see Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise. You will stop in front of Giotto’s Bell Tower and admire its sculpture. Brunelleschi’s Dome is the perfect background for your pictures.
In Piazza della Signoria you will see the tower where Cosimo the Elder was held prisoner. You will see the Fountain of Neptune and the Loggia de’ Lanzi with its great collection of statues. If you wish, you can even see the self-portrait of Benvenuto Cellini at the back of his famous Perseus.
We cross Ponte Vecchio where you can see an amazing view of the Arno, and the tour finishes in front of the Pitti Palace – the residence of the Grand-ducal family. Alternatively, the tour can finish at Santa Croce square.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Gallerie Degli Uffizi, Piazzale Degli Uffizi 6, 50122, Florence Italy
This is an exterior visit of the famous art gallery built by Vasari for the Grand Duke to serve as administrative offices.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza Della Repubblica, Florence Italy
This square is on what used to be the city’s old market. It is in the centre of the ancient fortified Roman colony.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy
This is the oldest bridge in Florence, lined on both sides by jewellers’ shops and spanned by the Vasari corridor, connecting the Uffizi with Palazzo Pitti.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, 50122, Florence Italy
This is the old headquarters of the Florentine state. It now houses administrative offices and a museum.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Basilica of Santa Croce, Piazza Santa Croce 16, 50122, Florence Italy
An exterior visit of the largest Franciscan church in Florence,
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piazza della Signoria, 50122, Florence Italy
The square where the Palazzo Vecchio is located. Here we also find the Fountain of Neptune and the Loggia dei Lanzi.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Battistero di San Giovanni, Piazza San Giovanni, 50122, Florence Italy
An outside visit to one of the oldest buildings in Florence. It stands opposite the Cathedral.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Pitti, Piazza Dei Pitti 1, 50125, Florence Italy
Also known as the Palazzo Nuovo, it is where the gran ducal famlily lived. It now houses several museums.
We do not enter.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Campanile di Giotto, Piazza del Duomo Historical Center, 50122, Florence Italy
The bell tower attached to the Cathedral.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria, 50121, Florence Italy
This is a large open-air museum, where we can find Cellini0s bronze statue of Perseus.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Duomo – Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Via della Canonica, 1 Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy
One of the largest churches in Europe. Brunelleschi built it cupola. We only see the Duomo from the outside.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cupola del Brunelleschi, Piazza del Duomo Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, 50122, Florence Italy
The celebrated dome that crowns the Cathedral of Florence. External view only.
Duration: 10 minutes
