Firenze Trip Overview
This tour proceeds at a fast pace, it is a tour suitable for those who want to visit the city of Florence actively. Along the Arno you come to an ancient and secret staircase. From here you go up to Piazzale Michelangelo, the terrace that reveals a unique view of the Renaissance city. Piazzale Michelangelo was built in the nineteenth century as a tribute to the creativity of the great Florentine sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti. At the center of the large square stand the nineteenth-century reproductions of the most important sculptural works of the immense Genius, including the famous David. We will continue on a further staircase to visit the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte, a pearl, a Romanesque Basilica on the slope. The view of Florence from the San Miniato hill is stunning. Another place to visit in San Miniato is the Cemetery of the Holy Doors, a monumental graveyard where rests, among other great Florentines, also Carlo Collodi, the writer of the tale of Pinocchio
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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
This tour proceeds at a fast pace, it is a tour suitable for those who want to visit the city of Florence actively. Along the Arno you come to an ancient and secret staircase. From here you go up to Piazzale Michelangelo, the terrace that reveals a unique view of the Renaissance city. Piazzale Michelangelo was built in the nineteenth century as a tribute to the creativity of the great Florentine sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti. At the center of the large square stand the nineteenth-century reproductions of the most important sculptural works of the immense Genius, including the famous David. We will continue on a further staircase to visit the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte, a pearl, a Romanesque Basilica on the slope. The view of Florence from the San Miniato hill is stunning. Another place to visit in San Miniato is the Cemetery of the Holy Doors, a monumental graveyard where rests, among other great Florentines, also Carlo Collodi, the writer of the tale of Pinocchio
Itinerary
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Stop At: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy
The oldest and most famous bridge of Florence. It’s the symbol of the city.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Piazza Nicola Demidoff, Lungarno Serristori, Florence Italy
A liberty style monument dedicated to the 19th century Russian Aristocrat who spent most of his life in Florence
Stop At: Folon e il Giardino delle Rose, Viale Giuseppe Poggi, 2, Florence Italy
A small tiny garden, where we will rest for a while. It’s dotted with statues of the French artist Folon
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Piazzale Michelangelo, Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, Tuscany
A huge 19th century terrace up on the hill, from where the city of Florence is unveiled like in a post card. One the “must see” in Florence
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Basilica San Miniato al Monte, Via delle Porte Sante 34, 50125, Florence Italy
One of the oldest and authentic churches in Florence. Romanesque style, it dates back to the 11th century, a peaceful place, where the monks still sing Gregorian Chants
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cimitero delle Porte Sante, Via delle Porte Sante, 50125, Florence Italy
It’s the Churchyard of the Basilica San Miniato al Monte. Carlo Collodi, the writer of the tale Pinocchio rests here among other important Florentines
Duration: 15 minutes
