Florence Trip Overview
Join us for a fun and informative walking tour of enchanting Florence. As you stroll through Florence’s streets and piazzas, your family friendly guide will describe the city’s history, and you’ll discover some of Renaissance Florence’s wonderful architecture.There is no better way than walking through Florence to get acquainted with the city and its monuments, squares, and markets.The whole family will be engaged by playing games and participating in challenging quizzes while visiting the sites. Using an iPad, your tour guide will use visual references and tools to take you back in time to appreciate Florence’s past and present.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Florence, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Join us for a fun and informative walking tour of enchanting Florence. As you stroll through Florence’s streets and piazzas, your family friendly guide will describe the city’s history, and you’ll discover some of Renaissance Florence’s wonderful architecture.There is no better way than walking through Florence to get acquainted with the city and its monuments, squares, and markets.The whole family will be engaged by playing games and participating in challenging quizzes while visiting the sites. Using an iPad, your tour guide will use visual references and tools to take you back in time to appreciate Florence’s past and present.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Galleria dell’Accademia, Via Ricasoli, 58/60, 50122, Florence Italy
This visit brings you to one of Florence’s top museums, the Accademia Gallery. Your skip-the-line entry allows you straight in to the gallery to see Michelangelo’s “David.”
Take time to walk around this colloSsal statue and appreciate its true magnificence from every angle.
In addition to David, the Accademia houses several incomplete works by Michelangelo as well as other artworks by Botticelli, Paolo Uccello, and Andrea del Sarto to name a few.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy
The walking tour winds through the back streets of Florence where you’ll see the medieval town houses located in the oldest part of the city. Then it’s on to the Piazza Duomo, and the wonderful Cathedral with its perfectly preserved and unique marble engravings.
There are many interesting things to see at the Piazza Duomo, but you won’t miss Giotto’s bell tower, an example of 1300 architecture, and the splendid Porta del Paradiso of the Baptistery.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza Della Repubblica, Florence Italy
As you stroll through Florence’s streets and piazzas, your very knowledgeable guide will describe the city’s history, and you’ll discover some of Renaissance Florence’s wonderful architecture. There is no better way than walking through Florence to get acquainted with the city and its monuments, squares, and markets.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ponte Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio, Province of Milan, Lombardy
A short walk away you reach the famous fourteenth century Ponte Vecchio, Florence’s oldest and best known bridge. Your guide will explain intriguing history of the bridge, and how the construction of the Vasari Corridor affected the shops (botteghe) that line the bridge. The bridge offers a magnificent view of the hills that surround the city.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Piazza della Signoria, 50122, Florence Italy
The tour will continue to Piazza della Signoria, where you’ll find an outdoor exhibition of Renaissance statues.
Duration: 30 minutes
