After meeting with your guide in Piazza Santa Croce, you begin the walking tour learning important facts about the wonderful Basilica.
You pass by the “Porcellino” (little pig) market on the way to the Ponte Vecchio, dating to the 1300s and one of the most recognized bridges in the world.The bridge affords a wonderful vista of the hills that surround Florence and your guide will tell you of the history of the bridge and how with the building of the Vasari Corridor there was a significant change to the many shops that line the bridge.
It is then on to what was the political centre of Renaissance Florence, Piazza della Signoria. The offices of the Grand Duke’s of Florence were once housed in the building that is now the Uffizi and the seat of the Florentine government was on the opposite side of the square in the Palazzo Vecchio.
Then follows a stroll through the oldest part of the city to see the tower houses that date from the 1300s. Finally you reach Piazza Duomo where you can gaze upon Florence’s magnificent Cathedral with its striking green and white marble. Crowned by Brunelleschi’s dome, a masterpiece of architectural achievement both for design and realization the cathedral and its dome are enduring symbols of Renaissance Florence. The visit ends before the Porta dei Paradiso, the wonderfully decorated doors of the Bapistery, alongside which there is Giotto’s famous Bell Tower. We are sure you will enjoy this splendid walking tour of Florence and like many tourists before fall hopelessly in love with the city and its people.
Instead of reading reviews. Its better for you to go .if you have never been its a trip of a life time you will never forget and your children. I am 69 .70 this year went solo I wanted to stay .not go back to rain.sunny state orlando is much nicer
Daniel made this tour FANTASTIC. There were 7 of us in our group so we had our tour guide all to ourselves. He fashioned the tour to our requests and was an absolutely fabulous guide. We saw everything on the list but at our own pace. He even provided information that we asked about specifically without being reminded we wanted to hear more about those items. He is quiet in nature but perfect for what we wanted and expected. Would recommend this tour and this guide to others.
Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral A very impressive and fascinating structure at the same time. Decorated from the inside with a lot of pomp. Combined ticket purchased for the tower and the cathedral. Doesn't have to be online before, we were there in early June and it was super relaxed. Almost no tourists, no crowds and no queues.
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