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Best of Florence
Joined 2020
The best of Florence in half a day.
From Michelangelo's David to the most popular places in town.
Together we'll discover the history of the cradle of the renaissance trhough its buildings, its churches and its families.
All that made Florence the centre of the arts in the world.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel if it is in the city centre
Galleria dell'Accademia
The tour will start visiting one of the most visited museums in the world: The Galleria dell'Accademia, the gallery that houses the famous David by Michelangelo and other statues made this incredible artist: the Slaves.
Medici neighborhood
We will walk through the Medici neighborhood: San Lorenzo, where the church of this important family is and gives the name to the area. In San Lorenzo there is also the biggest food market of Florence, we will go inside to have a look at the most traditional dishes and specialties of the Florentine cuisine.
The religious centre
Piazza del Duomo is Florence's religious centre. Here there are the two most important religious buildings: The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistery.
Medieval area
We'll walk through the narrow medieval alleys, here we'll see the typical medieval houses: the towers and we'll talk about how was life like during the middle ages.
Piazza della Signoria and Ponte Vecchio
Piazza della Signoria is the political centre since the Middle Ages. The Palace that stands in the middle of the square was the palace of the government of Florence for a very long time and today houses the city hall of Florence.
The square is one of the most beautiful squares in Italy and considered a real Oper air museum as it is all decorated by statutes that date back to the 1500.
From here we'll cross the Uffizi courtyard (one of the most important museums in the world) to reach Ponte Vecchio (the old bridge)
The bridge is famous to be the bridge of goldsmiths, as all the shops on the top of it sell gold and jewels.
Ending Point
At Ponte Vecchio
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Professional licensed tour guide
Museums entrances
Tour Important Information
It is a walking tour, so please wear comfortable shoes.
Tickets for Galleria dell'Accademia are not included in the price and they cost 16€ each
All the buildings mentioned in the tour we'll be seen from the outside.
Important message from the supplier
Always available
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2020
About Tour Guide Valentina L.
Hallo! My name is Valentina,
I was born and raised in Florence and I’ve been a tour guide for 10 years.
I’ve studied languages and I speak English, French and Spanish.
I’ve always loved traveling, It’s my great passion! I leaved for a while abroad, in order to improve the languages I studied but especially english, for this I spent a long time in Australia.
But there was another passion in my life, the art and history of my homeland, Florence. Since I was a little girl my mother used to take me around the city and tell me the stories of the artists, the renaissance, the Medici family. So, since I was little I began to study the art and the history of Florence.
When I came back from all my travels, I decided to combine the passion for my city with the one of traveling.
Being myself a traveler I know what people expect when here in Florence.
So I studied to became a guide and took the license.
Now I do the most beautiful job in the world, I meet people from everywhere; the world comes here and I’m so happy and proud to show the beauties of this fantastic city.
$250/ per group
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Our walking tour focuses on the main historical districts of the center of Florence. We start from the religious center, admiring the exterior of the Duomo complex, composed of the Cathedral with the famous Dome by Brunelleschi, the Giotto Bell-tower and the Romanesque Baptistry with the Gates of Paradise. Then we will go on towards the political area, with the Signoria palace, the Uffizi palace and the New Market. After crossing the Old Bridge, we reach the Oltrarno, seat of the Pitti Palace.
The David Experience
The story of David would inspire many sculptures and paintings during the Italian Renaissance, with Christian themes being prevalent within art at this time. It would be the specific tale of David overcoming Goliath that would be featured most often, as artists looked to harness this powerful tale as inspiration for their own work. Even just within this single art movement, there would be many different interpretations, and each generation would influence the next with their own innovations.
