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Florence Highlights Walking Tour
Joined 2022
With this walking tour through the city, I would really like you to discover how it is possible to visit Florence as if it were an open-air museum.
Buildings, statues, basilicas. . . Did you know that in some churches you can enter without paying a ticket and see magnificent frescoed chapels that tell the story of Renaissance Florentine families? Well, come join me to find out all about it!
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Monument of Ferdinand I on horseback Piazza Santissima Annunziata Florence in front of Loggia dei Serviti No. 3
Piazza Santissima Annunziata
We will start from Piazza Santissima Annunziata with an entrance to the Cloister of the Dead to admire the frescoes by Pontormo, Rosso Fiorentino and Andrea del Sarto.
Then a walk along Via Cavour, where the first Medicean residence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, is located.
Cathredal square
We will continue with a visit to Piazza San Lorenzo, where there is the oldest Basilica in Florence, the first public library founded by the Medici (Biblioteca Laurenziana) with the famous staircase built by Michelangelo, and the Medici Chapels where all members of the Medici family are buried.
From here we will go to Piazza San Giovanni, the square of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Baptistery, and Giotto's Bell Tower.
Pitti Palace
The next stop will be Piazza della Signoria with the magnificent Loggia full of sculptures and the Uffizi Palace.
Lastly, from here we will cross the Ponte Vecchio in the direction of Palazzo Pitti.
The end of the tour
Ending Point
Piazza della Repubblica
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee, hotel pick up in case you want to change the meeting point
For groups of 4 to 15 people, it is necessary to inlude the cost of earphones of 1 euro per person
Tour Important Information
Wear comfortable shoes
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 2022
About Tour Guide Sara P.
All my tours are fully customised to the client interests and flexible on the day to take account of any special events taking place or the weather. With their own private guide the clients will have the time to fully experience the town, stopping to take the perfect photo or popping into one of the shops, cafes or pubs we pass.
$280/ per group
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