General information
| Destination |
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| Florence, Italy |
Program details
Meet your private and expert guide at your hotel and start the most complete and thrilling guided walking tour: you will visit the peculiar Central market zone, characterized by its workshops and multicolored stalls, where the Medici Chapels, and Basilica di S. Lorenzo, the church of Medici’s Family, are located.
In a short time, you can reach Piazza del Duomo, where you can admire the Cathedral (interior visit*) and its dome by Brunelleschi, the bell-tower by Giotto and Saint John Baptistery with its Paradise Door (exterior visit). The private tour continues by visiting the medieval quarters where Dante Alighieri and Beatrice lived.
Further on you can find Palazzo del Bargello. Not too far, there is Piazza della Signoria, a great “open-air sculpture museum”, overlooked by the imposing Palazzo Vecchio. Next to it the Uffizi Gallery, one of the most important museum all over the world. Then your expert Guide will be glad to escort you to the picturesque Mercato della Paglia (Straw market), where the famous Piglet Fountain is located. You walk along the street that leads to Ponte Vecchio, the “jewels bridge”.
By crossing the bridge, you will reach the wonderful Pitti Palace where your private tour ends.
Meeting/pick-up point: Pick up at the hotel.
Duration: 3 hours.
Start/opening time: Daily at 2:30pm.
-End/closing time: 5:30pm (drop off at Florence city center).
Languages: English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.
Others: The Cathedral is closed on Sunday morning, on National Holidays and during religious celebrations.