10. 8-Hours Panoramic Private Tour to Florence Cultural History
We offer you a private tour of the whole city in a comfortable vehicle and this will save you a lot of time and energy. The drivers are history experts and will show you all the most beautiful parts in an informal and pleasant tone, not the usual boring history lesson! An expert tour guide will accompany you on a walking tour and will recommend the best shops for shopping and the best restaurants. But if you have walking difficulties or are tired of walking, we could do the whole tour in the vehicle. You can decide the pace of the tour yourself and stop each time to take memorable photographs. We are at your service to make this visit memorable and comfortable! Itinerary This is a typical itinerary for this product Stop At: Piazzale Michelangelo, Viale Michelangelo, 50125, Florence Italy This terrace is a must in order to admire the city from above and enjoy the spectacular view of the monuments from above. Duration: 30 minutes Stop At: Piazza Santa Croce, Piazza di Santa Croce 16, 50122, Florence Italy Ancient Franciscan church from the late 1200s. Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli are buried in this church and there is Dante's mausoleum. Magnificent frescoes by Giotto. The square has an important history and historic football matches are played here. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Piazza Della Santissima Annunziata, Via Cesare Battisti, Florence Italy One of the most beautiful squares in the city, an example of Renaissance architecture. Here is a medieval orphanage, the oldest in the world, whose history is told in the museum. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Piazza San Marco, 50129, Florence Italy Important square near the museum of the Academy of Fine Arts, where the original statue of David by Michelangelo is located. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Santa Maria Novella, Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Tuscany One of the most beautiful churches of Florence. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Palazzo Pitti, Piazza Dei Pitti 1, 50125, Florence Italy The palazzo is now the largest museum complex in Florence. A vast palace home of the de Medici family Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Via della Canonica, 1 Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy The Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore, also known as the Duomo of Florence, is a monumental architectural complex, a miracle of Gothic and Renaissance architecture. Duration: 30 minutes Stop At: Piazza del Mercato Centrale, 50136, Florence Italy A market of typical Tuscan products, such as fruit, vegetables, cheese, truffles, wine, oil, cold cuts. Upstairs there are various restaurants for a light lunch in a typical Italian style. Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes Stop At: Piazza della Repubblica, Rome Italy The main square since Roman times, the geographic center of the city, is now an elegant square with historic cafes. Duration: 30 minutes Stop At: Piazza della Signoria, 50122, Florence Italy The palace where the power of the great Florentine families was expressed for centuries. you can admire wonderful sculptures in this square among the most famous in the world. Duration: 45 minutes Stop At: Church and Museum of Orsanmichele, Via Arte della Lana 1, 50123, Florence Italy A spectacular thirteenth century building which was used as a grain market before becoming a church. it contains frescoes and an important Gothic altar. Duration: 30 minutes Stop At: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy Discover the wonder of one of the jewels of Florentine architecture: the Ponte Vecchio. One of the most famous monuments in the world. Duration: 45 minutes Stop At: Fontana del Porcellino, Via Val di Lamona Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, 50122, Florence Italy Il Porcellino is a bronze fountain depicting a wild boar, much loved by Florentines and tourists who like to take a picture while they roll a coin inside its mouth, as a wish for a return to Florence. The loggia of the square is very important because the modern banking system was born here for the first time in the 12th century. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Fiesole, Fiesole, Tuscany A nice little village near Florence where you can have an aperitif with a view. Duration: 2 hours