Florence: City History Guided Walking Tour

Florence: City History Guided Walking Tour

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Discover Florence, one of the most culturally influential cities in Europe, on a guided walking tour of the top sights. Get access to an app with 7 self-guided smartphone walking tours as a bonus.

Highlights

Be transported to Renaissance Florence as you uncover history and architecture
Let stories about the impact of the notorious Medici family captivate you
Discover Brunelleschi's masterpiece as the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Stroll by top city sights like Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery Courtyard
Discover more with 7 bonus self-guided walking tours through a smartphone app

Description

Enjoy a carefully curated walking tour through Renaissance Florence with a live guide to sights like the Florence Cathedral and Ponte Vecchio. Gain insight into the city’s origins, grow with it through the Renaissance era with figures like the Medici family and explore its artistic legacy. Meet your live guide a conveniently-located meeting point in central Florence and begin your walking tour through the Renaissance sights of Florence. Step back in time as you pass by the Florence Cathedral where you can admire Brunelleschi's Dome and the Giotto's bell Tower. Follow your guide past sights like the medieval Ponte Vecchio bridge and through the Piazza della Signoria where you can spy the grand Palazzo Vecchio. Enter the semi-enclosed Uffizi Gallery Courtyard. Find out where Dante was born at Dante Alighieri's House and Museum. View the architecture of the octagonal Baptistery of Saint John and the Renaissance architecture of the grand Palazzo Strozzi. Admire the statues at Orsanmichele's Church and take a stroll through the Loggia of the Little Pig and the Republic Square. Let the Basilica di S. Lorenzo take your breath away and see how the church of Santa Trinità dominates the Piazza Santa Trinità. Once you have seen the most famous sights of Renaissance Florence. Take out your smartphone and begin your self-guided adventure with 7 additional tours. Take tours of the San Giovanni, Santa Croce, Santa Maria Novella, and Santo Spirito districts and get off the tourist trail and into the lesser-known city streets to experience a more personable side to the city. Use the complimentary app to discover more about Florence and its incredible history.