These are the most important highlights of our tour:
- The Piazza della Repubblica, the oldest and most modern square of the city where the old Forum of the Roman city of Florentia once stood and the historical cafés dating back to the XIXth century.
- The religious center of Florence with the Romanesque Baptistery with its white and green marble covering, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the fourth cathedral of the city, Brunelleschi’s Dome, the masterpiece of one of the most important artists of the Renaissance and Giotto’s Belltower.
- The medieval district of Dante, with its labyrinth of narrow streets where you can admire its towers, small churches and oratories.
- The political center of Florence: Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio, first government palace of the city with its grand tower, the Loggia dei Lanzi, an open air sculpture museum with its Roman and Renaissance sculptures.
- The Loggia of the Uffizi, originally the administration center of Cosimo I and one of the oldest and most famous museums in the world, thanks to its collection of Renaissance paintings.
- The Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge in the city, built in the mid-XIV c. one of the most renowned symbols of the city with its jewelleries pending over river Arno.
- The Mercato Nuovo, built in the mid XVI c. with its fountain of the Porcellino, one of Florence’s lucky charms.
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Palazzo Davanzati, a typical example of a Florentine city palace during the Middle Ages.
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Piazza Santa Trinita, the little triangular square has monuments on all sides in different styles and from different eras, the massive Column of Justice with its statue in porphyry in the summit. Noteworthy the Church of Santa Trinita that dates back to the XIth century with the famous frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Sassetti Chapel.
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Via Tornabuoni, with all its elegant shops of all the famous ‘made in Italy’ brands full of palaces belonging to the nobility of Florence.
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Palazzo Strozzi, which belonged to one of the most important families of the city and very good example of the monumental and sober Renaissance architecture.
Additional
During the tour we shall admire the monuments and buildings from the outside but, depending on opening hours and holy services schedules, we can also visit churches, cloisters, cenacles, chapels, oratories and the courtyards of palaces. No entrance fees!
