Sightseeing Tours Florence

Discover Florence

On our comfortable walking tour through the medieval streets we will pass the most beautiful and important sights of Florence:

• Under the Loggia of the Uffizi Gallery, the most important state museum in Italy
• Piazza Signoria with the famous sculpture park, for example Michelangelo's David and Cellini's Perseus with head of Medusa
• The oldest bridge in Florence, the Ponte Vecchio
• The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistry with its famous bronze doors

The great museums: Uffizi Gallery

The most important state museum in Italy and one of the most important art collections worldwide: Masterpieces of European culture from the birthplace of the Renaissance: from Giotto's Madonna with child and Botticelli's Venus and Primavera to Michelangelo's Holy Family.

I recommend combining this visit with the walk "Discover Florence". A pleasant walk through the most famous places and monuments of the Historical Centre will allow you to capture the best impression of this extraordinary and enchanting city.

The great museums: Galleria dell'Accademia with Michelangelo's David and other of his masterpieces

Combine with "Discover Florence" - Tour recommended

We will visit the Galleria dell'Accademia, where we can find the original David, preceded by the four Prisoners, the latter, the most eloquent examples of the "unfinished" technique used by Michelangelo. The Gallery was created as a museum for students of the adjacent Academy of Fine Arts, so therefore we can find significant works of art collected in four centuries, as well as a collection of musical instruments, plaster models and Russian icons.

I recommend to combine this visit to the walk "Discover Florence". A pleasant walk through the most famous places and monuments of the Historical Center will allow you to capture the best impression of this extraordinary and enchanting city.

Traditional craftshops and young artists

The area on the left side of the river Arno is called Oltrano. There you can still breathe the air of past times. Many small traditional artisan workshops and young artists from all around the world are giving this quarter an unforgettable flair. There are, for example, books still bound by traditional methods, paper made by hand, beads blown, and here the famous doors of the Baptistery were gold-plaited after the Arno-flood of 1966. Many of the craftsmen and artists workers can be observed while working.

We stroll through the small winding streets, pass the impressive Palazzo Pitti, where the Medici family resided for about 200 years, and the Italian king for about 7 years. It is also possible to visit the church of Santa Maria del Carmine with the well-known frescoes by Masaccio, the church of Santo Spirito planned by Brunelleschi and the Church of Santa Felicita, with the famous paintings by Pontormo.

From medieval town to former capital of Italy (1865 - 71): Florence intensive

In the morning we will have a look at three important Florentine churches: San Miniato al Monte – Santa Maria Novella – Medici Chapel, through which we can easily follow the development of architecture and art. The New Sacristy, part of the sepulchre monument of the Medici family, was completely designed and built by Michelangelo.

In the afternoon, a gentle walk will lead us through narrow alleys and over small places past the most beautiful and important sights of Florence: the cathedral, the Baptistry, Piazza Signoria, Uffizi Gallery and Ponte Vecchio.

Michelangelo

Explore the genius of Michelangelo. The Divine left some of his works in Florence. We will discover the work of his youth in the Bargello Museum, then we unfold the secrets of the David in the Academy Gallery, till finally we see him as sculptor and architect in the Medici Chapel. This visit will give you an overall impression of the life and work of Michelangelo.

Tours for families and children

Tours can also be made exciting and accessible for children and young people. The sights will be brought to life in a more playful way with lively stories. There will be lots of opportunities for the younger members of the party to ask questions and express their thoughts, making sure they are interested and fully involved.

Bespoke Tours

I am happy to create a program with you according to your wishes and interests, for example:

• Culture and fashion:

  Tour of the market of San Lorenzo, shopping in Via Tournabuoni, tour of the Ferragamo Museum, Palazzo Medici and Medici Chapel, Last Supper - tour, Renaissance palaces, the quarter of Dante, Piazzale Michelangelo, Loggia dei Lanzi, fountain-tour

• The most important museums:

  Uffizi Gallery, Academy Gallery, Bargello, Galleria Palatina

• The most important churches:

  Cathedral and Baptistry, San Miniato al Monte, San Marco, Santa Croce, Santo Spirito, Orsanmichele, Santa Maria Novella, San Lorenzo