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11 Hours
Availability : Whole Year
Rome and Neaples
Florence
Min Age : 18
Tour Details
Florence is a unique city of art and culture with an unmistakable personality and beauty it is a mixture of Medieval, Gothic and Renaissance architecture. Located on both banks of the Arno river which probably led Julio Ceaser to settle around where the city is today and making it a Roman colony around the 59 B.C.
In the middle ages during the dispute between (Guelphs) that stood for the Pope and (Ghibellines) which were on the Holy Roman Empire side Florence become very popular since it was led by the Guephs. In the 14th century a family called Medici took a lot a power becoming the private bankers of the Pope, they ruled for over 300 years commissioning, for their private collections or for religious purposes, artist like Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci and many more to accomplish statues paintings and palaces.
That is why today Florence is consider the “mother of Renaissance”.
What to Expect
The Tour is 11h usually it starts at 7:30AM . Your driver will meet you in the lobby or where you indicate. The drive to Florence is about 3/h. The driver is allowed to enter the ancient area of the downtown so that you can have an easy access by foot to the main focus areas, the Duomo, the Campanile and Baptistery.
From there you can reach the famous Ponte Vecchio (old bridge) passing buy the Palazzo Vecchio (town hall). We will make arrangements for you to visit the David and right after go for a typical local lunch. On the way home a stop to the church of Santa Croce home of the frescos of Giotto and the tombs of some Florence great man like Michelangelo for example.