Private Florence Tour: 3-Hour Walking Tour with a Licenced Guide

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(231 reviews) Florence, Italy

3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Discover the city’s highlights and its most fascinating monuments, learn the secrets of Florence in a fun walking tour with a professional tour guide. Explore the historic centre of Florence, walk the streets that inspired Dante, discover the story about Michelangelo’s David and learn how the biggest dome in the world was built by Filippo Brunelleschi. Stroll through the streets of Florence and enjoy the Medieval and Renaissance atmosphere of this amazing city looking at it with the eyes of the insider.

What's Included

Free entrance to the Pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella
Licenced tour guide

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet your expert tour guide at the façade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella!

End point

The tour ends at the iconic place of Florence - Ponte Vecchio - the Old Bridge.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • (Pass by)

    Start the tour with one of the most important churches of Florence - Santa Maria Novella, that is the first to welcome the visitors who come to Florence by train.

    Admission ticket free
  • 1

    Step into one of the oldest pharmacies in the world created by the monks of the nearby church of Santa Maria Novella. Smell the fragrances and learn how perfume was born.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2

    Take a look at Palazzo Antinori - the historical residence of the world famous wine makers and learn some fun stories about Tuscany wine.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Cappelle Medicee (Pass by)

    See the exterior of the Medici Chapels - the final resting place of members of the famous dynasty that shaped the history of Florence.

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Admire San Lorenzo - the first Florentine cathedral and the church entirely sponsored by the Medici clan.

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Take a look at the Medici Palace - the first residence of the Godfathers of the Renaissance and imagine how Michelangelo lived there under the protection of Lorenzo the Magnificent. We will see the exterior of the palace and if we are lucky and the gates are open we will step into the courtyard and the garden of the Medici family.

    Admission ticket free
  • Battistero Di San Giovanni (Pass by)

    Standing in one of the most beautiful squares of Florence, learn the stories about the Baptistery of San Giovanni – the oldest building of the city with its famous Gates of Paradise.

    Admission ticket free
  • Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Pass by)

    Admire the magnificent Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore which has a unique flower-shaped plan and the biggest masonry dome in the world – the marvel of the architect Filippo Brunelleschi. Even Michelangelo said “It would be difficult to equal…impossible to surpass.”

    Admission ticket free
  • Museo Casa di Dante (Pass by)

    Stroll around Dante's district, take a look at his tower-house (from the outside) and enter the 1000-year old church where the the father of Italian language met the love and muse of his life.

    Admission ticket free
  • Palazzo Vecchio (Pass by)

    Standing in Piazza della Signoria, take a look at the government palace – Palazzo Vecchio - a medieval fortress with the prison for the most dangerous criminals and the old residence of the Medici family.

    Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Piazza della Signoria

    Visit the political centre of Florence – Piazza della Signoria – a museum under the open sky with many original sculptures created by Renaissance artists;

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Ponte Vecchio

    Finish the tour at Ponte Vecchio – the symbol of the city and the oldest bridge in town famous for its jewelers' shops hanging over the Arno river.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Private Sightseeing Tours
Historical Tours
Walking Tours
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