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Florence is full of esoteric symbols, magic signs that come from the past centuries from alchemy and Kabbalah. The facade of Santa Croce reveals its symbols and necromancy stories and the Baptistery - its palindrome. We will see Pazzino dei Pazzi and the stones from the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, which on Easter day light up the traditional Explosion of the Cart in Florence.
We will analyse the arsenic poisoning and the death of the intellectual Pico della Mirandola in 1494, a very close friend of Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was very fascinated by the Kabbalah.
We will also meet Friar Girolamo Savonarola, the strictly religious Dominican hanged and burnt at the stake. And again stories of punishment, Templars and Cathars in Florence and children rejected because they were said to be born malformed because of the intervention of the evil one!
To bring us luck, we will try to count the mysterious bees… at least try to count them, as they are uncountable!
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Manfredo Fanti statue, in the middle of San Marco Square
Itinerary
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1
It has an esoteric shape - octagonal. Number 8 is the symbol of the infinity.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2
It is full of ancient charity buildings and rich of mystery (above all the uncountable bees on the equestrian statue of Ferdinando I De' Medici).
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
Dominica Church with the tombs of Pico della Mirandola and Agnolo Poliziano, Kabbalist intellectuals in the circle of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Basilica of Santa Croce
We will explore the strange symbols on the facade from Alpha to Omega.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Piazza della Signoria
Palazzo Vecchio with its secret symbols on the facade; the lions under the Loggia; the place of the gallows of Friar Girolamo Savonarola, hanged and burnt at the stake.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Here are kept the three flint stones that arrived from the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem at the Crusades' time. Piazza del Limbo is the square in front of the Church. Here were buried the kids who died before being baptized.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Ponte Vecchio
The most ancient bridge of Florence, symbol of the city.
5 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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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
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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