Florence Private Sit and Walk Tour with Gelato

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3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: German and 4 more

To visit the city of Florence by walking just a little, sitting down whenever you want and enjoying a delicious ice cream, this is the tour for you. Our expert guides in Florentine history, characters and anecdotes will enchant you with their stories about the city, "cradle of the Renaissance".

We will explore the alleys of medieval Florence together, we will venture among the monuments of Renaissance splendor and we will enjoy this enchantment while sitting on our practical walking stool. In this relaxation surrounded by beauty all around us, the moment for ice cream will then come.

FLORENCE HISTORICAL CENTER TOUR ITINERARY:
The Religious Center: Opera Duomo Complex
The Medieval Quarter: Dante Alighieri's House and Church
Roman and 19th-century Florence: Piazza della Repubblica
The Political Center: Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, the David and the Biancone (Neptune Fountain), the Loggia dei Lanzi
The Uffizi Gallery
The Old Bridge

What's Included

Real artisanal florentine ice-cream
Local authorized guide

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

In front of the central door of the facade of Florence Cathedral, Duomo square

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Piazza del Duomo

    The tour starts from the heart of Florence, Piazza del Duomo, admiring the magnificent Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore with its Brunelleschi Dome, Giotto's bell tower, and the Baptistery.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2

    The tour continues along the charming pedestrian street Via dei Calzaiuoli, full of fashion shops, jewelers and local artisan workshops. About halfway, you can see the outside of the beautiful Orsanmichele Church.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Piazza della Signoria

    continuing to Piazza della Signoria, famous for hosting Palazzo Vecchio, the ancient residence of the Medici and current seat of the Municipality of Florence. Here it will be possible to admire the replica of Michelangelo's David, the Fountain of Neptune and the Loggia dei Lanzi which houses among many others the Brozean statue 'Perseus with the head of Medusa' by Benvenuto Cellini and the Malmorean statue 'Rape of the Sabine Women' by Giambologna.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    walking over the Ponte Vecchio with its characteristic jewelry shops and fascinating viewpoints on the Arno River, it will be possible to breathe the romantic air that characterizes this historic bridge, a symbol of Florentine art and craftsmanship.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5

    The tour continues to Piazza Santa Trinita, dominated by the façade of the Church of Santa Trinita. You will be able to admire the architectural elegance of this Renaissance church.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 6

    It is one of the most elegant streets of Florence since the Renaissance when it was the subject of a process of profound transformation with the construction of numerous noble palaces that occupy both sides of the road. Today it is characterized by the presence of the best boutiques of high fashion designers such as Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Enrico Coveri, Roberto Cavalli, Emilio Pucci and others

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Piazza della Repubblica

    it will be the turn of Piazza della Repubblica, a lively square surrounded by historic cafes, high fashion shops and elegant buildings. It is inevitable to stop and look at the imposing Triumphal Arch.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 8

    Via Roma is a street of the main streets of the historic center of Florence, located between Piazza della Repubblica is located between Piazza San Giovanni

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 9

    Piazza San Lorenzo in Florence, is dominated by the homonymous basilica, while the large dome of the Chapel of the Princes stands out in the background

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Supplied by Florence Tours by Made of Tuscany

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