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Explore Florence on foot with easy GPS navigation, offline audio, and the freedom to move at your own pace. This self-guided tour covers 28 stops across the historic centre and the Oltrarno hillside, taking around 6–8 hours or two relaxed days.
See Michelangelo’s David, San Lorenzo, Mercato Centrale, the Medici Chapels, Brunelleschi’s dome, the Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi, and Piazza della Signoria while uncovering the stories that shaped the Renaissance.
Finish with a scenic climb to Piazzale Michelangelo and the Basilica di San Miniato al Monte for unforgettable views over Florence.
Download the tour before you start, book key sites in advance, wear comfortable shoes, and carry water for the hillside climb.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
The tour begins in front of the equestrian statue of Ferdinando I de’ Medici in Piazza della Santissima Annunziata.
The Tour ends at Basilica di San Miniato, which is our last stop.
Itinerary
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1Piazza Della Santissima Annunziata
Florence begins here. A perfectly balanced Renaissance square, Europe's first orphanage, and a church where brides still leave bouquets. Quietly extraordinary and almost always overlooked.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Galleria dell'Accademia (Pass by)
One plain building. One seventeen-foot giant carved from abandoned marble. The Accademia doesn't try to impress from the outside, which makes what's waiting inside all the more extraordinary.
Admission ticket free -
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Leather, noise, and the smell of street food give way to a Victorian iron and glass market hall where Florence eats, argues, and comes alive. Ground floor tradition, upper floor delicious chaos.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Cappelle Medicee (Pass by)
Modest stone outside. Gem-encrusted walls within. The Medici Chapels hold centuries of ambition, Michelangelo's most haunting sculptures, and a secret chamber where genius once hid for his life.
Admission ticket free -
3Piazza del Duomo
Florence at full volume. Marble, mosaics, bronze doors, and a dome that shouldn't exist but does. This square is where the Renaissance stopped being a movement and became a masterpiece.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Piazza della Repubblica
A grand square built on erasure. Ancient Roman crossroads, a demolished medieval neighbourhood, and a triumphal arch that calls it restoration. Florence rewriting itself, right under your feet.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Loggia del Mercato Nuovo
A Renaissance silk and gold trading floor turned leather market. The arches haven't changed. The deals have. And somewhere in here, the word bankruptcy was born.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Fontana del Porcellino
A shiny bronze nose, a coin, a grate, and a legend. Rub it right and Florence promises to bring you back. Millions have tried. The boar keeps its own counsel.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Ponte Vecchio
A bridge that doesn't look like one. Jewellers, golden light, the Arno below, and a private Medici corridor running silently overhead. One of Europe's oldest bridges, and still the most theatrical.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8Piazza della Signoria
No walls, no ticket, no barriers. This open air museum is where Florence announced power, burned its enemies, and carved its identity into stone. You're not entering it. You're already inside.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Museo Nazionale del Bargello (Pass by)
A prison turned into a palace of masterpieces. Florence's oldest public building now holds Donatello's David, early Michelangelo, and the finest Renaissance sculpture collection in Italy.
Admission ticket free -
9Piazza Santa Croce
Florence's Pantheon of Italian Glories. Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli all lie here, while Dante stands outside in marble, honoured by the city that once banished him forever.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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The crowds thin, the Arno opens up, and Florence finally exhales. A riverside promenade where the city slows down, the views stretch south, and the hill ahead begins to pull you upward.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11Porta San Miniato
The only medieval gate in Florence without a tower, and the one with the most surprising wartime secret. Pass through it and the city begins its ascent toward something extraordinary.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12Piazzale Michelangelo
A vast hilltop terrace where the entire city spreads out in one breathtaking sweep. Bronze David watches over it all, the dome anchors the skyline, and Florence finally shows you everything at once.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
13Basilica di San Miniato
Florence's most beautiful secret, perched at the very top of the hill. A thousand year old Romanesque basilica with a marble façade, a golden mosaic, and views that make the climb completely unforgettable.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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