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- Dutch
- Spanish
A monk seizes power and burns art in a bonfire. A goldsmith cracks an egg to win the commission of a lifetime. A powerful family controls a city for centuries through patronage, plotting, and art. Welcome to Florence — and this is how the Renaissance really happened.
In just under 2 hours, you’ll uncover the city’s most iconic landmarks — including the Duomo, Uffizi courtyard, Piazza della Signoria, and the Ponte Vecchio — all while hearing the fascinating stories of the Medici family and artists like Giotto, Michelangelo, and Brunelleschi. But this isn’t a dry history lesson — it’s a lively, story-filled experience packed with fun facts, art secrets, and power plays that shaped the modern world.
Available in 9 languages, this tour is perfect for first time visitors to Florence who want to unpack the stories behind the Renaissance at their own pace. Over 20,000 travelers have explored with our audio walking tours, and a full refund guarantee means you can book with confidence.
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The tour ends in front of the Ponte Vecchio
Itinerary
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1Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
Hear about the "impossible" dome and it's construction as well as the bell tower and facade of the most famous structure in Florence and look up at a dome that stood roofless for decades because no one alive knew how to build it
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Piazza del Duomo
Notice why this bell tower stands apart from its cathedral — a design choice that reveals something about Italian tradition and hear about how Giotto's work kicked off the Renaissance
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Church and Museum of Orsanmichele
Search the niches of a former grain market where rival guilds waged a quiet war through sculpture.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Mercato Nuovo
Rub a boar's snout for luck, then find the marble circle where bankrupt merchants suffered a very public punishment
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Piazza della Signoria
Hear about a monk who seized power, a fountain that was ridiculed, admire the large open air gallery of sculptures and pay homage at the copy of Michelangelo's David.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Uffizi (Pass by)
Take in the courtyard which lined with statues of Florence’s legends and hear how the Uffizi eveolved
Admission ticket free -
6Ponte Vecchio
Cross the only bridge Hitler's forces refused to destroy — and ask why butchers were banished to make way for goldsmiths
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Baptistery of St. John (Pass by)
Pause at the doors Michelangelo supposedly compared to the entrance of Paradise — then spot the trick that made them revolutionary.
Admission ticket free -
Palazzo Vecchio (Pass by)
Enter a courtyard decorated entirely to impress a foreign bride, then spot the fountain by Leonardo's own teacher.
Admission ticket free -
Palazzo Pitti (Pass by)
End in front of the palace built to outdo the Medici that the Medici themselves eventually claimed as home
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
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- 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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