Florence from Rome: Full Day Art and Shopping, Private Tour

4.1
(9 reviews) Rome, Italy

10 to 12 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: Portuguese and 4 more

Departure from Rome to Florence, the “Cradle of the Renaissance”, in minivan (no more 6-7 people) with air conditioning for a full day private tour. Florence is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments such as Palazzo Vecchio, the Church of San Lorenzo, Santa Maria del Fiore (built by Brunelleschi). The nearby Campanile (designed by Giotto) and the Baptistery are also highlights. But Florence is also an important city for Italian fashion, being one of the 15 fashion capitals of the world. Have all day for yourself to do what you prefer to do. For lunch, you have many options such as bars, typical restaurants, pizzerias but the most famous dish in Florence is the Florentine steak with good red wine. Let yourself be guided by the tour assistant for shopping, eating, sightseeing and everything will be easier.

What's Included

Tour Assistant for the whole trip
Free transfer offered by Welcome Italy in air conditioning Minivan
Pick-up and drop off service for hotels within the Aurelian Walls
Accademia Gallery entrance fee
Time for Shopping
2 hous professional guide in Florence
Food and drinks
Tips

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

- Free Pick-up and drop-off to the Hotels, Appartments, Bed&breakfast, accomodations in the city center - The address must to be provided on the reservation. - Please contact customer services one day before the tour to confirm the pickup time. - Please wait in the hotel lobby or outside your accommodation 15 minutes before your scheduled pickup time

Itinerary

Duration: 10 to 12 hours (approximately)
  • Rome (Pass by)

    06.30-06.45 am - Pick up at your accommodation and meet with our Assistant

    Admission ticket free
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    Florence is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. For lunch, you have many options such as bars, typical restaurants, pizzerias but the most famous dish in Florence is the Florentine steak with good red wine. Let yourself be guided by the tour escort for shopping, eating, sightseeing and everything will be easier. In the afternoon 2 hour visti with professional guide, you can breathe the atmosphere of medieval streets and craftsmen’s workshops and see masterpieces by Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci and Botticelli, including Michelangelo’s David at the “Accademia”. See the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, with its beautiful dome projected by Brunelleschi and admire the Baptistery as well as Giotto’s Bell Tower.

    3 hours Admission ticket free
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    Galleria dell'Accademia

    The visit includes the Accademy Gallery where inside is the David, Michelangelo's famous sculpture. Michelangelo’s David at the “Accademia in addition to the work of David, there are also other sculptures and a large collection of paintings by Florentine artists.

    45 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore

    The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Visit from outside), with its beautiful dome projected by Brunelleschi, is the cathedral of Florence. Construction began in 1296, Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink, bordered by white, and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.

    15 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 4
    Piazza della Signoria

    Piazza della Signoria has been at the center of Florence's political life since the 14th century. The Square has seen important historical events and great triumphs take place, such as the return of the Medici in 1530. The famous sculptures located in Piazza della Signoria have references to the political events of Florence. The David (the original is located in the Accademia Gallery) was created by Michelangelo and positioned in front of Palazzo Vecchio to symbolize the power of the Florentine Republic in contrast with the tyranny of the Medici. Hercules and Cacus (1534) by Bandinelli instead symbolizes the physical power of the family.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Ponte Vecchio

    Built near a Roman-era crossing, the Ponte Vecchio was until 1218 the only bridge that crossed the Arno in Florence. Above Ponte Vecchio you can see a part of the beautiful Vasari Corridor. This corridor, built in 1565 by Giorgio Vasari, passes just above the goldsmith shops that currently stand on either side of the bridge. Commissioned by the Medici, it allowed them to move from Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti without having to cross the streets of Florence, in complete safety. At the time of the construction of the Corridor, the butchers' shops were gathered on the Ponte Vecchio, whose activity probably disturbed the passage of the Medici, who in 1593 had them moved, replacing them with the more "decorous" goldsmith shops.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Piazzale Michelangelo

    Piazzale Michelangelo is the most evocative point of Florence. From here you can admire the whole city with its splendid monuments. This square was dedicated to the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo and the copy of David is located in the center of the square next to the four allegories of the Medici Chapels of San Lorenzo.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • 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
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Welcome Italy

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