Overview
A classic walking tour that touches on the highlights of Florence.
Your experienced guide is an independent, licensed local guide with a background in art and art history who has been doing this for years. She has accompanied many people through the narrow streets and helped impart to them the spirit of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
This tour includes:- Walking tour
- Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
- Strozzi Palace
- Chapel Brancacci
- Sasetti Chapel (if time permits)
- Lots of awe-inspiring photo opportunities!
The 15th century witnessed the start of the Renaissance in Florence, and this walking tour will take you to see the legacy left behind by its masters, including Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Brunelleschi.
Visit the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, the Duomo of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence. This cathedral, the third to be built in Florence, was the largest in Europe when it was completed, with room for 30,000 people. Now only St. Peter's Cathedral in the Vatican, St. Paul's Cathedral in London, and the Milan Cathedral are larger. It is noted for its high, octagonal-ribbed dome that is Brunelleschi's most famous masterpiece.
You'll also visit the Strozzi Palace, begun by Benedetto de'Maiano for a rival of Medici. Today it is used for international expositions like an annual antiques show and Italian high fashion shows. Next, make your way to the Chapel Brancacci, located in the right-hand arm of the transpt in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine. It is well known for its frescos, which were begun in 1424 by Masaccio and Masolino, before Masaccio set off for Rome.
You will also have the option, if time permits, of visiting the fresoes of the Sasetti Chapel.
- There is an additional entrance fee of 4€ per person to enter the Chapel Brancacci.
- This tour does not include transportation from the cruise ship pier in Livorno to Florence. Please see our offerings in "Livorno" if you require transportation from the cruise ship.
If you depend on your own transportation to get from Livorno to Florence, ShoreTrips will not be held responsible should you miss your tour time.
Days offered: 7 days a week
Departures:- 10:00 AM, duration: 3 hours
- 12:00 PM, duration: 3 hours
