Best of Florence: Renaissance and Medieval City Walking Tour

If you want to discover the best of Florence with a friendly professional guide, feeling free from time constraints, this innovative walking tour is perfect for you! With 24 hours or 48 hours Pass you can join the tour during the day, starting from the very heart of Florence, Piazza della Signoria. Discover the district of San Lorenzo and learn about the powerful Medici family who ruled the city during the Renaissance era. See the famous Medici Chapels and the Basilica of San Lorenzo, and visit the exterior of Florence Duomo. Explore the medieval quarter of the city with Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio and much more! They lead you in two different circuites with exciting storytelling, curiosities and anecdotes, and providing tips and assistance to visitors. With the app, downloaded on your self phone, you can locate our guides at any time and if you wish you can also continue independently your visit by discovering many other recommended points of interest included in your app.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Basilica di San Lorenzo, Piazza di San Lorenzo 9, 50123, Florence Italy

The church of the Medici family, where you visit the elegant cloister, designed by Brunelleschi, the architect of the famous Dome: a green oasis of peace in the heart of the Medici district.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Via Camillo Cavour 1-3, 50129, Florence Italy

Designed by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo for Cosimo de' Medici, head of the Medici banking family

Stop At: Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Via della Canonica, 1 Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy

The wonderful square also called Piazza del Duomo, where you can admire the impressive Cathedral with the Cupola del Brunelleschi, Giotto's bell tower and the Baptistery of S. John with the Gates of Paradise

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Fontana del Porcellino, Via Val di Lamona Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, 50122, Florence Italy

One of the most famous monuments in Florence for its tradition and superstition, located in the Mercato della Paglia (straw market)

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Piazza della Signoria, 50122, Florence Italy

The famous square which can be considered an "outdoor sculpture museum", dominated by the imposing Palazzo Vecchio.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Gallerie Degli Uffizi, Piazzale Degli Uffizi 6, 50122, Florence Italy

One of the most important museums in the world, home to masterpieces of great artists like Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raffaello and many others

Stop At: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy

The famous "jewels bridge" , the oldest bridge in Florence

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Palazzo Pitti, Piazza Dei Pitti 1, 50125, Florence Italy

The palace houses several important museums and was built in the second half of the 15th century probably on a project of Filippo Brunelleschi.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Badia Fiorentina, Via del Proconsolo Via Dante Alighieri, 50122, Florence Italy

The famous abbey and church now home to the Monastic Communities of Jerusalem situated in the centre of Florence. Dante supposedly grew up across the street in what is now called the 'Casa di Dante', in the medieval quarters.

Pass By: Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Via del Proconsolo 4, 50122, Florence Italy

This austere crenellated building is the oldest public building in Florence and it served as model for the construction of the Palazzo Vecchio.

Stop At: Basilica of Santa Croce, Piazza Santa Croce 16, 50122, Florence Italy

The Basilica of Santa Croce, famous for being the burial site of some of the most illustrious Italians including Michelangelo and Galileo, is one of the city's most sought-after sights

Duration: 15 minutes