Florence
12 Hours
Leaving from Rome, you can visit the beautiful Florence in a single day tour, surrounded by the charm of one of the most enchanting cities in the world.
Also known as the “Cradle of the Renaissance” this small town by the Arno River is a true masterpiece, it marked the exit from the Middle Ages and led, thanks to enlightened and artistic geniuses, an incredible amount of architectural and artistic treasures, such as churches, bridges, museums and palaces.
Florence
The Tour will bring you to:
• San Lorenzo Central Market
The Central Market is set on two levels and is mostly dedicated to food. Built between 1870 and 1874 by Giuseppe Mengoni – the same architect who built the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II – it has changed and evolved over the years as well as trends and cultures. Currently it offers a huge selection of wine and food and goods of all kinds, local producers and artisans.
• Medici Chapels
The Medici Chapels are the real mausoleum of the Medici family and their family. Art pieces of inestimable value by illustrious names such as Brunelleschi and Michelangelo.
• Basilica of San Lorenzo
The Basilica of San Lorenzo, located in the square near the Central Market, is one of the main worship places in Florence. It is tough, the oldest church in Florence and a source of continuous studies and historical, architectural and artistic research.
• Accademy’s Gallery
Because of the abundance of works by Michelangelo contained within, it is often called “Mausoleum of Michelangelo”, but also contains sculptures and paintings by other artists from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century. The pride of the gallery is undoubtedly Michelangelo’s David, first exhibited in Piazza della Signoria.
• Uffizi Gallery
Caravaggio, Raphael, Titian are just some of the names of the gallery, among the most famous in the world. A collection of the best of each century, selected over decades of art lovers and experts from around the world.
Cimabue, Duccio and Giotto, the most famous paintings in the world in one magical place. Botticelli, Leonardo, Signorelli, Perugino, Durer, Caravaggio and many others.