The tour starts from the peculiar Central market zone, characterised by its workshops and multicoloured stalls, where the Medicean Chapels, and Basilica di S. Lorenzo, the church of Medici’s Family, are located. In a short time you can reach Piazza del Duomo, where you can admire the Cathedral* (inside visit) and its dome by Brunelleschi, the bell-tower by Giotto, Saint John Baptistery with its Paradise Door. The tour continues by visiting the medieval quarters where Dante Alighieri and Beatrice lived. Further on you can find Palazzo del Bargello. Not too far, there is Piazza della Signoria, a great “open-air sculpture museum”, overlooked by the imposing Palazzo Vecchio. Next to it the Uffizi Gallery, one of the most important museum all over the world. Then you proceed to the picturesque Mercato della Paglia(Straw market), where the famous Piggy Fountain is located. You walk along the street that leads to Ponte Vecchio, the “jewels bridge”. By crossing the bridge, you will reach the wonderful Pitti Palace. End of the tour.

(*) Cannot be visited on National Holidays and for reasons beyond our control.

• P.zza San Lorenzo
• P.zza Duomo
• P.zza Signoria
• Ponte Vecchio
• P.zza Pitti
  

  Season: All year round - Every day (Tours do not operate on 25 December and 1 January )
  Meeting: P.zza Stazione, at the corner with Piazza dell'Unità
  Start: 9:15 (10 minutes earlier at the meeting point)
  End: around 11:45

  Includes: guide, entrance fees where required.
  

  • Comfortable shoes  
  • Free for children under the age of 8

   

  Discovering Florence Walk: morning + LIGHT LUNCH ( From 01/04 to 31/10 excluding Monday ).

  It is possible to book the guided promenade with a light lunch including drinks in an ancient and charming restaurant in the old city centre, very close to the place where our tour ends.