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Stop At: Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria, 50121, Florence Italy
Situated in the Piazza della Signoria, here is one of the most beautiful medieval structures in Florence. A wonderful arched gallery, it was originally built in the 14th century in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. The swearing in of important public officials took place here, before it became the world’s first open air public sculpture museum. Download AppyGuide app and hear fascinating stories about each of these beautiful sculptures from world-famous art historian and BBC superstar Andrew Graham-Dixon.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Galleria degli Uffizi - Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe, Piazzale degli Uffizi, 50122, Florence Italy
World's most famous scholars like Martin Kemp, Andrew Graham-Dixon and Alan Pascuzzi take you on a tour of the Uffizi Gallery. Choose paintings you like and find out their real meaning by downloading AppyGuide onto your smartphone.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy
Walk across this beautiful medieval bridge together with Andrew Graham-Dixon and learn how it changed over the centuries.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Cappella Brancacci, Piazza del Carmine Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine, 50124, Florence Italy
Called by some the “Sistine Chapel” of the early Renaissance, this jewel is one of a kind. Join Andrew Graham-Dixon in the Brancacci Chapel to admire its frescoes as well as enjoy some peace and quiet away from the tourist crowds.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Battistero di San Giovanni, Piazza San Giovanni, 50122, Florence Italy
Dazzling gold of the majestic ceiling of this Baptistery evokes the era of the Byzantine masters in its intricate style, almost transporting you out of Florence entirely, leading some to believe that the artists were mosaicists from Constantinople. Look up and you will see depictions of various scenes from the Bible, including the Last Judgment, the Stories of St. John the Baptist, Joseph, and Genesis. The most memorable and terrifying of all being the representation of Hell. Indeed, who can forget a horned Satan nibbling on a man?
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sant'Apollonia, Via XXVII Aprile, 1, 50129, Florence Italy
This Last Supper is as wonderful and influential as any of the masterpieces in the Uffizi. It is likely that it was carefully studied by none other than Leonardo da Vinci himself before he started his own Last Supper in Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan. See Andrea del Castagno’s take on that moment when Christ proclaims that “one of you will betray me”. Truly one of Florence’s best-kept secrets!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Piazza del Duomo 9, 50122, Florence Italy
Inside this museum you will see a marvellous wooden sculpture of Mary Magdalene, a prostitute who became one of Christ’s most loyal followers. This masterpiece by Donatello will send a shiver down your spine… she feels almost alive. All the more impressive when you consider that it is made entirely out of wood!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Via della Canonica, 1 Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy
At the beginning of the 15th century, a hundred years after the construction of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (or the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower), the structure was still missing its dome. No one knew how to build a dome of that size until Filippo Brunelleschi, a goldsmith with no formal training in architecture, came in and proposed his idea on how such a structure could be constructed. A fascinating story about one of Florence’s most important symbols.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Church of Santa Maria Novella, Piazza Santa Maria Novella, 50123, Florence Italy
As you explore Florence, please do not overlook the church of Santa Maria Novella. When you are inside, head to the Strozzi Chapel to see the Last Judgement. On the left-hand side you’ll see Paradise, on the right-hand side – Hell or “Inferno”. And it is the “Inferno” fresco that truly is one of the hidden jewels of Florence. This painting is remarkable for the reason that it’s the very first depiction of hell as described by Dante in his Divine Comedy. Even though severely damaged by time, this evocative vision of hell will surely send a shiver down your spine.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence Italy
The two greatest artists of their time faced off in the Salone di Cinquecento, the Room of the Five Hundred, in the Palazzo Vecchio (Florence’s Town Hall). The contest took place in 1505 and pitted the two extraordinary artists against one another in creating battle scenes that celebrated Florence and its people at their best.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Via Camillo Cavour 1-3, 50129, Florence Italy
The frescoes of the Chapel of the Magi, created by Benozzo Gozzoli in 1459 for the Medici family, are a hidden jewel of Florence. In a fairy-tale landscape you see the Three Wise Men processing to present their gifts to Baby Jesus. But if you look closely at the participants of the procession, you’ll realise this isn’t purely a religious procession. Gozzoli updated it – he set it in his present day of 1459. The Medicis are at the head of the procession, looking at us from above as if proudly saying “follow us and you’ll be rich and powerful”.
Duration: 10 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria, 50121, Florence Italy
Situated in the Piazza della Signoria, here is one of the most beautiful medieval structures in Florence. A wonderful arched gallery, it was originally built in the 14th century in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. The swearing in of important public officials took place here, before it became the world’s first open air public sculpture museum. Download AppyGuide app and hear fascinating stories about each of these beautiful sculptures from world-famous art historian and BBC superstar Andrew Graham-Dixon.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Galleria degli Uffizi - Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe, Piazzale degli Uffizi, 50122, Florence Italy
World's most famous scholars like Martin Kemp, Andrew Graham-Dixon and Alan Pascuzzi take you on a tour of the Uffizi Gallery. Choose paintings you like and find out their real meaning by downloading AppyGuide onto your smartphone.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy
Walk across this beautiful medieval bridge together with Andrew Graham-Dixon and learn how it changed over the centuries.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Cappella Brancacci, Piazza del Carmine Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine, 50124, Florence Italy
Called by some the “Sistine Chapel” of the early Renaissance, this jewel is one of a kind. Join Andrew Graham-Dixon in the Brancacci Chapel to admire its frescoes as well as enjoy some peace and quiet away from the tourist crowds.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Battistero di San Giovanni, Piazza San Giovanni, 50122, Florence Italy
Dazzling gold of the majestic ceiling of this Baptistery evokes the era of the Byzantine masters in its intricate style, almost transporting you out of Florence entirely, leading some to believe that the artists were mosaicists from Constantinople. Look up and you will see depictions of various scenes from the Bible, including the Last Judgment, the Stories of St. John the Baptist, Joseph, and Genesis. The most memorable and terrifying of all being the representation of Hell. Indeed, who can forget a horned Satan nibbling on a man?
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sant'Apollonia, Via XXVII Aprile, 1, 50129, Florence Italy
This Last Supper is as wonderful and influential as any of the masterpieces in the Uffizi. It is likely that it was carefully studied by none other than Leonardo da Vinci himself before he started his own Last Supper in Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan. See Andrea del Castagno’s take on that moment when Christ proclaims that “one of you will betray me”. Truly one of Florence’s best-kept secrets!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Piazza del Duomo 9, 50122, Florence Italy
Inside this museum you will see a marvellous wooden sculpture of Mary Magdalene, a prostitute who became one of Christ’s most loyal followers. This masterpiece by Donatello will send a shiver down your spine… she feels almost alive. All the more impressive when you consider that it is made entirely out of wood!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Via della Canonica, 1 Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy
At the beginning of the 15th century, a hundred years after the construction of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (or the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower), the structure was still missing its dome. No one knew how to build a dome of that size until Filippo Brunelleschi, a goldsmith with no formal training in architecture, came in and proposed his idea on how such a structure could be constructed. A fascinating story about one of Florence’s most important symbols.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Church of Santa Maria Novella, Piazza Santa Maria Novella, 50123, Florence Italy
As you explore Florence, please do not overlook the church of Santa Maria Novella. When you are inside, head to the Strozzi Chapel to see the Last Judgement. On the left-hand side you’ll see Paradise, on the right-hand side – Hell or “Inferno”. And it is the “Inferno” fresco that truly is one of the hidden jewels of Florence. This painting is remarkable for the reason that it’s the very first depiction of hell as described by Dante in his Divine Comedy. Even though severely damaged by time, this evocative vision of hell will surely send a shiver down your spine.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence Italy
The two greatest artists of their time faced off in the Salone di Cinquecento, the Room of the Five Hundred, in the Palazzo Vecchio (Florence’s Town Hall). The contest took place in 1505 and pitted the two extraordinary artists against one another in creating battle scenes that celebrated Florence and its people at their best.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Via Camillo Cavour 1-3, 50129, Florence Italy
The frescoes of the Chapel of the Magi, created by Benozzo Gozzoli in 1459 for the Medici family, are a hidden jewel of Florence. In a fairy-tale landscape you see the Three Wise Men processing to present their gifts to Baby Jesus. But if you look closely at the participants of the procession, you’ll realise this isn’t purely a religious procession. Gozzoli updated it – he set it in his present day of 1459. The Medicis are at the head of the procession, looking at us from above as if proudly saying “follow us and you’ll be rich and powerful”.
Duration: 10 minutes
Included
- Download AppyGuide app onto your smartphone
Not included
- Remember to grab your headphones
- Entry/Admission - Galleria degli Uffizi - Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe
- Entry/Admission - Cappella Brancacci
- Entry/Admission - Battistero di San Giovanni
- Entry/Admission - Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
- Entry/Admission - Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
- Entry/Admission - Church of Santa Maria Novella
- Entry/Admission - Palazzo Vecchio
- Entry/Admission - Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
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Cultural
70%
Nightlife
15%
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