Discovering Galileo Museum in Florence Private Tour for Kids & Families
2h30
Private
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Piazzale degli Uffizi, 50122, Florence Italy
Look for Galileo among the statues of the Loggiato degli Uffizi!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Museo Galileo - Institute and Museum of the History of Science, Piazza De' Giudici 1, 50122, Florence Italy
You will visit the Galilei Museum, housed in a twelfth-century building, which focuses on Renaissance science and the periods immediately following it, right up to the nineteenth century: the heart of the exhibition is in fact centered on the Medici collections, which the grand dukes once housed in the museum of Specola near Palazzo Pitti.
Your guide will show you the original Galilean, the two telescopes and the objective lens of the telescope, thanks to which the great Pisan could observe and identify the famous satellites of Jupiter.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di Santa Croce, Piazza Santa Croce 16, Florence Italy
Discover the tormented story of the burial of the great Tuscan scientist, and see the tomb in the Basilica of Santa Croce which lies near that of Michelangelo.
What a strange connection between history's most famous artist and greatest scientist!
Duration: 30 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Piazzale degli Uffizi, 50122, Florence Italy
Look for Galileo among the statues of the Loggiato degli Uffizi!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Museo Galileo - Institute and Museum of the History of Science, Piazza De' Giudici 1, 50122, Florence Italy
You will visit the Galilei Museum, housed in a twelfth-century building, which focuses on Renaissance science and the periods immediately following it, right up to the nineteenth century: the heart of the exhibition is in fact centered on the Medici collections, which the grand dukes once housed in the museum of Specola near Palazzo Pitti.
Your guide will show you the original Galilean, the two telescopes and the objective lens of the telescope, thanks to which the great Pisan could observe and identify the famous satellites of Jupiter.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di Santa Croce, Piazza Santa Croce 16, Florence Italy
Discover the tormented story of the burial of the great Tuscan scientist, and see the tomb in the Basilica of Santa Croce which lies near that of Michelangelo.
What a strange connection between history's most famous artist and greatest scientist!
Duration: 30 minutes
Included
- Kid-friendly professional guide
- Top-rated local guide
- Entry/Admission - Museo Galileo - Institute and Museum of the History of Science
- Entry/Admission - Basilica di Santa Croce
Not included
- Food and drinks
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
90%
Original
35%
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