Florence Highlights Through Food Walking Tour With Wine And uffizi Gallery

The first part of this tour will take you to a journey through the

Renaissance, first stop: the

Uffizi Gallery. You can admire works by great artists:

Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio and many others. Our guided tour will let you discover the secrets behind

Botticelli’s

masterpieces, such as

Primavera (Spring) and the

Birth of Venus, hosted in a special room dedicated to one of the most appreciated artists of the

Renaissance.

The Uffizi art gallery offers you a wide range of gold-background panels, refined paintings, ancients’ sculptures, but also an insight into the

Medici family. From the

Uffizi terrace you will enjoy a panoramic view of the

Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) and the key monuments of

Florence. And then, after the art of

Renaissance, let’s discover the

Medici

Family Intrigues in Florence!! Banking, commerce, and religious influence led the

Medici Family to become one of the most powerful families in

Florence, while tasting some of the best products of the

Florentine food culture such as a Gottino (glass of Chianti wine), a selection of traditional Salami, coccoli (deep-fried dough bites) and last a delicious home-made Gelato.

The Medici story began when they migrated to

Florence from a little town in

Tuscany. Our professional guide will escort you on a tour across years of history safely preserved within the architecture, palaces, churches and art that were sponsored by the

Medici Family. During the tour we will have the opportunity to observe

Palazzo Medici,

Palazzo Vecchio the most important civil building in the city; where will also discuss the open air sculptures found within the

Loggia della Signoria. We will also observe the

Pitti Palace which was home to the

Medici family. Strolling along the banks of the

Arno will bring us to

Ponte Vecchio, a bridge famous for its beautiful gold jewelry; on the top of the bridge is the hidden

Vasari Corridor, which allowed the

Medici family to travel secretly and safely from their home at

Pitti Palace to the government building,

Palazzo Vecchio.