Florence in a Day from La Spezia Port: Private Concierge Shore Excursion

Itinerary
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Stop At: Piazzale Michelangelo, Viale Michelangelo, 50125, Florence Italy

Piazzale Michelangelo (Michelangelo Square) is a square that offers one of the best panoramic views of Florence.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy

The Ponte Vecchio "Old Bridge", is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence Italy

The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. It overlooks the Piazza della Signoria with its copy of Michelangelo's David statue as well as the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Piazza della Signoria, 50122, Florence Italy

Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. It is the main point of the origin and history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political focus of the city.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Palazzo Strozzi, Piazza Strozzi, Florence Italy

Palazzo Strozzi is an example of civil architecture with its rusticated stone, inspired by the Palazzo Medici, but with more harmonious proportions. Unlike the Medici Palace, which was sited on a corner lot, and thus has only two sides, this building, surrounded on all four sides by streets, is a free-standing structure. This introduced a problem new in Renaissance architecture, which, given the newly felt desire for internal symmetry of planning symmetry: how to integrate the cross-axis. The ground plan of Palazzo Strozzi is rigorously symmetrical on its two axes, with clearly differentiated scales of its principal rooms.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Via della Canonica, 1 Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy

With your guide, you will visit the outside of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, the Baptistery and the Campanile, or bell tower. The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, the main cathedral of Florence, was constructed beginning in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. The cathedral complex, in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. These three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major tourist attraction of Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until the development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Battistero di San Giovanni, Piazza San Giovanni, 50122, Florence Italy

The Florence Baptistery is a religious building in Florence and has the status of a minor basilica. The octagonal baptistery stands in both the Piazza del Duomo and the Piazza San Giovanni, across from Florence Cathedral and the Campanile di Giotto. The Baptistery is one of the oldest buildings in the city, constructed between 1059 and 1128 in the Florentine Romanesque style.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Campanile di Giotto, Piazza del Duomo Historical Center, 50122, Florence Italy

Giotto's Campanile is a free-standing campanile that is part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence. Standing adjacent to the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistry of St. John, the tower is one of the showpieces of Florentine Gothic architecture with its design by Giotto, its rich sculptural decorations and its polychrome marble encrustations.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Gallerie Degli Uffizi, Piazzale degli Uffizi 6, 50122, Florence Italy

The Uffizi houses some of the most famous works of art in the world, including works by Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci. Opened to the public 1769, the museum houses a large portion of the Medici family's collection, and welcomes close to 2 Million visitors per year, making it one of the most famous Museums in the world. When tickets to the Uffizi Gallery are not available, alternative museum options will be offered. The Uffizi Gallery is closed on Mondays.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Galleria dell'Accademia, Via Ricasoli, 58/60, 50122, Florence Italy

The Galleria dell'Accademia has housed the original David by Michelangelo since 1873. The sculpture was allegedly brought to the Accademia for reasons of conservation, although other factors were involved in its move from its previous outdoor location on Piazza della Signoria. The original intention was to create a 'Michelangelo museum', with original sculptures and drawings, to celebrate the fourth centenary of the artist's birth. Today, the gallery's small collection of Michelangelo's work includes his four unfinished Prisoners, intended for the tomb of Pope Julius II, and a statue of Saint Matthew, also unfinished. In 1939, these were joined by a Pietà discovered in the Barberini chapel in Palestrina, though experts now consider its attribution to Michelangelo to be dubious. When tickets to the Accademia Gallery are not available, alternative museum options will be offered. The Accademia Gallery is closed on Mondays


Duration: 1 hour