Van with a view and Accademia Gallery in Florence

Start your 3 hour tour right from your hotel where you will meet your guide.You will have the chance to visit Florence in all comodity thanks to a comfortable chauffeured veichle driven by a licensed private guide.The minivan will drive to the most famous monuments and landmarks.First you will stop in Piazzale Michelangelo where you can admire one of the best views of the city. This piazzale was designed by architect Giuseppe Poggi and built in 1869 on a hill south of the historic centre.Poggi designed the loggia in the neoclassical-style that dominates the whole terrace, which today houses a restaurant.Your drive continues past the Basilica di San Miniato al Monte the finest romanesque structure in Tuscany and then past near the Ponte Vecchio a medieval bridge famous for the shops built along it.Then you will see the very famous Pitti Palace,the last residence of the Medici family,via Maggio a long road important for its antiques shops and art dealers and then procede to the Duomo Complex. At the Duomo you will start a walking guided visit of the Cathedral,the Baptistery and Giotto’s belltower.The walking tour will continue with a guided visit of the Academy Gallery only on reservation,the Gallery is renowned for its several sculptures by Michelangelo, notably his ” David”.The tour will end in the museum.