The Best tour in Florence: Renaissance and Medici Tales

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Duration:2 hours (approx.)
Location: Florence, Tuscany

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This tour is the best walking tour that you can ever have in Florence. It is a great introduction to the city for both first-timers as well as returners. It covers the main attractions of the city and also the hidden gems that are well and truly "off the beaten track" and gives you facts you wouldn't know or notice walking around by yourself.

While you'll be led through the city you will be even accompanied through three centuries full of thrilling stories about the Medici family who influenced Florence’s history; little by little the Renaissance will become alive in front of you.

You will not be involved in a boring, neutral lecture, but in a pleasant stroll through the center of Florence, in a friendly and easy-going atmosphere.

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The Basilica di San Lorenzo (Basilica of St Lawrence) is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district, and the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III.
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The Palazzo Medici Riccardi was designed for Cosimo de' Medici, head of the Medici banking family, and was built between 1444 and 1484.
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The Florence Baptistery, also known as the Baptistery of Saint John 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.
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Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral of Florence (Italian: Duomo di Firenze). It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio. 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.
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Giotto's Campanile is adjacent to the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistry of St. John. This tower is one of the showpieces of Florentine Gothic architecture with its design by Giotto, its rich sculptural decorations and its polychrome marble encrustations.
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This dome is one of the biggest mystery in art and architecture of every time. It was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.
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Dante Alighieri wrote the Divine Comedy. This book is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.
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Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. It is the meeting place of Florentines as well as the numerous tourists, located near Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza del Duomo and gateway to Uffizi Gallery.
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The Palazzo Vecchio ("Old Palace") is the town hall of the city. This massive fortress-palace is among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany. Overlooking the square with its copy of Michelangelo's David statue as well the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi, it is one of the most significant public places in Italy, and it hosts cultural points and museums.
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The Uffizi Gallery is an art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria and it is one of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best known in the world and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance. The building of Uffizi complex was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici so as to accommodate the offices of the Florentine magistrates, hence the name uffizi, "offices".

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Posted By : aliesh13
Best tour for your first time or first hours in the city of Florence. Óscar, the guide, feels passion foe his work. Recommended!
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 13:57:27

Posted By : Sunshine37273128035
Well informed guide. Great intro to the city. Not too long and kept our interest. Went to out of the way places and not just main sites.
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 13:49:18

Posted By : FarAway43805760837
Manuel was a perfect guide that opened up a whole new Florence for me through his storytelling. He was witty and engaging and really made me appreciate the small hidden details of the city.
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 06:37:49

Posted By : V5235THalexs
Amazing tour guide who took us on a journey through time in Florence. Cannot recommend this trip enough, it was both informative and entertaining.
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 06:17:26

Posted By : RiaB242
Great tour with great stories. Saw a lot of places and monuments and less known areas, but most important, the stories behind them. Why is Florence the way it is ...
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 05:58:56

Posted By : 38vadimd
Manuel was great - really made Florence and its history come alive. We and our 12-year old really liked the visual, artistic and historical connections he drew with various places and buildings within the city.
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 05:57:59

Posted By : Voyage253782
Amazing Manuel was fantastic and tour really tells the hidden story of Florence going through the back alleys and visiting small churches with great history
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 05:57:58

Posted By : Sunshine37273128035
Great tour, very informative and kept us entertained throughout. Shared the amazing story of the Medicis and saw parts of the city that we would not otherwise see
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 05:56:43

Posted By : esthersangkop
Fantastic way to see Florence, Samona was a great walking tour guide and quite informative on the history of Florence..
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 04:34:43

Posted By : Peter G
Manuel was a fabulous guide and very interesting and entertaining about Florence and the Medici family and its entwined history
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 09:41:55