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Siena and San Gimignano Day Trip from Florence
This tour may also be named ‘best of Tuscany’ as it includes the most picturesque, jet traditional Tuscan locations, which are not easy accessible. Instead of struggling to find the suitable public transportation you can enjoy the moving landscape inside of a comfortable air-conditioned coach.
Vasari Corridor Private Tour
A special tour through the secret corridor reserved once only for the rulers Medici Family and their court. This passage has been closed for along time, and today the entrance is still limited to the small daily number of visitors.
Livorno Cruise Port Transfers to Florence
Enjoy the fastest way of transportation from your cruise port to the very centre of florence, saving the precious time to admire the art in the Renaissance capital of world.
Thomson Cruises
This summer Thomson Cruises offer a vast range of Mediterranean cruises between the most attractive destinations in Spain, Italy, Greece, France or Morocco. The Italian cities are included in programme of cruises operating on Western side of Med, and during these cruises ships visits ports of Spain and France.
Full Day Florence Sightseeing Tour
The tour covers all the iconic symbols of Florence, and gives the good introduction to the history of the city, starting from first Etruscan settlements, through Renaissance glory of trade empire to the present times of modern city of top fashion brands.
Galleria dell’ Accademia and Uffizi Gallery Tour
This tour allows to skip the waiting lines for the tickets to two most important Art Museums in Florence. After given the essential highlights by a professional guide you will be left inside museum to stay longer in front of masterpieces of your choice.
Dinner and Wine Tasting in Chianti Valley
Chianti, the countryside area between Florence and Siena, renowned for its wines features sprawling landscape made up of woods, vineyards and olive groves scattered with Romanesque churches, farmhouses, villas and castles.
Michelangelo and the Medici Family Private tour
Discover the mystery of the powerful family, which for over four centuries ruled Florence. See the private rooms and chapels of Medici designed and furbished by Michelangelo and other great Renaissance masters.
Walking Tour of Vasari Corridor and Uffizi Gallery
Get into the shoes of Emperor of Florence silently moving above the ordinary people crowding the only solid bridge in the city. For a long time closed, a secret passage built for Medici family is opened again.
Galleria dell’ Accademia Guided Tour
This tour allows to skip the line of the tourists eager to see one of the most important Florentine and world art collections. The private guide highlights the most important items from the enormous collection of Fine Arts Academy, and gives the deep background to better experience the Renaissance history of Florentine masters.
Cappelle Medicee
The part of church San Lorenzo called The Medici Chapels preserves the mortal remains of Medici family members is also the place, when you can admire one of the best of Michelangelo’s sculptures prepared for tombstones of two Medici princes: Lorenzo and Giuliano.The Miechelangelo masterpieces and so the tombstones are located in La Sagrestia Nuova ( the New Sacristy). Six other princes rest in Cappella dei Principi, while the grave of the founder of Medici family Cosimo il Vecchio is located in the separate crypt on the right side of the church.
Palazzo Davanzati
Palazzo Davanzati also known as Museo della Casa Fiorentina Antica is a typical example of living quarters of rich Florentine family from 14th century. Originally build for Davazzi family of wool merchants moved to the hands of Davanzati in 1578, who owned the place for almost three centuries. At the beginning of 20th century the [...]
Santa Maria Novella
In 1221 the Dominican Order received land in Florence arounf the old 9th century oratory of Santa Maria delle Vigne. The monks have decided to build the cloisters and the new long church on the spot of the former one, hence the name of the new church – Santa Maria Novella. Designed by two Dominican [...]
Palazzo Vecchio in Florence
The palace on Piazza della Signoria has been build at the turning of 13th century for Priors of the Arts and Gonfaloniere di Giustizia the representatives of Signoria of Florence. At the beginning the building was called the Palazzo della Signoria, or Palazzo del Popolo, when Cosimo I decided to move with his court to [...]
San Marco in Florence
San Marco Monastery founded in 13th century has been heavily rebuild, when in 1437 Cosimo il Vecchio invited there the Dominican monks from nearby Fiesole. Large sums were paid for rebuilding works directed by Cosimo’s fovourite architect Michelozzo. The task of adorning the walls of the monastery has been commissioned to Beato Angelico, who after [...]
Ponte Vecchio
The Old ‘Vecchio’ Bridge is indeed the oldest from the Florentine bridges, and the only one that survived from World War II. The present bridge, replaced the old one destroyed by the Arno flood in 1333. Since the beginning on the bridge were plenty of small shops butcheries, smiths and cobblers manufactures, who dump their [...]
Giardino di Boboli
When in 1549 Eleonora di Toledo acquired Palazzo Pitti, she bought also the adjacent land belonging to Boboli family, the Boboli hill with stunning view of Florence. The garden has been designed by Tribolo,the student of Michelangelo, and after his death the work was finished by Ammannati. The park is one of the most spectacular [...]
Palazzo Pitti
Situated on the south side of the River Arno, connected with Ponte Vecchio by the famous Corridoio Vasariano, the palace has been originally build as a residence of Luca Pitti, a Florentine banker. The windows of palazzo were designed to be bigger than main entrance to the rivals property – Palazzo Medici. The over ambitious [...]
Palazzo del Bargello
Palazzo del Bargello which host the National Museum collection is one of the oldest municipal buildings in Florence. It has been build in 1255 as the residence of Capitanato del Popolo, The present name has the origins from 16th century, when the palace became the home for Capitano del Giusticia nicknamed Bargello. For a long [...]
Galleria dell’Accademia
In 1784 Pietro Leopoldo established l’Accademia di Belle Arti ( Fine Arts Academy ) in the former properties of the convent of San Niccolò di Cafaggio and hospital of San Matteo ( St.Mathias ). The part of the hospital building called Loggia di San Matteo has been occupied by the Academy’s Gallery, the collection of [...]
