Welcome to the Bargello, the museum where statues have more “poses” than many modern influencers. Here you will find Michelangelo, Donatello and a series of Renaissance geniuses ready to remind you that, they were extraordinary….and without Photoshop. We will walk in an ancient medieval palace that was once the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, ( […]
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The Medici Chapels, adjacent to the Basilica of San Lorenzo, are one of the most fascinating monumental complexes of the Renaissance and Baroque. Our tour allows you to discover both the religious function and the enormous artistic value linked to the powerful Medici family. After visiting the crypt, climbing up to the great Chapel of […]
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The tour of Santa Croce Church is a fascinating journey through the history, art and culture of the Florentine Renaissance. The Basilica was founded in 1294 by the Franciscans and designed by the architect Arnolfo di Cambio, it is one of the greatest examples of Italian Gothic architecture. It was first a funerary temple of […]
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Discover the spiritual and artistic heart of Florence with a guided tour through two of its most great masterpieces: Santa Maria Novellae Santa Croce. The route begins at the majestic Santa Maria Novella, famous for its elegant Renaissance facade and for the masterpieces kept inside, including works by Masaccio, Brunelleschi, Ghirlandaio and Giotto. Inside the […]
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A journey through time and taste. This historic food tour in Florence takes you through the same streets traveled by merchants, bankers and artists of the Renaissance, when the Fiorino d' Oro ( Gold Florin) was the most powerful currency in Europe and Florence the beating heart of finance and Western culture. Each stop tells [...]
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A LOVE AND HATE RELATIONSHIP During this tour we will visit two Museums containing works of the great sculptor, and we will unveil you secrets, anecdotes , quarrels between the latter and the Medici Family. … Do you know that a young Michelangelo was noted by Lawrence the Magnificent, and for a few time the [...]
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Palazzo dei Priori, Palazzo della Signoria, Palazzo del Comune, Palazzo Ducale or Palazzo Vecchio? All these names indicate the city’s seat of Government, in the beginning it was the seat of the Republic, later of the Duchy, of the Kingdom of Italy and today is the city’s government house; the mayor has here his office. [...]
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Cosimo I de’ Medici, who shortly before had become Duke of Florence, willed the Accademia delle Arti e del Disegno (Academy of the Arts and Drawing) to provide the city of Florence with a place where it was possible to study different artistic techniques. For this reason Cosimo arranged the first core of a collection [...]
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The visit to the Duomo goes back to the history of the Florence Cathedral, willed and designed by the Italian architect Arnolfo di Cambio in the last years of the thirteenth century. The history of this building is a collection of top names of Italian art, from Giotto to Donatello, Brunelleschi, De Fabris. The tour [...]
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THE SITES, THE SECRETS, PLOTS AND GOSSIPS OF THE MOST POWERFUL FAMILY OF FLORENCE: I MEDICI After this tour, the most renowned family of the city will hide no secrets anymore for you! With our guide, you will take the same places, where the Medici lived, loved and plotted, but also supported the most talented [...]
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