Florence
Italy
Guided Tours
OUR
GUIDES
In Florence Hotels operates exclusively with native Florentine
professional guides who use all their experience to organize tailor-made
visits throughout all Florence, its museums and its monuments.
Doing their best to satisfy all your needs for a memorable stay,
however special they may be.
OUR
TOURS
Our tours are for small, private parties. We do not group different
people together. Our guide will meet you at your hotel in Florence,
at the time you choose. The tour will be entirely designed to
meet your interests, curiosities, and any requirements for seeing
Florence. On request, we can also provide assistance and guide
services for educational programs or cultural events.
HOW
TO BOOK
Select a tour among those shown on the righthand side of this
page. Specify date, number of participants, the hotel in which
you'll be staying in Florence, and write to us for reservations.
One of our guides will promptly reply and provide all the necessary
information and details. Should you need any advice about selecting
a tour, feel free to contact us, and we'll be happy to help you
! As soon as you confirm (that should be at least two weeks before
the tour), we'll send you your guide's name and cell phone number.
Book a tour guide in Florence Italy and confirm your reservation
one week before your arrival!
Cost
and form of Payment
We charge 65 Euro/hour. Up to 8 people. Most of the tours last
3 hours. So calculate 195 euros for a three hours tour of Florence.
Entrance fees to museums, churches and transportation are not
included. You'll pay directly in cash or travelers' cheques.
Museums
and Exhibitions
We
also conduct tours in the Museums: National Bargello Museum, Uffizi
Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts, Pitti Palace...
Would you like to visit the major art exhibitions in town with
an expert?
Contact us and we'll provide you specialist. Our fee is 130 euros
for a two hour visit for a party up to 8 people. |
FLORENCE
WALKING TOURS AVAILABLE
ART
& HISTORY IN FLORENCE
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FLORENCE
FROM ITS ORIGINS TO MIDDLEAGE
This is a preliminary introduction to the history of the city,
particularly recommended to visitors who have never been to
Florence before or have a short time to spend.
- Piazza della Repubblica, once upon the time the seat of
the roman Forums
- Cathedral Square with Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Giotto's
Bell Tower, the Baptistry with Ghiberti’s Doors of Paradise
- Signoria Square , the seat of the secular life, with its
fortified and massive Town Hall, and outdoor sculptures
- The Old Brigde once the seat of the butcheries, nowday worldy
famous for its jewellery shops
- The franciscan Church of Santa Croce with the tombs of some
the italian masters: Michelangelo, Galilei, Rossini
Admission:
S. Croce € 4 per person. The churches are CLOSED on Sunday
morning.
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UFFIZI
GALLERY AND THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
A must to the visitor who wants to learn about florentine
renaissance painting and sculpture.
- In the Uffizi we will visit the rooms of the renaissance
civilisation with Masaccio, Lippi, Botticelli, Leonardo da
Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael Titian and the new opened wings
of the gallery.
- The visit will continue at the Academy of Fine Arts with
Michelangelo’s David, his Slaves, Saint Mathew and one
of his Pieta.
The tour lasts four hours.
Admission:
Uffizi Euro 12.50, Accademia Euro 11.50. CLOSED on Monday.
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PITTI
PALACE AND BOBOLI GARDENS
The granducal palace at the time of the Medici and its history
trhough the centuries.
- Visit to the winter apartment now aday the seat of the Palatine
Gallery, with its painting collection: Raphael, Titian, Rubens,
Van Dyck, Lippi.
- Visit of the Royal Apartments.
- Visit of the splendid XVI-XVII century Boboli Gardens one
of the finest example of Italian topiary garden.
Admission:
Palatina and royal Apartments Euro 9.50, Boboli gardens Euro
6.
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THE
NATIONAL 'BARGELLO' MUSEUM OF SCULPTURE AND FLORENTINE SCULPTURE
- The early XIII century building once the seat of the foreign
governor “ the Podestà” now houses one
of the laegerst XV and XVI sculpture italian collection, works
by Donatello, Ghiberti and Brunelleschi’s panels for
the 1401 competion for the second door to the Bptistry, Verrocchio,
Della Robbia, Michelangelo, Cellini, Giambologna.
- Piazza Signoria, the secular hearth of the city and staggering
example of an outdoor sculpture museum
- Cathedral Square 'Duomo', vist of the Cathedral, Giotto
Bell Tower, San John the Baptist Baptistry with Ghiberti’s
Gate of Paradise
Admission:
Bargello Euro 7 per person. CLOSED on the 1st and 3rd Sunday
of the month.
Perseo.
Signoria Square |
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You
can also create Florence tours!
Ask us and we'll do our best to tailor your totally personal
tour |
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