Florence Dome Climb and Private Guided Sightseeing Walking Tour with hotel pickup

Florence Dome Climb and Private Guided Sightseeing Walking Tour with hotel pickup

This private walking tour begins when you meet with your guide at your centrally-located hotel to discover the wonderful Renaissance city of Florence. The tour is a fantastic introduction to the city’s highlights: Santa Croce Church; the Bargello Palace; Piazza della Signoria; Ponte Vecchio; Palazzo Vecchio; the Cathedral; Giotto's Bell Tower; Uffizi Gallery's courtyard and the church of San Lorenzo.

The tour takes you through the streets and piazzas of Florence tracing the history of the city with particular emphasis on the Renaissance period and the proliferation of wonderful monuments built during this period.

 

 

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Palazzo Strozzi, Piazza Strozzi, Florence Italy

 Your guide will take you through the city centre to Piazza Duomo and with skip-the-line entry you climb to the top of Brunelleschi’s Dome where you can have a wonderful view of the city.  The Dome itself is a symbol of the city, famous for its amazing design and daring realization.

Note that the Dome ticket also allows entry to the Cathedral, the Crypt, the Baptistery, Giotto’s Bell Tower and the Museo dell’Opera and that they are valid for 72 hours from first entry.

You will visit the Palazzo Strozzi with its perfectly preserved courtyard and then away from the usual tourist trail you go to see a wonderful example of a medieval palace, the Palazzo Davanzati.

The tour takes you past the “Porcellino” (little pig) market and on to the oldest bridge in Florence, the Ponte Vecchio.  Dating from the 1300s this bridge has marvelous views of the surrounding Florentine Hills.  Learn about the bridge’s history and how the Vasari Corridor dramatically changed the shops that line the bridge.

It is then on to the political centre of Florence, the Piazza della Signoria.  The Uffizi, dominating one side of the square was formerly the offices of the Grand Dukes of the city and the former seat of the government of Florence, the Palazzo Vecchio is located on the other side of the piazza.

Away from the crowds you take a walk through one of the oldest parts of Florence to see the tower houses from the 1300s and arrive  at the Piazza Duomo to marvel at the Cathedral with its unique marble decoration and of course Brunelleschi’s Dome.

The tour guide will take you to the front of the Baptistery to see its magnificent Porta del Paradiso together with Giotto's bell tower, an excellent example of 1300s architecture.  

At this point your guide will give you instructions on how to get to the top of the Dome with your skip-the-line tickets.

There are 463 steps (no elevator) so put on your comfortable shoes and start climbing – the views are worth it!!

Pass By: Museo di Palazzo Davanzati, Via Porta Rossa, 13, Florence Italy

 Your guide will take you through the city centre to Piazza Duomo and with skip-the-line entry you climb to the top of Brunelleschi’s Dome where you can have a wonderful view of the city.  The Dome itself is a symbol of the city, famous for its amazing design and daring realization.

Note that the Dome ticket also allows entry to the Cathedral, the Crypt, the Baptistery, Giotto’s Bell Tower and the Museo dell’Opera and that they are valid for 72 hours from first entry.

You will visit the Palazzo Strozzi with its perfectly preserved courtyard and then away from the usual tourist trail you go to see a wonderful example of a medieval palace, the Palazzo Davanzati.

The tour takes you past the “Porcellino” (little pig) market and on to the oldest bridge in Florence, the Ponte Vecchio.  Dating from the 1300s this bridge has marvelous views of the surrounding Florentine Hills.  Learn about the bridge’s history and how the Vasari Corridor dramatically changed the shops that line the bridge.

It is then on to the political centre of Florence, the Piazza della Signoria.  The Uffizi, dominating one side of the square was formerly the offices of the Grand Dukes of the city and the former seat of the government of Florence, the Palazzo Vecchio is located on the other side of the piazza.

Away from the crowds you take a walk through one of the oldest parts of Florence to see the tower houses from the 1300s and arrive  at the Piazza Duomo to marvel at the Cathedral with its unique marble decoration and of course Brunelleschi’s Dome.

The tour guide will take you to the front of the Baptistery to see its magnificent Porta del Paradiso together with Giotto's bell tower, an excellent example of 1300s architecture.  

At this point your guide will give you instructions on how to get to the top of the Dome with your skip-the-line tickets.

There are 463 steps (no elevator) so put on your comfortable shoes and start climbing – the views are worth it!!

Pass By: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence Italy

 Your guide will take you through the city centre to Piazza Duomo and with skip-the-line entry you climb to the top of Brunelleschi’s Dome where you can have a wonderful view of the city.  The Dome itself is a symbol of the city, famous for its amazing design and daring realization.

Note that the Dome ticket also allows entry to the Cathedral, the Crypt, the Baptistery, Giotto’s Bell Tower and the Museo dell’Opera and that they are valid for 72 hours from first entry.

You will visit the Palazzo Strozzi with its perfectly preserved courtyard and then away from the usual tourist trail you go to see a wonderful example of a medieval palace, the Palazzo Davanzati.

The tour takes you past the “Porcellino” (little pig) market and on to the oldest bridge in Florence, the Ponte Vecchio.  Dating from the 1300s this bridge has marvelous views of the surrounding Florentine Hills.  Learn about the bridge’s history and how the Vasari Corridor dramatically changed the shops that line the bridge.

It is then on to the political centre of Florence, the Piazza della Signoria.  The Uffizi, dominating one side of the square was formerly the offices of the Grand Dukes of the city and the former seat of the government of Florence, the Palazzo Vecchio is located on the other side of the piazza.

Away from the crowds you take a walk through one of the oldest parts of Florence to see the tower houses from the 1300s and arrive  at the Piazza Duomo to marvel at the Cathedral with its unique marble decoration and of course Brunelleschi’s Dome.

The tour guide will take you to the front of the Baptistery to see its magnificent Porta del Paradiso together with Giotto's bell tower, an excellent example of 1300s architecture.  

At this point your guide will give you instructions on how to get to the top of the Dome with your skip-the-line tickets.

There are 463 steps (no elevator) so put on your comfortable shoes and start climbing – the views are worth it!!

Pass By: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy

 Your guide will take you through the city centre to Piazza Duomo and with skip-the-line entry you climb to the top of Brunelleschi’s Dome where you can have a wonderful view of the city.  The Dome itself is a symbol of the city, famous for its amazing design and daring realization.

Note that the Dome ticket also allows entry to the Cathedral, the Crypt, the Baptistery, Giotto’s Bell Tower and the Museo dell’Opera and that they are valid for 72 hours from first entry.

You will visit the Palazzo Strozzi with its perfectly preserved courtyard and then away from the usual tourist trail you go to see a wonderful example of a medieval palace, the Palazzo Davanzati.

The tour takes you past the “Porcellino” (little pig) market and on to the oldest bridge in Florence, the Ponte Vecchio.  Dating from the 1300s this bridge has marvelous views of the surrounding Florentine Hills.  Learn about the bridge’s history and how the Vasari Corridor dramatically changed the shops that line the bridge.

It is then on to the political centre of Florence, the Piazza della Signoria.  The Uffizi, dominating one side of the square was formerly the offices of the Grand Dukes of the city and the former seat of the government of Florence, the Palazzo Vecchio is located on the other side of the piazza.

Away from the crowds you take a walk through one of the oldest parts of Florence to see the tower houses from the 1300s and arrive  at the Piazza Duomo to marvel at the Cathedral with its unique marble decoration and of course Brunelleschi’s Dome.

The tour guide will take you to the front of the Baptistery to see its magnificent Porta del Paradiso together with Giotto's bell tower, an excellent example of 1300s architecture.  

At this point your guide will give you instructions on how to get to the top of the Dome with your skip-the-line tickets.

There are 463 steps (no elevator) so put on your comfortable shoes and start climbing – the views are worth it!!

Pass By: Fontana del Porcellino, Via Val di Lamona Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, 50122, Florence Italy

 Your guide will take you through the city centre to Piazza Duomo and with skip-the-line entry you climb to the top of Brunelleschi’s Dome where you can have a wonderful view of the city.  The Dome itself is a symbol of the city, famous for its amazing design and daring realization.

Note that the Dome ticket also allows entry to the Cathedral, the Crypt, the Baptistery, Giotto’s Bell Tower and the Museo dell’Opera and that they are valid for 72 hours from first entry.

You will visit the Palazzo Strozzi with its perfectly preserved courtyard and then away from the usual tourist trail you go to see a wonderful example of a medieval palace, the Palazzo Davanzati.

The tour takes you past the “Porcellino” (little pig) market and on to the oldest bridge in Florence, the Ponte Vecchio.  Dating from the 1300s this bridge has marvelous views of the surrounding Florentine Hills.  Learn about the bridge’s history and how the Vasari Corridor dramatically changed the shops that line the bridge.

It is then on to the political centre of Florence, the Piazza della Signoria.  The Uffizi, dominating one side of the square was formerly the offices of the Grand Dukes of the city and the former seat of the government of Florence, the Palazzo Vecchio is located on the other side of the piazza.

Away from the crowds you take a walk through one of the oldest parts of Florence to see the tower houses from the 1300s and arrive  at the Piazza Duomo to marvel at the Cathedral with its unique marble decoration and of course Brunelleschi’s Dome.

The tour guide will take you to the front of the Baptistery to see its magnificent Porta del Paradiso together with Giotto's bell tower, an excellent example of 1300s architecture.  

At this point your guide will give you instructions on how to get to the top of the Dome with your skip-the-line tickets.

There are 463 steps (no elevator) so put on your comfortable shoes and start climbing – the views are worth it!!

Pass By: Mercato del Porcellino, Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, Florence Italy

 Your guide will take you through the city centre to Piazza Duomo and with skip-the-line entry you climb to the top of Brunelleschi’s Dome where you can have a wonderful view of the city.  The Dome itself is a symbol of the city, famous for its amazing design and daring realization.

Note that the Dome ticket also allows entry to the Cathedral, the Crypt, the Baptistery, Giotto’s Bell Tower and the Museo dell’Opera and that they are valid for 72 hours from first entry.

You will visit the Palazzo Strozzi with its perfectly preserved courtyard and then away from the usual tourist trail you go to see a wonderful example of a medieval palace, the Palazzo Davanzati.

The tour takes you past the “Porcellino” (little pig) market and on to the oldest bridge in Florence, the Ponte Vecchio.  Dating from the 1300s this bridge has marvelous views of the surrounding Florentine Hills.  Learn about the bridge’s history and how the Vasari Corridor dramatically changed the shops that line the bridge.

It is then on to the political centre of Florence, the Piazza della Signoria.  The Uffizi, dominating one side of the square was formerly the offices of the Grand Dukes of the city and the former seat of the government of Florence, the Palazzo Vecchio is located on the other side of the piazza.

Away from the crowds you take a walk through one of the oldest parts of Florence to see the tower houses from the 1300s and arrive  at the Piazza Duomo to marvel at the Cathedral with its unique marble decoration and of course Brunelleschi’s Dome.

The tour guide will take you to the front of the Baptistery to see its magnificent Porta del Paradiso together with Giotto's bell tower, an excellent example of 1300s architecture.  

At this point your guide will give you instructions on how to get to the top of the Dome with your skip-the-line tickets.

There are 463 steps (no elevator) so put on your comfortable shoes and start climbing – the views are worth it!!

Pass By: Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Via della Canonica, 1 Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy

 Your guide will take you through the city centre to Piazza Duomo and with skip-the-line entry you climb to the top of Brunelleschi’s Dome where you can have a wonderful view of the city.  The Dome itself is a symbol of the city, famous for its amazing design and daring realization.

Note that the Dome ticket also allows entry to the Cathedral, the Crypt, the Baptistery, Giotto’s Bell Tower and the Museo dell’Opera and that they are valid for 72 hours from first entry.

You will visit the Palazzo Strozzi with its perfectly preserved courtyard and then away from the usual tourist trail you go to see a wonderful example of a medieval palace, the Palazzo Davanzati.

The tour takes you past the “Porcellino” (little pig) market and on to the oldest bridge in Florence, the Ponte Vecchio.  Dating from the 1300s this bridge has marvelous views of the surrounding Florentine Hills.  Learn about the bridge’s history and how the Vasari Corridor dramatically changed the shops that line the bridge.

It is then on to the political centre of Florence, the Piazza della Signoria.  The Uffizi, dominating one side of the square was formerly the offices of the Grand Dukes of the city and the former seat of the government of Florence, the Palazzo Vecchio is located on the other side of the piazza.

Away from the crowds you take a walk through one of the oldest parts of Florence to see the tower houses from the 1300s and arrive  at the Piazza Duomo to marvel at the Cathedral with its unique marble decoration and of course Brunelleschi’s Dome.

The tour guide will take you to the front of the Baptistery to see its magnificent Porta del Paradiso together with Giotto's bell tower, an excellent example of 1300s architecture.  

At this point your guide will give you instructions on how to get to the top of the Dome with your skip-the-line tickets.

There are 463 steps (no elevator) so put on your comfortable shoes and start climbing – the views are worth it!!

Pass By: Battistero di San Giovanni, Piazza San Giovanni, 50122, Florence Italy

 Your guide will take you through the city centre to Piazza Duomo and with skip-the-line entry you climb to the top of Brunelleschi’s Dome where you can have a wonderful view of the city.  The Dome itself is a symbol of the city, famous for its amazing design and daring realization.

Note that the Dome ticket also allows entry to the Cathedral, the Crypt, the Baptistery, Giotto’s Bell Tower and the Museo dell’Opera and that they are valid for 72 hours from first entry.

You will visit the Palazzo Strozzi with its perfectly preserved courtyard and then away from the usual tourist trail you go to see a wonderful example of a medieval palace, the Palazzo Davanzati.

The tour takes you past the “Porcellino” (little pig) market and on to the oldest bridge in Florence, the Ponte Vecchio.  Dating from the 1300s this bridge has marvelous views of the surrounding Florentine Hills.  Learn about the bridge’s history and how the Vasari Corridor dramatically changed the shops that line the bridge.

It is then on to the political centre of Florence, the Piazza della Signoria.  The Uffizi, dominating one side of the square was formerly the offices of the Grand Dukes of the city and the former seat of the government of Florence, the Palazzo Vecchio is located on the other side of the piazza.

Away from the crowds you take a walk through one of the oldest parts of Florence to see the tower houses from the 1300s and arrive  at the Piazza Duomo to marvel at the Cathedral with its unique marble decoration and of course Brunelleschi’s Dome.

The tour guide will take you to the front of the Baptistery to see its magnificent Porta del Paradiso together with Giotto's bell tower, an excellent example of 1300s architecture.  

At this point your guide will give you instructions on how to get to the top of the Dome with your skip-the-line tickets.

There are 463 steps (no elevator) so put on your comfortable shoes and start climbing – the views are worth it!!

Stop At: Cupola del Brunelleschi, Piazza del Duomo Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, 50122, Florence Italy

 Your guide will take you through the city centre to Piazza Duomo and with skip-the-line entry you climb to the top of Brunelleschi’s Dome where you can have a wonderful view of the city.  The Dome itself is a symbol of the city, famous for its amazing design and daring realization.

Note that the Dome ticket also allows entry to the Cathedral, the Crypt, the Baptistery, Giotto’s Bell Tower and the Museo dell’Opera and that they are valid for 72 hours from first entry.

You will visit the Palazzo Strozzi with its perfectly preserved courtyard and then away from the usual tourist trail you go to see a wonderful example of a medieval palace, the Palazzo Davanzati.

The tour takes you past the “Porcellino” (little pig) market and on to the oldest bridge in Florence, the Ponte Vecchio.  Dating from the 1300s this bridge has marvelous views of the surrounding Florentine Hills.  Learn about the bridge’s history and how the Vasari Corridor dramatically changed the shops that line the bridge.

It is then on to the political centre of Florence, the Piazza della Signoria.  The Uffizi, dominating one side of the square was formerly the offices of the Grand Dukes of the city and the former seat of the government of Florence, the Palazzo Vecchio is located on the other side of the piazza.

Away from the crowds you take a walk through one of the oldest parts of Florence to see the tower houses from the 1300s and arrive  at the Piazza Duomo to marvel at the Cathedral with its unique marble decoration and of course Brunelleschi’s Dome.

The tour guide will take you to the front of the Baptistery to see its magnificent Porta del Paradiso together with Giotto's bell tower, an excellent example of 1300s architecture.  

At this point your guide will give you instructions on how to get to the top of the Dome with your skip-the-line tickets.

There are 463 steps (no elevator) so put on your comfortable shoes and start climbing – the views are worth it!!

Duration: 1 hour