Florence Private Historical Walking Tour

This visit lets you learn about Renaissance Florence as you follow the historical backdrop of this stunning city through its various antiquated landmarks and structures. Join your own local guide on this private strolling visit through the boulevards and piazzas of Florence. You will learn about  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 is family friendly and free under 18 years.

Meeting Point

Piazza di Santa Croce

Piazza di Santa Croce, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

in front of Dante's white marble statue, by the church steps.

What's included:

• Hotel walking pickup (selected hotels only)
• Blue Badge guide
• Local guide
• Private tour
• Professional art historian guide
• Free for children

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

Piazza Santa Croce

Piazza di Santa Croce 16, Florence, 50122

After meeting with your guide in Piazza Santa Croce, you begin the walking tour learning important facts about the wonderful Basilica.

30 minutes

Ponte Vecchio

Florence, 50125

You pass by the “Porcellino” (little pig) market on the way to the Ponte Vecchio, dating to the 1300s and one of the most recognized bridges in the world.The bridge affords a wonderful vista of the hills that surround Florence and your guide will tell you of the history of the bridge and how with the building of the Vasari Corridor there was a significant change to the many shops that line the bridge.

30 minutes

Piazza della Signoria

Florence, 50122

It is then on to what was the political centre of Renaissance Florence, Piazza della Signoria. The offices of the Grand Duke’s of Florence were once housed in the building that is now the Uffizi and  the seat of the Florentine government was on the opposite side of the square in the Palazzo Vecchio. 

20 minutes

Piazza del Duomo

Florence, 50122

Then follows a stroll through the oldest part of the city to see the tower houses that date from the 1300s. Finally you reach Piazza Duomo where you can gaze upon Florence’s magnificent Cathedral with its striking green and white marble.  Crowned by Brunelleschi’s dome, a masterpiece of architectural achievement both for design and realization the cathedral and its dome are enduring symbols of Renaissance Florence. The visit ends before the Porta dei Paradiso, the wonderfully decorated doors of the Bapistery, alongside which there is Giotto’s famous Bell Tower.  We are sure you will enjoy this splendid walking tour of Florence and like many tourists before fall hopelessly in love with the city and its people.

40 minutes