Florence in 1 day or 2
Original Renaissance Walking Tour of Florence
+ The Uffizi Gallery Tour

Booking:  Contact IV Travel (first contact by email)

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This tour combines the Original Renaissance Walking Tour and the Uffizi Gallery Tour.  You can take this combined tour in one day or over two days.

This tour features all the must-see sights of Florence in one day! Combining our Original Renaissance Walk with our Tour of the Uffizi you'll see all the major sights of the city as well as enjoying a full understanding of the Renaissance movement and the role played by the city of Florence.

At 9:30 am, take our Original Renaissance Walking Tour, that provides the ideal introduction to a city, whose piazzas and palazzi reveal the logic and philosophy of that incredible period of history called the Renaissance. This tour features: The original statue of David by Michelangelo, Piazza Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, Famous Paintings & Sculptures, Medieval Florence and the times of the Renaissance.

As we walk through the streets  and piazzas of Florence we'll discuss the ideas of the Renaissance, the lives of many famous artists, the Medici family who showered Florence with countless masterpieces, and how life changed forever during this epic period of  the history of Florence. After enjoying a walk through the historical centre of Florence we arrive at the Accademia Gallery, home to Florence 's most treasured work of art - "MichelAngelo's David". After enjoying an in-depth discussion of David, we'll also have time to admire "MichelAngelo's Slaves". A series of breath-taking sculptures.

Optional Lunch
In between the tours enjoy a lunch at a local trattoria for
15, before taking our afternoon tour of the Uffizi museum.

 

At 2.00 pm, take our Tour of the Uffizi Museum, with the world-famous Uffizi painting museum. Famous for its masterpieces by artists such as Giotto, Botticelli, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Tiziano, Caravaggio, just to name a few. Through out the tour of the Uffizi we'll spend more time viewing and discussing the works that gave rise to the Florentine Renaissance so that you can enjoy a new understanding of this incredibly important period of art history.
 

We make reservations to guarantee no standing-in-line to see DAVID!
Includes head-phones in price of the tour.

The Uffizi museum was originally built by the Medici to house their administrative offices that ruled the city. Hence the name "Uffizi", Offices in Italian. During your tour of the Uffizi museum we'll discuss the Medici family as we tour the top floors of the Uffizi.

Guaranteed no waiting in line at Gallery Accademia or Uffizi Gallery
Dates: 24th March - 4th November, 2008
Available: Tuesday to Sunday
Start: 9:30 AM
Time:
  • 5.5 hours (3 for walking tour, 2.5 for Uffizi, with lunch break)
Start point:
Gallery entrance fees:
  • Uffizi Gallery - € 12.50
  • Accademia Gallery - € 12.50

Tour Cost:

  • Option A: Tour - € 50/person

  • Option B: Tour + Gallery fees - € 70/person
     

  • Family and Group Pricing: Contact IV Travel

Lunch cost (optional): € 15/person
Included: Head phones for gallery.
Booking:  Contact IV Travel