Tours of Florence
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Wednesday Afternoon Tour
Dante’s Medieval FlorenceThe walking tour is designed to trace the history of Florence and how this medieval burgeoning commercial center became the cradle of the Renaissance. We walk the streets of Dante’s Florence, Florence of the 14thC, a city with medieval tower homes, small oratories for the pious and danger lurking around the corners with the rivals from the Guelph and Ghibellines parties. Today, the modern metropolis with its fashion stores feature on the buildings various verses from Dante’s Commedia - today known as the Divine Comedy - which we will use to color our walk and bring the Middle Ages to life.
Sites included but not limited to: Piazza della Repubblica, Ponte Vecchio, Straw Market, Piazza della Signoria, Piazzale degli Uffizi and Piazza del Duomo. Tour length: 3pm - 6pm Participants will meet in Piazza della Repubblica at 3pm. |
Thursday Afternoon Tour
Michelangelo: His Life and Legacy
The Michelangelo tour is an in-depth study of the master’s incredible life, spanning nearly 89 years, and highlighting his contributions to Florentine Renaissance sculpture.
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Visits include:
• The Casa Buonarroti Museum: The home of Michelangelo’s descendants featuring the two early sculptures created by Michelangelo as a teen for Lorenzo il Magnifico, original sketches, clay, wax and wood models by Michelangelo as well as a Baroque painting gallery dedicated to scenes of his life. • The Bargello: In this museum, the National Sculpture Museum of Florence, we contextualize the life of Michelangelo by studying the sculptures from early Renaissance artists such as Donatello, Ghiberti, Brunelleschi and Verrocchio. On the ground floor there are three additional works by Michelangelo. • Galleria dell’Accademia: This is the highlight of the tour where we see the David and several unfinished works, known as the “Prisoners”, by Michelangelo. Tour length: 3pm - 6pm Participants will meet in Piazza Santa Croce at 3pm. (Entrance fees to museums are extra and are paid at the time of tour.) |
Tour Guide for Wednesday and Thursday Tours
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