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1 DAY OR 2 DAYS
GROUP TOUR
After a short panoramic tour of its northern
part, we will leave Rome, by the “Sun Route”
motorway, crossing the regions Lazio and
Umbria, to reach our destination: Florence.
City of Etruscan- Roman origins, it
flourished
in the Middle Ages as a free commune. Fatherly
refined by the Renaissance Art and enriched
by the Medici rule, Florence is the cradle
of Italian language. We will arrive in the
heart of the city to visit the Galleria dell’Accademia, where the original David
by Michelangelo is kept, together with the
Third “Pietà” and the Prisons, also by Michelangelo
(for technical reasons this visit could
be replaced with a visit of the Opera del Duomo). We will then proceed to the Cathedral
of Santa Maria del Fiore, with the magnificent
dome projected by Brunelleschi, the Baptistry
with the golden bronze doors by Ghiberti
and Giotto’s Belfry. From here, we walk
to Piazza della Signoria with the Palazzo
Vecchio, Florence’s Town Hall, the Loggia
dei Lanzi with the Perseus by Cellini and
the Fountain of Neptune. After lunch, we
will go to Piazza Santa Croce. Free time
at disposal to visit the church of Santa
Croce (with the graves of Michelangelo,
Galileo, Rossini, Machiavelli) or to go
into some typical shops, such as the ancient
“School of Leather”. Departure for Rome
and arrival at 9.00 pm aprox.
NB.:for those wishing to stay overnight
in Florence, the 2nd day is at complete
disposal and the the return trip is on your
own.
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