DUOMO FLORENCE
With a fast-track access ticket to the Florence Duomo, you may save time. With the assistance of an expert guide, take this Florence tour and stroll around the cathedral complex, meanwhile learning its history.
Florence Tours 2023
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UFFIZI GALLERY
Enjoy skip-the-line entrance and a tour of the world-famous Uffizi Gallery with your guide. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for individuals who wish to immerse themselves in Florence’s creative legacy.
ACCADEMIA GALLRY
Discover the most stunning Renaissance artwork, including Michelangelo’s renowned statue of David, on a guided walk of the Accademia Gallery.
PITTI PALACE
Learn about their historical impact on Florence and what life would have been like for them here.
Top Florence Tour in 2023
As you enter Florence, you’ll find some of the most magnificent pieces of art, architecture, and sculpture in the world, as well as learn about the brains behind them. Set off to uncover the landmarks and sites that helped to define the birth of this most famous city in Italy.
Tour around Florence. See the beauty of the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance!
Tour of Brunelleschi's Dome
Admire the green, pink, and white marble panels on the exterior of the Florence Cathedral. Examine the many sculptures, lozenges, and reliefs that depict diverse human stories and history.
Before approaching the Duomo, marvel at Giotto’s Bell Tower, a freestanding campanile that towers over Piazza del Duomo. Climb to the top of the dome for panoramic views and ask your tour guide as many questions as you want.
From the summit, you can get a bird’s eye view of Florence’s historic center, key sites, and the surrounding area.
Learn more about the landmark, which is part of Florence’s historic center and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hear about how building began at the end of the 13th century and lasted two centuries.
Average Duration: 1 hour
Price: From €54.99 per person
Tour of Accademia Gallery
You’ll enter the exhibit after bypassing the huge admission queues and begin your tour with a look at the Medici family’s musical instrument collection. Admire the world’s most costly Stradivarius, as well as other one-of-a-kind instruments.
Continue to Michelangelo’s Prisoners and San Matteo, then marvel at David, the artist’s most famous sculpture. Learn about the production of this monument, as well as the complicated history of the marble that Michelangelo used to create his masterpiece.
Finally, visit Lorenzo Bartolini’s plasters before finishing your trip with a wonderful collection of paintings by Lorenzo Monaco and other notable 16th-century painters. During your tour, you’ll also see parts of the museum that are less well-known.
Average Duration: 1 – 2 hours
Price: Starts from €38.25 per person
Tour of Uffizi Gallery
The Gallery is located on the first and second floors of a huge structure planned by Giorgio Vasari and built between 1560 and 1580.
Being on this Florence city tour, you’ll get to explore one of the world’s most stunning museums with an expert local guide who will tell you about the story behind the gallery’s most famous works of art. Learn about the evolution of Italian art throughout the ages and admire works by artists such as Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, and others.
You’ll get the chance to learn the secrets behind some of history’s most famous artworks, from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Admire Botticelli’s “Primavera” and “The Birth of Venus,” and consider his depiction of the goddess’s birth as she emerges from the sea foam. After your tour, spend some time wandering about the museum at your leisure and revisit your favorite areas.
Average Duration: 2 – 4 hours
Price: Starts from €37.99 per person
Private Tour of Boboli Gardens & Pitti Palace
Meet your guide at Pitti Palace, then have a private tour inside. Begin with an introduction to the Medici and Pitti families, both of whom are well-known.
Following your guide throughout the palace, which is equivalent to an open museum, is a great way to learn more about it. Follow in the footsteps of the great dukes and marvel at the ornate interior. The Palatine Gallery, the Royal Apartments, the Gallery of Modern Art, and the Museum of Fashion and Costume are among the Florence tour’s highlights.
Receive your Boboli Gardens priority entrance ticket at the conclusion of the tour. Finally, take your time exploring the grounds and marveling at the Renaissance statues and sculpted fountains.
Average Duration: 1.5 hours
Price: Starts from €125 per person
Chianti Wine Tasting Day Tour
On a guided wine trip through Chianti from Florence, take in the legendary splendor of the Tuscan countryside. Enjoy some of the region’s best wines, along with regional specialties and snacks.
Drive to a lovely wine estate in the Chianti area after leaving Florence. On this guided Florence tour, learn about the many phases of wine production at the wine cellar.
Sit down and try the winery’s many wines, which will be matched with sliced cold meats, bruschetta, and salami sampling. Then, in the Chianti hills, visit a historic town with some free time to roam about and soak in the ambiance.
Average Duration: 5 – 7 hours
Price: Starts from €42.50 per person
Florence Day Trip
On an introductory day trip towards understanding the city’s history, you’ll get to learn why Florence gave birth to the Italian Renaissance. Your professional guide will help you better grasp and appreciate the Renaissance’s history and context.
Hear about the city’s Roman roots and visit landmarks including the Ponte Vecchio, a covered bridge. Proceed to the Uffizi Gallery’s courtyard, which houses masterpieces by Leonardo, Botticelli, Michelangelo, and others.
Continue to Duomo Square, also known as Piazza del Duomo, in the historic center of Florence. Admire the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore’s Gothic façade. Admire Filippo Brunelleschi’s magnificent Renaissance cathedral dome, which he created in the 15th century.
See the artist Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Baptistery of San Giovanni, as well as the iconic gilded bronze doors that Michelangelo compared to “Gates of Paradise.”
Average Duration: 1 – 3 hours
Price: Starts from €18.85 per person
Full-Day Trip of Pisa, Siena, Chianti, & San Gimignano
On a full-day journey from Florence, see UNESCO World Heritage Sites and sample Chianti wines. Enjoy a typical Tuscan lunch while seeing Pisa, San Gimignano, and Siena.
To begin, travel to Pisa to see the Piazza dei Miracoli, the Baptistery of Pisa, the Cathedral of Pisa, and, of course, the famed Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Continue to a Chianti rural wine cottage. Before your first sample of Chianti Classico on the magnificent terrace, take a tour of the estate and learn about its history in the ancient church.
Following that, enjoy a traditional meal paired with two of the estate’s products: a “Riserva” and an IGP wine. After lunch, spend some time relaxing in the lush grounds of the villa before heading to San Gimignano, a medieval village. Then go to Siena over picturesque roads for a tour of the city’s landmarks and piazzas.
Visit Piazza del Campo, the location of the Palio di Siena horse race, and Piazza del Duomo to appreciate the cathedral’s front. Return to Florence after some free time.
Average Duration: 11 – 12 hours
Price: Starts from €53.10 per person
Cinque Terre Day Trip
On this jam-packed Florence tour to the Cinque Terre, a collection of iconic Italian villages strewn along the Tuscan coast will give you a taste of ‘la dolce vita.’
On the 2-hour bus ride to La Spezia after meeting your guide in central Florence, listen to an informative introduction to the Cinque Terre. Board the first train of the day after a brief toilet stop.
Arrive in Manarola, the first of the Cinque Terre settlements. After a short guided stroll among the vineyards, you’ll have some free time to explore at your leisure. Take the train to Corniglia after that.
Climb the steps to the village’s heart and spend some time wandering about. Sit down at a local restaurant with a wonderful patio and sea views if you choose the add-on. Lunch should consist of fresh fish as the ‘primo’ and handmade pesto pasta as the ‘secondo.’
Then, either go on an exciting guided trek from Corniglia to Vernazza or, if you prefer to take it easy, follow your guide and take the train. Sit in one of the local cafés or have a refreshing plunge in the sea once you’ve arrived in Vernazza.
At that point, take a train to Monterosso, a picturesque hamlet known for its artisan stores and gorgeous beaches. If the weather permits, you will then board a boat to cruise along the Cinque Terre coast.
Arrive at Riomaggiore, the most southern of the five settlements and an ancient fishing community. After touring this final hamlet, return to La Spezia by rail and then return to Florence by coach.
Average Duration: 10 – 13 hours
Price: Starts from €90 per person
A trip to Florence is undoubtedly Italy at its artistic best. For exploring this beautiful Italian destination, we suggest that you opt for the best Florence tour 2022 out of a wide variety of tour packages.