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Visits and Excursions HIGH SEASON 2020 ENGLISH florence VISITS AND EXCURSIONS We feature tours in Florence or full day tours in the surround- ings of Florence (Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano, Lucca and Chianti) for travelers who desire to discover the cultural heritage and the local gastronomy. We offer Skip the Line access to museums and cultural sites, with professional and authorized local guides. FLORENCE HS 20 1 Useful information before Why Florence Tours are unique booking our tours and beloved by travelers? High Season 2020 Customize your city break with professionally-guid- st st Valid from 1 April to 31 October 2020 ed tours to heritage sites and experience new ways Culture & leisure to visit Florence with us. From art visits to excursion experiences, we are your key to Florence. all rates are per person Cancellation Policy: Expert local tour guides and All of our tour guides are experts, profesional and 100% penalty for cancellation within the 72 hours before tour date or no-show tour escorts friendly. Our best sellers tours are performed in one language Speaking your language only. Centrally located Hotels included in the package are selected and accommodations monitored in terms of quality. Departures always No minimum number of participants requested for guaranteed most of our tours and activities. Reach the surroundings of Florence and live the won- Fantastic day excursions ders of Italy in an easy and affordable way. i T rrani Tour Ca s since since 1925 c e m Italian D FLORENCE HS 20 2 FLORENCE HS 20 3 TOUR INDEX TOUR INDEX CITY CENTRE TOURS COOKING CLASSES IN FLORENCE 1C AM Florence and Hills morning guided city tour 11C PM Tuscan Cooking Class with dinner in the Heart of Florence ...25 with Duomo Complex & The Accademia ...................................7 22C AM Shopping at the Florence ancient market and Cooking Class ... 1C PM Florence afternoon guided city tour with Santa Croce Church, with lunch ...................................................................................26 Piazza Della Signoria & Uffizi Gallery .........................................8 3C AM-PM All Florence and Hills - Accademia and Uffizi Galleries OUTSIDE FLORENCE with lunch .....................................................................................9 5C PM Heart of Florence Walking Tour .................................................10 2C PM Pisa ............................................................................................29 9C AM Special Visit to the “Terrace of the Florence Cathedral” - 6A AM Exclusive Pisa with Leaning Tower ...........................................30 “Exclusive Opening” ..................................................................11 3A AM Pisa & Lucca ..............................................................................31 13C AM Best of Renaissance and Medieval Florence walking tour .....12 4A AM Siena, San Gimignano & Monteriggioni ....................................32 1A AM My Florence with Accademia & Uffizi Galleries ......................13 8A AM Cinque Terre with light lunch ....................................................33 7AB AM Walking Tour and Accademia Tour ...........................................14 14C AM Highlights of Tuscany: Siena, San Gimignano, Chianti, 7A PM Uffizi Tour ..................................................................................15 Pisa & lunch with delicious local wines ....................................34 15C PM Florence “Duomo Monumental Complex” Guided Tour - 19F AM VIP Small Group Tuscany Grand Tour - Priority Access ..........................................................................16 Best of Siena, San Gimignano, Chianti and Pisa .....................35 16C PM Palazzo Vecchio and its Battlements Guided Tour at Sunset 18C PM Chianti Authentic Experience with two Wine Tastings and two with spectacular View from the Top ..........................................17 Charming Villages NEW! ..........................................................37 17C AM Florence Medici’s Mile: walking along the path of the Medici Residences and of the Vasari Corridor ...............18 Working policy ....................................................................................................38 17CB AM Florence Medici’s Mile with entrance tickets to Pitti Palace Get in touch with us ...........................................................................................39 with its Museums .......................................................................19 20C AM-PM Electric Bike Tour of Florence and its Hills with typical tasting - Small Group ............................................20 21C PM Dinner and Opera in the Heart of Florence - Typical Restaurant TBA ...........................................................21 18F PM VIP Small Group - Sunset Boat Tour with Aperitivo on Arno River .....................................................22 FLORENCE HS 20 4 FLORENCE HS 20 5 Florence and Hills morning guided 68€ 1C PER PERSON AM city tour with Duomo Complex & The Accademia FREE 0-6 YEARS OLD City Centre Tours Have a walking guided tour of the best of city centre and don’t miss to the unforgetta- ble Accademia Gallery! SKIP THE LINE! The Florence discovery begins with a relaxing and scenic bus tour, that offers panoram- WHERE ic views of the unparalleled beauty of Florence and the surrounding countryside, taking PIAZZALE MICHELANGELO FIESOLE HILL first to Fiesole, a delightful town of Etruscan origin set on a hill overlooking Florence and SAN LORENZO CHURCH (OUTSIDE) then, after a drive along the romantic Viale dei Colli up to Piazzale Michelangelo, a stop to DUOMO SQUARE admire the amazing panorama of the city, one of the most beautiful in the world. The tour CATHEDRAL will proceed through the historic center with the guided Visit of the renowned Accademia BRUNELLESCHI’S DOME (OUTSIDE) Gallery which hosts the famous David by Michelangelo and other masterpieces by the GIOTTO’S BELL TOWER great artist, then we proceed with the exterior guided visit of San Lorenzo Church and the BAPTISTERY & PARADISE DOOR stunning Duomo complex: San Giovanni Baptistery with its bronze doors including the fa- ACCADEMIA GALLERY mous Porta del Paradiso and the Cathedral with the magnificent Cupola del Brunelleschi (ORIGINAL DAVID OF MICHELANGELO) and the elegant Giotto’s bell tower. INCLUDES ASSISTANCE AT THE MEETING POINT TRANSPORT MUSEUM ENTRANCE TICKETS (SKIP THE LINE) LOCAL GUIDE EARPHONES ARE PROVIDED FOR GROUPS OF MINIMUM 6 PARTICIPANTS (INSIDE THE MUSEUM) DEPARTURES DAILY EXCEPT MONDAYS AT 8:30 AM BLACKOUT DATES MAY 1ST MEETING POINT 8:15 AM PIAZZALE MONTELUNGO IN FRONT OF THE YELLOW STREET SIGN GRAY LINE LANGUAGES ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN AND GERMAN (MIN. 2 PAX) TOUR ENDS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3.45 HOURS AT PIAZZA RISORGIMENTO FLORENCE HS 20 6 FLORENCE HS 20 7 Florence afternoon guided city tour 67€ 3C All Florence and Hills - 143€ 1C PER PERSON PER PERSON AM PM with Santa Croce Church, Piazza - Accademia & Uffizi Galleries PM Della Signoria & Uffizi Gallery FREE 0-6 YEARS OLD with lunch FREE 0-6 YEARS OLD (LUNCH NOT INCLUDED) Enjoy a panoramic tour of surrounding of Florence, have a short walking tour of the All Florence, museums and hills, in just one day: Accademia and Uffizi Galleries by city centre and discover the famous art collection of Uffizi Gallery with expert local bus with lunch. A drive up to Piazzale Michelangelo, Santa Maria del Fiore, the Gallery guides! of the Accademia, a drive up to Fiesole, Santa Croce and the Gallery of the Uffizi. SKIP SKIP THE LINE! THE LINE! LUNCH The tour begins with the discovery of the historic city center with the visit to the scenic WHERE The Florence discovery begins with a relaxing and scenic bus tour, that offers panoramic views WHERE SANTA FELICITA CHURCH (VISIT INSIDE EXCEPT PIAZZALE MICHELANGELO square and Gothic Church of Santa Croce (exterior). Crossing Ponte alle Grazie, a pleasant ON SUNDAY)* of the unparalleled beauty of Florence and the surrounding countryside, taking first to Fiesole, a FLORENCE CATHEDRAL guided walk on the left side of the Arno River will allow you to admire the elegant archi- PONTE VECCHIO delightful town of Etruscan origin set on a hill overlooking Florence and then, after a drive along BRUNELLESCHI DOME tecture of the Uffizi Gallery and the striking aerial structure of the Vasari Corridor and, on PIAZZA SIGNORIA the romantic Viale dei Colli up to Piazzale Michelangelo, a stop to admire the amazing panora- GIOTTO BELL TOWER the background, the Dome of the Cathedral and Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Towers of Pala- PALAZZO VECCHIO (EXTERNAL VISIT) ma of the city, one of the most beautiful in the world. The tour will proceed through the historic SAN LORENZO CHURCH (OUTSIDE) LOGGIA DE’ LANZI SAN GIOVANNI BAPTISTERY zzo Vecchio and Bargello. The ancient Church of Santa Felicita (*) surprises us with its SANTA CROCE (EXTERNAL VISIT) center with the guided Visit of the renowned Accademia Gallery which hosts the famous David SANTA FELICITA CHURCH portico surmounted by the Vasari Corridor and once inside, give us the amazing colours UFFIZI GALLERY by Michelangelo and other masterpieces by the great artist, then we proceed with the exterior (INSIDE VISIT EXCEPT ON SUNDAY)* of two masterpieces by Pontormo, hosted in the Chapel designed by Brunelleschi. Then guided visit of San Lorenzo Church and the stunning Duomo complex: San Giovanni Baptistery PONTE VECCHIO INCLUDES PIAZZA SIGNORIA ASSISTANCE AT THE MEETING POINT crossing the iconic Ponte Vecchio, after having
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