Art lover’s dream tour of Florence

4 Day Tour of Florence

Destinations on this trip: Florence

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The Neptune Fountain on Piazza della Signoria in Florence

How Long Is the Florence’s Renaissance Escape Trip and What Does It Cost?

Cultural ExplorationVisiting Museums & Art Galleries

Duration
4 days / 3 nights
Best time
Jan-Dec
From
$949 / person (Flights not included)

Experience incredible art and culture on this 4-day trip to Florence, made easy with our detailed itinerary & mobile app. Start your journey in Piazza del Duomo to experience Renaissance grandeur, and enjoy panoramic views from its famous cathedral. Set off on a walking tour of Florence and take in the beautiful sights of Ponte Vecchio, Piazza Della Signora, and Michelangelo's statue of David. Visit Uffizi Gallery, an art lover’s dream spot to view masterpieces of Renaissance art. Walk across the magnificent bridge Ponte Vecchio and end the trip with an exploration of the Oltrarno district famous for the views from Piazzale Michelangelo.

Enjoy a walking tour of Florence that takes you through all the significant spots of the city.
Explore the grand palace of Palazzo Medici-Riccardi to marvel at Renaissance art and architecture.
Visit the Church of Santa Croce and see the tombs of prominent Italians like Dante & Galileo.
Enjoy delectable traditional dishes of Florence like the Ribollita and Bistecca alla Fiorentina.
Marvel at the works of Da Vinci and Michelangelo in Italy’s greatest art gallery, the Uffizi.

Enjoy a walking tour of Florence that takes you through all the significant spots of the city.
Explore the grand palace of Palazzo Medici-Riccardi to marvel at Renaissance art and architecture.
Visit the Church of Santa Croce and see the tombs of prominent Italians like Dante & Galileo.
Enjoy delectable traditional dishes of Florence like the Ribollita and Bistecca alla Fiorentina.
Marvel at the works of Da Vinci and Michelangelo in Italy’s greatest art gallery, the Uffizi.

Piazza del Duomo

Churches & Monasteries

Uffizi Gallery

Museums & Galleries

Ponte Vecchio

Architecture

Galleria dell'Accademia

Museums & Galleries

Piazza Santa Croce

Churches & Monasteries

Piazza Signoria & Bargello

Historic Landmarks

Oltrarno & Piazzale Michelangelo

Cultural

Must see sights

Piazza del Duomo

Churches & Monasteries

Uffizi Gallery

Museums & Galleries

Ponte Vecchio

Architecture

Galleria dell'Accademia

Museums & Galleries

Piazza Santa Croce

Churches & Monasteries

Piazza Signoria & Bargello

Historic Landmarks

Oltrarno & Piazzale Michelangelo

Cultural

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$949

per person

Not included

Price varies by group size, hotel selection, and travel season.

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Private Transfer to your Hotel

For your arrival in Florence, we will provide information on the customs and passport procedures. We will schedule a pick up for your flight's arrival time. You will be met in the arrivals hall inside the terminal by a driver holding a sign with your name on it. The transfer is for your party only - you will not be sharing a vehicle. The cost of the ride will be included in your itinerary package and you will be taken directly to your hotel. IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be aware the car service can fit up to 1 checked item of luggage and 1 personal item per person, such as a purse or small backpack. If you think you will have more baggage, please inform your travel consultant as this may result in an additional fee.

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Mid-Day/Afternoon — Piazza del Duomo

Discover the medieval marvel of the Duomo, Santa Maria del Fiore, with its iconic dome offering panoramic views of Florence. Founded in 1296, it aimed to be the world's largest church, showcasing unmatched Renaissance grandeur in Piazza del Duomo. While entry to the Duomo is free, dome access requires a reservation. Consider a Firenze Card for easy access to other sites.

Campanile (i.e. the Bell Tower)

Climb 414 steps to the top of Italy's most famous bell tower.

The campanile, or bell tower, is at 278ft/84.7m tall and approximately 49ft/15m in breadth the most eloquent example of 14th century Gothic architecture in Florence. Clad in white, red and green marble like the cathedral directly adjacent to it, the majestic square bell tower is considered to be the most beautiful campanile in Italy. There are 414 steps to climb and no elevator available.

Opera Duomo Museum

See how the master architect Brunelleschi planned and built the cathedral, as well as many sculptural masterpieces.

The museum contains the largest concentration of Florentine sculpture in the world, including medieval and Renaissance works in marble, bronze, and silver by the leading artists of the era. Most of the masterpieces on display were designed to adorn the religious monuments that still stand on the Piazza del Duomo. You'll find a number of sculptures by Donatello, a forerunner of Michelangelo, as well as a mock-up of Brunelleschi's building site, complete with broken bricks, wooden scaffolding and some of the tools that were used to build the dome. Plus there are displays of various proposals for completing parts of the dome, as well as the original wooden model of the cathedral lantern presumably made by Brunelleschi himself.

Loggia del Bigallo & Museo della Misericordia

Discover these hidden-in-plain-sight gems and learn about a noble organization which has done much to alleviate the suffering of Florence's population over the centuries.

The Loggia del Bigallo is a small museum in a medieval building. It is home to several jewels of Florentine Gothic painting. It was built in the 1350s for the Compagnia della Misericordia (the Company of Mercy), a religious charitable organization founded in 1244 to aid the sick and bury the dead. It still exists today and you can see their ambulances parked just across the street at the Museo della Misericordia, which was originally an orphanage. The building was commissioned as a place to display abandoned babies in the hope they might be recognized before being given to foster parents. Today it houses a small museum which tells the history of the charity.

Baptistery of St John

Stand before the "Gate of Paradise".

The Baptistery of San Giovanni (St. John) is one of the most ancient churches in Florence, sitting opposite the Duomo. It is the most conspicuous illustration of the special relationship between Florence and ancient Rome, as the Florentines believe the Baptistery is actually a converted Roman temple to Mars. The granite columns inside were probably taken from the city's old Roman Capitol. But it's the doors to the Baptistery which are the primary attraction. They took 27 years to complete and were so beautiful that they became known as the "Gate of Paradise". 

Afternoon/Late Afternoon — Piazza Della Signoria

Piazza Della Signoria represents the very soul of Renaissance Florence and Italy. It was here in the Palazzo Vecchio that the rulers of Florence began commissioning work from the great masters of the Florentine, Roman and Venetian art world before they moved across the Arno River to Palazzo Pitti. The piazza remains an open-air sculpture museum, with eye-catching works such as the Neptune Fountain. Nearby the world famous Bargello Gallery contains the overflow of masterpieces from the Uffizi Gallery, including Donatella's famous rendering of David, while the Loggia dei Lanzi houses some of the greatest statuary to have come out of Renaissance Italy. The piazza is still the most popular meeting point in the city, particularly during political campaigns when speakers address the crowds from the terrace in front of the Palazzo Vecchio.

Loggia dei Lanzi

See Florence's wealth of sculptural treasures in this 14th-century open-air gallery.

Originally completed in 1382 as a platform for the swearing in of public officials and other state affairs, it was only in the late 18th century that the Loggia was reserved exclusively for the display of the city's greatest exponents of sculpture. In the corner by the palazzo is a copy of one of the Renaissance's most iconic works, Benvenuto Cellini's Perseus Trampling Medusa (1545). If you examine the sculpture from the back, you can see the self-image of the sculptor Cellini on the backside of Perseus' helmet. Another headturner is Giambologna's Rape of the Sabine Woman, created from the largest single piece of sculptural marble ever seen in Florence.

Palazzo Vecchio

Venture into the richly-adorned chambers of the palace from which Florence and Tuscany were governed for centuries.

The fortress-like Palazzo Vecchio was originally constructed around 1299 to house the government administration, but underwent many reconstructions and was utlized for many purposes over the following centuries. Visiting the palazzo is usually a lot simpler than lining up with the crowds next door trying to get into the Uffizi Gallery. You simply need to go through the courtyard at the front entrance to the ticket office where the queues should be relatively short. Highlights of the palace include the magnificent inner courtyard, the chancery once used by Machiavelli, and the lovely Sala delle Carte decorated with 57 maps painted in 1563 depicting what was then the entire known world.

Bargello Museum

Escape the crowds to visit this gallery filled with the greatest works of Renaissance sculpture.

The Palazzo del Bargello dates back to 1255 and was the former residence of the chief of police (Bargello means police station). But in 1865 it was transformed into a museum containing the richest collection of Renaissance sculpture in Italy, although it is thankfully free of the huge crowds that are attracted to the Uffizi. You'll encounter masterpieces by Michelango, Donatello, Cellini, and many others.