You will do a little tour of the city centre, especially Piazza del Duomo and you will visit the famous Uffizi gallery. In Piazza del Duomo you will find a group of buildings in white, green and pink marble. They are the Cathedral, the Giotto’s Belltower and the Baptistery. They mark the transition from medieval Florentine architecture to the Renaissance period. Cosimo I commissioned the Uffizi Gallery in 1560, to house the offices of the Medici administration. Vasari designed this unusual building in late-Renaissance style of a Romanesque church. You should see a lot of wonderful work of art like The Annunciation by Simone Martini, the Battle of San Romano by Paolo Uccello, the Primavera by Botticelli, the Tondo Doni by Michelangelo, the Flora by Titian and many others beautiful paintings.
You can make an excursion to Fiesole, not far from the city centre of Florence. The Etruscans founded Fiesole. There are the remains of several Etruscans and roman buildings. You should also see Piazza Mino da Fiesole, the Basilica of S.Alessandro and the Convento di S. Francesco. You should have a wonderful view of Florence.
After that you will go to the Piazzale Michelangelo. From this vast esplanade overlooking the city, there is a magnificent panoramic view. Near the Piazzale there is the church of S. Miniato al Monte, one of the finest examples of Florentine Romanesque architecture.
Lunch in the city centre in a typical trattoria, “L’acqua cotta” where there is a rustic atmosphere and traditional dishes.
You should spend your afternoon to do shopping or to see other beautiful sights.
you will go to see Pitti Palace and Boboli gardens. Pitti palace is a building of the Renaissance architecture. It was designed for the Pitti, a famous family in Florence. Here you should visit the Palatine Gallery, the royal apartments, the Silver Museum and the Costume Gallery. At Boboli gardens you should see many statues and fountains. The park is a fine example of an Italian terraced garden with many different perspectives.
Free lunch in the city centre. After the lunch departure by coach for Lucca where you will see the cathedral of S.Martino with the belltower and the Baptistery. The cathedral is the first example of Romanesque architecture. The interiors Gothic in style and Romanesque sculpture. In the city centre of Luccs you will also see S.Michele in Foro church and the S.Frediano church, a Romanesque building. In the old town you will see Piazza Napoleone, Via Fillungo, good for shopping, Piazza dell’Anfiteatro. Via Guinigi with Guinigi House and the church of S.Maria Forispartam.
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District:
Bagno a ripoli
- Barberino di mugello
- Barberino val delsa
- Borgo san lorenzo
- Calenzano
- Campi bisenzio
- Capraia e limite
- Castelfiorentino
- Cerreto guidi
- Certaldo
- Dicomano
- Empoli
- Fiesole
- Figline valdarno
- Firenze
- Firenzuola
- Fucecchio
- Gambassi terme
- Greve in chianti
- Impruneta
- Incisa in val darno
- Lastra a signa
- Londa
- Marradi
- Montaione
- Montelupo fiorentino
- Montespertoli
- Palazzuolo sul senio
- Pelago
- Pontassieve
- Reggello
- Rignano sullarno
- Rufina
- San casciano in val di pesa
- San godenzo
- San piero a sieve
- Scandicci
- Scarperia
- Sesto fiorentino
- Signa
- Tavarnelle val di pesa
- Vaglia
- Vicchio
- Vinci
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