Florence: David, Cathedral & City Highlights Guided Tour

Get to know all the best masterpieces of art in Florence in one structured day to help you stay energized while providing you with insight into the most important stories behind the major works.

You will visit all major historic locations in Florence as part of this small group, guided tour, with available services from an expert guide who will have fast track entrance into all sites, allowing you to maintain involvement at all times while touring Florence at a sufficient pace.

To maximize your visit to the Accademia Gallery, begin by purchasing timed tickets to allow for immediate access upon entering the Gallery and a chance to see the Statue of David from up close.

Your Guide will assist you in escaping the distractions usually encountered while viewing the statue, allowing you to truly appreciate how David has influenced the way we view art.

Following the viewing of David, your Guide will continue on to show you additional significant paintings from the Renaissance period, all of which combine to enhance the story of David in the art world.

Make your way to the City’s center square, (Piazza del Duomo), where you will find the most iconic buildings and sites of Florence.

Here we will discover these daring views, competing ideals, and fundamental aspects related to creating this outstanding location.

The afternoon tours for leaving to see the interior of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (such as viewing the gigantic room inside the dome made by Brunelleschi) are different than the morning tours that allow you to see the cathedral and get a sense of how big, marble-faced, and architecturally designed the cathedral is in it's exterior visit from the square.

Visit the Duomo Museum that features authentic sculptural works reflecting the design of the Cathedral when it first opened, showing how much influence great artists like Michelangelo and Donatello had on the City.

Now that we have completed the prior section we'll now look at the Florence Baptistery, famous for its elaborate gold mosaic artwork, same as for its prized bronze statues 'the Gates of Paradise.' Those that like to enhance their experience (according to their own pace) can accomplish this by stepping out from the Baptistery to climb to the top of the Giotto's Bell Tower to see the city's terracotta tile roof in all of its beauty from above.

Among the equal number of sculptures made in the Renaissance are many found on display in Piazza della Signoria—an open-air museum—as well as many found in the Uffizi Gallery, depicting various aspects of the Medici's rule, the artists' rivalries, and ways in which they acquired their power (all significant events contributing to Florence's glory).

End your evening at the historic Ponte Vecchio, the most ancient of all Florentine bridges, spanning the Arno River in Florence.

Embrace the beauty and life surrounding the Arno River and the long-standing goldsmiths at Ponte Vecchio and be left with a memorable experience of having seen everything you came to see, but not having enough time left!