tours
Florence Tour
Capital of Tuscany and center of the Renaissance,
Florence is one of the most important cities of Italy and the
world. The history of the city is also the story of a big family,
the 'Medici', thanks to which today we can admire the oldest
and richest museum in the world: the Uffizi. Not far away
is 'Piazza della Signoria', the heart of the city, with its
wonderful 'Palazzo della Signoria' and the many statues that
adorn the square, the most famous of which is the Michelangelo's
David (the original is preserved in the Museo dell'Accademia).
Not to be missed is a visit to the Duomo with its dome constructed by Brunelleschi
and Giotto's Bell Tower. A stop at Piazzale Michelangelo is:
from there you can admire the entire city and its splendor.
Florence is also famous for the fashion houses, the production of leather, shoes
and many jewelers located on the Ponte Vecchio. The tour continues
visiting the historical center of Fiesole, one of the most
important city of Etruscan origin, which stands on a hill 300
meters above the town. The late eighteenth century Fiesole
was one of the place preferred by foreigners living in Italy,
who T at the time bought the villas of the Florentine nobility,
renovating and equipping them with beautiful gardens. Center
of town is the Piazza Mino da Fiesole, with the imposing Romanesque
cathedral. Near the square is the entrance to the Teatro Romano.
Besides the theater, perfectly preserved, are the remains of
a necropolis of the Roman baths and several other buildings
of late-imperial period, but the real attraction is the wonderful
view of Florence from the Church of San Francesco. You can
reach the church by a steep but short climb from the main square.
In 90 B.C. there was the acropolis, where today there is the
Convent of San Francesco.