Itinerary
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Stop At: Piazzale Michelangelo, Viale Michelangelo, 50125, Florence Italy
After visiting the historic center, having traveled on the banks of the river, crossed the bridges, given the majesty of Palazzo Pitti and the small artisan shops of the Oltrarno district, it is time to climb the hill and see Florence in all its splendor from a unique vantage point: Piazzale Michelangelo.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piazza Santa Croce, Piazza di Santa Croce 16, 50122, Florence Italy
Once you get off the Piazzale Michelangelo it is time to go back to the center, but before the tour comes to an end we will once again pass by the river, in front of the National Library and the enchanting square of Santa Croce.
The Basilica of Santa Croce located in the square is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 meters south-east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in marshland outside the city walls. It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, the poet Foscolo, the philosopher Gentile and the composer Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories.
When Stendhal visited the Basilica of Santa Croce he was overcome with emotion. He wrote:
I was in a sort of ecstasy, from the idea of being in Florence, close to the great men whose tombs I had seen. Absorbed in the contemplation of sublime beauty ... I reached the point where one encounters celestial sensations ... Everything spoke so vividly to my soul. Ah, if I could only forget. I had palpitations of the heart, what in Berlin they call 'nerves'. Life was drained from me. I walked with the fear of falling.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Piazza di Santa Maria Novella 18, 50123, Florence Italy
external of the church
Pass By: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy
Perfect view of Ponte Vecchio
Pass By: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Piazza Dei Cavalleggeri 1, 50122, Florence Italy
external
Stop At: Basilica San Miniato al Monte, Via delle Porte Sante 34, 50125, Florence Italy
The oldest Basilica in Florence
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Museo di Santa Maria Nuova, Piazza di Santa Maria Nuova 1, 50122, Florence Italy
The oldest Hospital in Florence
Pass By: Cappelle Medicee, Piazza di Madonna Degli Aldobrandini 6, 50123, Florence Italy
The Medicis Chapel
Pass By: Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore, Florence Italy
The house of "Berta"
Pass By: Stazione di Firenze Santa Maria Novella, Piazza della Stazione 1, 50123, Florence Italy
the main train station
Pass By: Santa Maria Novella, Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Tuscany
Another beautiful renaissance Basilica
Stop At: Piazza Ognissanti, 50123, Florence Italy
the church where Amerigo Vespucci and Botticelli are buried
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Ponte alla Carraia, Florence Italy
the humpback bridge
Pass By: Ponte Santa Trinita, Florence Italy
designed by Michelangelo
Pass By: Ponte Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio, Province of Milan, Lombardy
One of the icons of Florence
Stop At: Piazza Del Carmine, Florence Italy
The most florentine district
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Porta di San Frediano, Borgo S. Frediano, 303, 50124, Florence Italy
The old walls of Florence
Pass By: Piazza Santo Spirito, 50125, Florence Italy
The Movida of Florence
Pass By: Palazzo Pitti, Piazza Dei Pitti 1, 50125, Florence Italy
The last residence of the Medici family
Pass By: Church of Santa Felicita, Piazza di Santa Felicita 3 Oltrarno, 50125, Florence Italy
One of the oldest church of the city
Pass By: Uffizi, Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany
The view of one of the best museum in Italy
Pass By: Ponte alle Grazie, Florence Italy
Panoramic view on Ponte Vecchio
Pass By: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Piazza Dei Cavalleggeri 1, 50122, Florence Italy
More than 80 miles of books
Pass By: Torre della Zecca, Piazza Piave 1, 50122, Florence Italy
The secrets of Florence
Pass By: Ponte di San Niccolo, 50126, Florence Italy
The history of the Arno River
Pass By: Folon e il Giardino delle Rose, Viale Giuseppe Poggi, 2, Florence Italy
An immersion in beauty
Pass By: Torre di San Niccolo, Piazza Poggi Oltrarno, Florence Italy
The original guardian tower in Florence
Stop At: Fontane delle Rampe del Poggi, Viale Giuseppe Poggi, 50125, Florence Italy
relaxing views
Duration: 5 minutes