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My Exclusive Florence in One Glorious Day (or Two!)
from € 94,00
See the very best of Florence with your own private guide. We have included all the must-sees of Florence's historical city centre in two great exclusive tours, totalling up to six hours with your guide!
This package includes:
1. MY EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL FLORENCE WALK & MICHELANGELO'S DAVID TOUR:
The Original Florence Walk is a tour that covers the historical center of Florence.
The walk focuses on the area north of the river and west of the church Santa Croce. It includes the Duomo, Santa Trinità and Orsanmichele (we enter 2 churches, time permitting - the rest of the walk is outdoors), the Ponte Vecchio, Piazza Della Signoria, Piazza Strozzi, Vasari corridor, the Bell Tower, the Baptistery, the Palazzo Vecchio and many other medieval towers and renaissance palaces along the way. It is a historical tour, which also focuses on art since many statues are outdoors in Florence. We also share many interesting stories and anecdotes that are not usually in the history books.
With this combination private tour we also visit the Accademia Gallery where we view the majestic David along with Michelangelo's Slaves composition, another of the artist's works housed in the Museum.
This tour is informative, entertaining and suitable for all ages.
Tour Length: Three Hours - two and a half hours for the Original Florence Walk and half an hour in the Accademia for the Original David Tour.
Please note: My Exclusive Original Florence Walk and Michelangelo's David Tour is not available on Mondays as the Accademia museum is CLOSED.
2. MY EXCLUSIVE MASTERPIECES OF THE UFFIZI GALLERY TOUR:
Enjoy actually understanding the masterpieces in this world famous Museum with great stories about the artists who changed art forever.
Find out how Michelangelo out-smarted a famous skinflint. Hear about the mysterious and stunningly beautiful models in paintings like Botticelli's famous "Birth of Venus". Experience the flowering of Leonardo Da Vinci's genius. Listen to techniques that will change the way you look at art. Hear why these famous artworks and the gallery were created.
All this and more when you discover the highlights of the Uffizi Gallery with our fascinating & exclusive introduction to Renaissance art & famous artists.
Tour Length: Three Hours
Please note: My Exclusive Masterpieces of the Uffizi Gallery Tour is not available on Mondays as the Uffizi museum is CLOSED.
This tour package is designed to run from 10am-1.00pm, then again from 2.00-5.00pm. If you would like a different time, or to do the tours over two separate days, make a note of this in your booking and we will respond. You can also email us at privatetours@artviva.com.
| One person | 530,00 € | 530,00 € per person |
| Two people | 570,00 € | 285,00 € per person |
| Three people | 615,00 € | 205,00 € per person |
| Four people | 670,00 € | 167,50 € per person |
| Five people | 690,00 € | 138,00 € per person |
| Six people | 760,00 € | 126,67 € per person |
| Seven people | 805,00 € | 115,00 € per person |
| Eight people | 855,00 € | 106,88 € per person |
| Nine people | 895,00 € | 99,44 € per person |
| Ten people | 940,00 € | 94,00 € per person |
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