Your first visit to Florence

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On 22, feb 2013 | In Classical guided tours

Your first visit to Florence

Your first visit to Florence should be memorable: here are two different itineraries to discover the classic Florence.

Ideal for Florence first-timers. If this is your first visit to Florence, then look no further: this tour is for you. Whether you are an individual or a group, whether you will spend some days or just one day in Florence, this ice-breaking tour will take in the most famous landmarks and give you a taste of the city.

Length of this tour: morning or afternoon, 3 hours. I recommend to organize this tour the very first day of staying in Florence so you will have time to go back and re-visit some of the sights in the next days of your holiday.

Where we will go : this tour will take place in the city centre.

What we will do:

Duomo square (cathedral, baptistery and Giotto’s bell tower), Medieval Florence, Dante’s neighbourhood, Signoria Square (Signoria Palace and Loggia), Uffizi Gallery courtyard, Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge), New Market Loggia (known as Porcellino Market), Republic Square.
Duomo square (the cathedral, the baptistery and Giotto’s bell tower), Republic Square, New Market Loggia (known as Porcellino Market), Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge), Uffizi Gallery courtyard, Signoria Square (Signoria Palace and Loggia), San Firenze Square, Santa Croce Square.

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Tomorrow a first visit to the complex of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence is scheduled. The meeting will be at 3 pm in San Giovanni Square, right in front of the Caffé Scudieri. The visit will last 3 hours, as we are going to enter the crypt dedicated to Santa Reparata, the romanesque Baptistery of Saint John, Santa Maria del Fiore’s and the new museum.

The crypt underneath the duomo is the most ancient thing we will see: it corresponds to the early christian church dedicated to Santa Reparata. The choice of this saint is due to an historical event: on the 8th of October (day traditionally dedicated to this greek saint) 405 the florentine Romans could resist againist the attack of a barbaric population. In order to thank the saint for the help she had given them, the Floretines decided to move the title of cathedral church from the ancient San Lorenzo’s (previuosly consacrated by saint Ambrose) to the new church.

One of the most interesting work on show in the crypt is the mosaic floor, decorated with a number of christian symbols. Beside them you can clearly read the names of those patrons who gave money for making the pavement: they payed for it and, sofar, they wanted to be remembered forever!

"Elena is a tourist guide who knows very well how to combine knowledge with pleasure. She handles its services with precision, aplomb and solves any mishaps."

Elena Petrioli, tourist guide.

"We had a fabulous tour of Florence with Elena! She was extremely knowledgeable, completely full of positive energy and a joy to be around. At times it was hard keeping up with her but her enthusiasm was contagious and we were able to cover a lot of territory. In fact she always deferred to what we wanted to do but it was hard not to want to do it all and she clearly understood what we would enjoy and where we should go. Lunches were a fun way to spend more relaxing time learning more about the intangibles of Florence and the ability to avoid the long lines at the museums was a treat!"

Katie and Bob, Seattle USA

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