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REGULAR SIGHTSEEING

1.  Florence Panoramic Tour
Tour Length: approx. 2 hours
Since 1954 we have been welcoming on our tours visitors like yourselves who come from all over the world, attracted by the wonders of this city that preserves in its small historic centre the largest concentration of artistic masterpieces in the world.

Among our numerous proposals of regular tours we should like to present the Florence Panoramic Tour, dedicated to those who want to get to know the city and their way around it and the Florentine hills through unforgettable views of its monuments and the splendid surrounding countryside, and an exhaustive and engaging introduction to its History, Art and Culture.

Florence Panoramic Tour is the best way to discover the city and its surroundings!

. Comfortable
Our de-luxe coaches offer the maximum comfort, with air-conditioning, large panoramic windows and comfortable seats.
. Exciting
An exhaustive and engaging commentary, recorded in your own language in the attractive voice of a professional speaker, for a relaxed and undisturbed listening using a disposable headset.
. Comprehensive
This tour enables visitors to admire all the major artistic sites of Florence that can be reached by tourist bus.
The itinerary unwinds between the two most famous hills of Florence – Piazzale Michelangelo and Fiesole – penetrating the ancient heart of the city on the two banks of the river Arno.
Without stops
This is the best way to begin to discover the city: an undisturbed overview that enables visitors to get their bearings, so that they can then decide which aspects they wish to explore further.


The Florence Panoramic Tour therefore invites you to get on board and make yourselves comfortable; sit back and allow yourself to be guided through the magnificent panorama that has been the backdrop to the birth of men of genius who have designed, sculpted and built the most important art city in the world!
After the Florence Panoramic Tour, to explore the city further you can choose from among the other regular tour proposals: Guided tours of the most important Museums and the stupendous Monuments of the old city centre, typical Dinners, Concerts of Italian music, Cookery Courses and Wine-Tastings.
And also: Excursions in the Chianti countryside to discover the vineyards, Castles and Estates, and to the most famous Art Cities of Tuscany and the rest of Italy.

2.  Florence morning tour + Light Lunch
It is possible to book the morning City tour that includes light lunch and drinks in a historic restaurant in the centre, following the guided tour, just a brief walk away, accompanied by our assistant.

Arrival in time for the afternoon tours is guaranteed.
 
From 16 March to 15 November. Everyday.

3.  Visit of Florence: Afternoon 
Season: All year round - Every day
Terminal: Piazza Stazione, at the corner with Piazza dell'Unità
Departure: h. 14:30 (15 minutes earlier at the Terminal)
End: around h. 18:00 
 
A fine coach tour offering panoramic views of the unparalleled beauty of Florence, taking in Fiesole, a delightful town of Etruscan origin set on the hills overlooking Florence and the Arno Valley. The tour continues to the old city centre for a visit to the Franciscan Church of Santa Croce (exterior). A short walk through the historic streets of the heart of Florence brings you to the famous Piazza Signoria, where you can admire the imposing Palazzo Vecchio (exterior) and the beautiful Loggia del Lanzi.
The tour continues with a guided tour of the famous Galleria degli Uffizi* where you can admire the superb paintings of Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello, Giotto, Cimabue, Masaccio. End of the Tour inside the museum

4.  Florence full day + Light Lunch   
It is possible to book a complete tour of the city (morning and afternoon) that includes light lunch and drinks at a very reasonable price, in a historic restaurant in the centre, following the morning guided tour, just a brief walk away accompanied by our assistant.

From 16 March to 15 November. Every day

MUSEUMS

5.  Guided Visit to the Accademia Gallery          
Season: All year round - from Tuesday to Sunday
Meeting: AT THE MUSEUM , entrance reserved to booking holders
Start: 11:15 (15 minutes earlier at the meeting point)
End: around 12:30 

Total immersion in the art of Michelangelo to get to know his most famous work, David, and other important works of art such as “I Prigioni” and “San Matteo”.
(Once the guided tour is over, it is possible to stay in the museum).

6.  Guided Visit to the Uffizi Gallery            
Season: All year round - from Tuesday to Sunday
Meeting: AT THE MUSEUM , entrance reserved to booking holders (door 1)
Start: 16:30 (15 minutes earlier at the meeting point)
End: around 18:00 

You can’t leave Florence without visiting one of the most important art galleries in the world. Here you can admire numerous works of art by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello, Giotto, Cimabue, Masaccio
(Once the guided tour is over, it is possible to stay in the museum).

 

 

 

7.  Accademia Gallery + Uffizi Gallery         
Season: All year round - from Tuesday to Sunday
Meeting: at the museum, entrance reserved to booking holders 

The guided tour of the Accademia Gallery (morning 11:15) can be purchased together with that of the Uffizi Gallery (afternoon 16:45) at a very reasonable price.
It is not necessary to book the visits of the two museums in the same days.

 


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