Florence Walking Tour
The Duomo, calm, and up close
Destination
Florence, Italy
Duration
2.5 hours
Tour size
Max 18
Language
English
Overview
Florence's Duomo draws a line that can eat up your whole morning if you show up unprepared, which is exactly why this walk saves it for last. You'll start by winding through the city's grandest civic square and its old artisan streets, then cross a bridge that's spanned the Arno for nearly 700 years. The walk finishes at the Duomo itself, where priority access gets you inside ahead of the line so your guide can talk you through Brunelleschi's dome and the cathedral's marble facade while everyone else outside is still waiting to get in.
- •Walk past Il Porcellino and the leather market on the way to the river
- •Cross the Ponte Vecchio, Florence's oldest bridge
- •Study the Gates of Paradise at the Baptistery
- •Step inside Florence Duomo on priority access, bypassing the general admission line
- •Trace the design of Brunelleschi's dome from the cathedral floor
What's included
- Local English-speaking guide
- Priority access ticket to Florence Duomo
- Headset for clear commentary throughout the walk
- Small group of 18 guests or fewer
You will visit
- Florence Duomo (interior)
- Baptistery doors (Gates of Paradise)
- Piazza della Signoria
- Palazzo Vecchio (exterior)
- Orsanmichele Church (exterior)
- Piazza della Repubblica
- Ponte Vecchio
- Florence's oldest Medieval tower, Pagliazza (Piazza Santa Elisabetta)
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What to expect
Piazza San Marco to Piazza della Signoria: Florence's political heart
Your guide meets you in Piazza San Marco and walks you toward the historic center. Along the way, you'll pass through Piazza della Signoria, in front of the Palazzo Vecchio, which has been the seat of Florentine government since the 14th century. Your guide shares stories from the Medici era as you pass through, including the square's role in centuries of political drama.
Il Porcellino and the leather market: artisan Florence
The walk continues through streets once filled with Florence's leatherworkers and craftsmen, passing Il Porcellino, the city's famous bronze boar, on the way toward the river.
"People expect to just walk past Piazza della Signoria on the way to the bridge. I always slow down there, there's more happening in that square than most guests realize until you know where to look."
Maroc,
WalksDevour Guide
By the time we're walking down toward the river, the tour buses are just pulling up to the Duomo. It's one of my favorite parts of the morning, watching the square fill in right as we're leaving it behind."
Fede,
WalksDevour Guide
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