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The Best tour in Florence: Renaissance and Medici Tales
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The Best tour in Florence: Renaissance and Medici Tales
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2 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English and 2 more
Overview
Discover the best of Florence, learn all about the Medici family and their role in shaping the Renaissance, and see the city’s hidden corners, too—this immersive walking tour is designed to provide a wide-ranging introduction to the city. Meet your guide in central Florence, and set off on foot: you’ll see highlights like the Duomo, Giotto’s Campanile, and Palazzo Vecchio, and will learn the stories behind the sights.
- This budget-friendly tour offers an affordable way to explore the city
- Discover many of Florence’s top attractions and lesser-known landmarks
- Learn the stories behind the sights from your guide’s commentary
- Exploring on foot makes it easy to soak up the city’s ambiance
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Licensed Guide
You can choose how much you want to pay to reward the guide (some people leave 10€, some people 50)
Departure & Return
Piazza di San Lorenzo, 35R , Piazza di San Lorenzo, 35R, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
Piazza della Signoria , P.za della Signoria, 50122 Firenze FI, ItalyThe meeting point is in front of the façade of SAN LORENZO church (main entrance, not the entrance of the Medici chapels) next to the marble statue of Giovanni de' Medici who is sitting on a small throne. Look for a small red flag.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
- OPERATED BY All Around Florence
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Back streets and stories of old Florence
Anonymous
, Jul 2022
Lots of interesting stories about Florence and it’s history and an interesting walk through the old city. The group was quite large but Manuel spoke loudly and we could hear him well. His English was good but if he had spoken alittle slower it would have been easier to understand more of his stories. He was an animated story teller.
Not worth your time
Tammy_W
, Jul 2022
This tour was not as described. The guide was nice and knowledgeable but went on and on and on about the most mundane details. We were 1.5 hours in and only made it to 2 sites, and this after at least 30 min at the starting point. Yes it’s cheap, but a waste of time. Our group of 8 left because it was so slow.
Great tour of Florence with tales of Medici weaved in.
JENNIFER_B
, Jun 2022
A good tour to base your visit to Florence on.
Rodney_N
, Jun 2022
Brought the city to life
Holly_M
, Jun 2022
Learned a lot about the...
Carmela_T
, Jun 2022
Historic tales of Florence and the Medici.
Rachel_W
, Jun 2022
Go for it!
Blake_L
, Jun 2022
Great family walk. Not too long, not too short.
daniel_e
, Jun 2022
Great storytelling about the history of the city. Good to do when you first arrive here before going on site tours. Walked through city, understood the various building types over the ages and progression of cathedral building. Cool quirky facts that made us notice things that we didn’t know about as we looked at the architecture. Just right for our family with kids age range from 17 to 11. Audio equipment worked well even as we were a large group and spread out. The cost is cheap and he works mainly by tips. We really enjoyed it and we felt he deserved a big tip.
Entertaining Tour
njarvissmith
, Jun 2022
This tour is a must!
Donna_B
, Jun 2022
The story hidden in the walls of Florence
Sara_M
, Jun 2022
Put Florence in context
Yash_D
, Jun 2022
A ‘must do’ if you want some background on how Florence evolved and social history. Interesting and witty.
Brenda_M
, Jun 2022
We loved the tour. My only regret was not doing it on our first day in Florence instead of our 3rd. Our guide Manuel was excellent. I would have liked to have booked other tours with him. He was enthusiastic and full of information not necessarily easy to find in usual guide books. I’d highly recommend this tour.
FANTASTIC
Hannah_F
, Jun 2022
Great Florence history walking tour with Manuel
caramandeville
, Jun 2022
Great guide, too large a group
SuYiSophia_H
, Jun 2022
Be taken back in time with Manuel through the takes off Florence and Medici
Poh_L
, Jun 2022
Manuel is a wonderful story teller who knows his history and culture intimately. He will show you Florence from the eyes of a local and take you down the narrow alleys and share nuggets of back stories that take you back to the medieval times. Definitely worth the trip. Remember to tip generously!
An expert at his craft!
Keith_M
, Jun 2022
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