DURATION: | 9/10 hours | |
PRICE: | According to the number of participants | |
AVAILABILITY: | All-year-round | |
| English-speaking driver & Air-conditioned Mercedes (or similar make) at your disposal for 9/10 hours An archaeological English-speaking Guide for the visit of the Museums The Museums entrance Fees are NOT included (We suggest You to reserve Your ticket in advance and then You can enjoy the visit without queue. Booking charge is € 4.00 per ticket) |
Itinerary Details are listed below:
TOUR SCHEDULE OF FLORENCE & SIENA
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Pick-up at Your accommodation with our professional English-speaking guide |
Walking tour 1 hour and 30 minutes with our guide to Museum San Marco |
Walking tour 1 hour and 30 minutes with our guide to Accademia Gallery |
Walking tour 1 hour and 30 minutes with our guide to Bargello Museum |
15 minutes of free time for Italian gelato |
Walking back to Bargello Museum |
Meet with our English-speaking driver and his Mercedes Car (full optional) |
Optional transfer to Castello Di Fonterutoli Vineyard Castellina in Chianti |
Optional 1 hour and 30 minutes for lunch tour (not included) there |
Transfer to Siena |
1 hour and 30 minutes of free time to visit Piazza del Campo and Duomo by Yourself (no guide) |
Transfer to Your accommodation |
Then in late afternoon meet with our English-speaking driver and his Mercedes car by Your accommodation |
Drive to Piazza Michelangelo to admire the sun goes down |
Optional drive to a restaurant with view of Florence |
Back to Your accommodation |
You will meet our local English-speaking guide at your accommodation to start the Tour:
San Marco Museum:
The National Museum of San Marco, located in the historical part of an old Dominican convent, is located in Piazza San Marco in Florence.
The museum, which itself is an architectural masterpiece, has the finest collection in the world of work by Beato Angelico, who lived in this monastery for a certain period. Other masters are represented here: Fra 'Bartolomeo, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Alesso Baldovinetti, Jacopo Vignali, Bernardino Poccetti, Giovanni Antonio Sogliani and others. San Marco is still a Dominican community, and the monks live in the inner cloister
Accademia Gallery in Florence:
No tour of Florence is complete without a visit to this gallery. It houses paintings by Florentine artists spanning the 13th to 16th centuries, but its main draw is Michelangelo's David, carved from a single block of marble when the artist was aged only 29. Originally in the Piazza della Signoria, the colossal statue now stands in an alcove at the end of the main hall on the ground floor.
Bargello Museum:
Also known as the Palazzo del Podestà, the palace was originally the residence of the chief magistrate when built in 1254 and then a police station. During its days as a police complex, many people were tortured near the well in the centre of the medieval courtyard. It now houses the Museo del Bargello and the most comprehensive collection of Tuscan Renaissance sculpture in Italy. Several works by Michelangelo grace the ground floor, notably his drunken Bacchus, a marble bust of Brutus, a tondo of the Madonna and Child and a David (or Apollo)
After the visit to these beautiful Florence museums and a 15 minutes of free time for eating a nice Italian gelato, there will be the optional transfer in a
Vineyard of Chianti with 1 hour and 30 minutes of free time for lunch (lunch not included) and then the transfer to Siena where You can visit by yourself (no guide) the
famous Piazza del Campo and the Duomo. With its rich orange tones and myriads of tiled roofs baking in the strong sun, Siena is a sculpture in its own right. It is a magnificent medieval city surrounded by sun-drenched countryside. Piazza del Campo is the square where each year is run the famous horse race, the Palio. The Palio is a festivity in which riders representing the town's 17 contrade (neighborhoods) compete on horseback for topo honors. While as regards the Duomo, some consider this Romanesque-Gothic cathedral the most beautiful in Italy. Decorated with contrasting colored marble both inside and out, it was built during the first half of the 13th century in Romanesque and Gothic styles.
At this point there is the transfer back to Your accommodation for a break.
Then in late afternoon meet, our driver will pick-up You at your accommodation to show Piazza Michelangelo in Florence from where You can admire the sunset. The view from Piazzale Michelangelo makes it worth the effort and should not be missed.
After that optional drive to a restaurant with view of Florence and then back to Your accommodation.