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The world's capital for Renaissance Art set against the stunning Tuscan landscape. Top Tip:
Siena - One of Italy's best preserved medieval towns, located in the heart of Tuscany
The world's capital for Renaissance Art set against the stunning Tuscan landscape. Top Tip:
Siena - One of Italy's best preserved medieval towns, located in the heart of Tuscany
School & College Tours to Florence
This small Tuscan city, immortalised for all time by the great artists, thinkers, and scientists of the Renaissance, is filled with priceless art treasures and historic monuments. Art students will be overwhelemed by the Piazza della Signoria, with its replica sculptures of Michelangelo, Donatello and Cellini, the Ponte Vecchio, where Dante first saw his Beatrice, and the Uffizi, full of magnificent works by all the great masters. Full of educationally rich visits, everything in Florence is an easy stroll and you can enjoy all the famous sights at the same time as the colourful cafés and beautiful shops.
Why not enjoy the stunning Tuscan landscape by combining a day tour to Siena, San Gimignano or Pisa?
Top 5 Florence Excursions
- Uffizzi Galleries - The greatest display of Renaissance art in Europe containing works by Botticelli, Caravaggio and Leonardo da Vinci.
- Accademia - Dedicated to Michelangelo where you see the monumental figure of 'David'.
- Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) - Dating from the 13th Century the enormous building dominates Florence. The dome was designed by Brunelleschi.
- Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens - 15th Century Renaissance palace built to the plans of Brunelleschi. The terraced Boboli Gardens are behind the palace and offer fine views over Florence.
- The Campanile - Designed by Giotto in the 14th Century. You can climb the 414 steps to the top.
