FLORENCE

Birthplace of the Renaissance

Our packages are flexible according to your personal itinerary.  We offer one or two two days in Rome with one day in Florence.   

Tour Highlights & Fees

Ponte Vecchio
Piazza Signoria
Palazzo Vecchio
Il Duomo
Doors of Paradise
Panoramas of Florence

600 Euros  (1- 4 persons)
Additional person add 150 Euros

(Transportation, food & beverage, and Tony's expenses not included in price)
 

Itinerary


We'll take an early morning train to arrive in Florence in time to catch the Tuscan morning light that makes this city so romantic. We'll photograph the cathedral of Il Duomo, an architectural masterpiece that has become the symbol of Tuscany. Work on the cathedral took 170 years, with the first stone laid on 8 Sep 1296 under the direction of Arnolfo di Cambio and before its completion its architects would also include the likes of Giotto and Brunelleschi.

Attached to the Duomo is the Campanile di Giotto. Widely regarded as the finest in Italy, it is a superb example of Italian Gothic architecture. Building started in 1334 by Giotto and after the artist's death several years later, it was finally completed in 1359 by Francesco Talenti. Standing at almost 85 metres / 275 feet high.

Nearby we'll see the  Battistero Di San Giovanni.  Built between 1059 and 1128,and remodeled on an earlier Baptistery built in the 5th or 6th century, is one of the oldest buildings in Florence, and was for a long time believed to have been an original roman temple dedicated to the god Mars. The building is famous for its bronze doors, which many art historians say mark the birth of the Renaissance, believed by many to have begun in 1411 by Lorenzo Ghiberti.

Piazza Signoria is dominated by Palazzo Vecchio with its commanding view of Florence and the Arno River that winds lazily through city.  A grand open air museum of monumental marble statues and one of the most elegant collections of sculptures in the world, Piazza Signoria has been the heart of Florence since the 15th century.  
  
Ponte Vecchio is Florence's most famous bridge. Built in 1345, the Ponte Vecchio is the oldest bridge in Florence and spans the River Arno. This three-arched bridge was the only one in the city to survive the bombings in World War II, and is lined with shops, mainly gold and silversmiths, making this a popular shopping area. There is a secret passageway high above the shops, the Corrodoio Vasariano, that links the Uffizi Gallery to the Pitti Palace, that was originally built so that the wealthy Medici family could walk into town in private. 

Along the way we'll break for a light lunch then we'll walk upward to the magnificent Boboli Gardens, offering spectacular panoramas of Florence, the Arno River, Il Duomo, and the towers of the Bargello and Palazzo Vecchio. Our train returns in time to get us back to Rome in the early evening.  

This is not the end of your journey - but only the beginning. What you have seen and learned in the Imaging In Italy tour will last a lifetime and continue to enrich your photography in new and unexpected ways. We won't say good-by, rather, "Ci Vediamo" - Farewell, until next time!