Florence and the Florence Cathedral

Also the capital of its region, it has a population of just over a million inhabitants. A true pearl of our cultural heritage as well as the cradle of the largest concentration in the world of works of art in proportion to its extension. Visited by 10 million tourists every year, it has 1/3 of the most visited museums in the world. Where are we? But of course in Florence. City-museum for everything that composes and characterizes it, Florence preserves within itself centuries of art, culture, history, wars that, only by participating in a Florence Walking Tour, you can have the pleasure to relive and study to the full. Accompanied by a local tour guide, we will explore the streets, streets and small tunnels that Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Dante once walked inspired by their studies and their arts. The monuments, the buildings, the museums and then the palaces, the squares, what Florence has to offer is countless and extraordinary. From Ponte Vecchio to Piazza della Signoria, from Pitti Palace to the Basilica of Santa Croce, from the Spedale degli Innocenti to Dante’s House. A perfect tour for all those who are passionate about art and cannot afford not to participate. A fascinating destination to make your holiday unforgettable.

What to see in Florence Cathedral

In a city cradle of the Renaissance, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is the undisputed symbol, for the splendor, the taste and the history of the city of Florence, whose dome is the work of Filippo Brunelleschi, an artist who was for 1400 as Michelangelo was for the following century. Santa Maria del Fiore is the fourth cathedral of Christianity in the world. It is a large-scale creation that contains works of extraordinary manufacture, beauty and importance. The richly decorated floors, the high ceilings, the flying buttresses, and then the precious marbles, the stained glass windows, everything that will appear in front of your eyes will only amaze you, immersing you in an almost celestial atmosphere, where the sun, entering from the stained glass windows, will be able to create a riot of colors. Works by Andrea Pisano, Lorenzo di Giovanni d’Ambrogio, Niccolò di Pietro Lamberti, Donatello, the Ghirlandaio. All these artists, of different ages and eras, over the centuries, with their masterpieces, have contributed to making the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore a museum of art and history, culture and religion, giving with different styles and techniques, a almost fairytale appearance.

Things to know about the Florence Tour

Taking part in a Florence Walking Tour is recommended for all those who want to visit and understand the city in a simple and clear way. A local tour guide will accompany you to discover the beauties of the city of Florence, telling you about the history, culture, traditions and life of the most famous artists, Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Leonardo da Vinci and many others, who gave vent to the their art and from here they began to create the most important and significant works, bringing them to us. Do not miss anything and take the aforementioned tour to make Florence enter your heart.