With your private guide, a tour to discover the world of artisans in Florence, a walking tour through the labyrinth of alleys where still today the artisans continue to work inspired by the traditions of the Florentine Renaissance. Visit and see the artisans at work in their workshops of semi-precious stone mosaics, leather goods, marbled paper and more
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Private orientation tour with your own guide
• Visit Basilica Santa Croce and Pazzi Chapel
• Watch artisans at work in their workshops
• Leather, Inlaid stone work, Perfumes, Paper and more
DETAILS
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Duration:
3 hours
Start Time Private Tour:
Morning Tour
or
Afternoon Tour:
Meeting Point:
At the lobby of your Hotel in Florence centre
or
to be decided at the confirmation
Inclusion:
Personal expert and licensed guide
Exclusions:
Gratuities (optional),
Admission fees to churches and museums
Notes:
More of 6 persons rates on request.
- This tour can be customized to your artisan preferences
DESCRIPTION
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With your private guide enjoy a private walking tour in the narrow streets of the historic center of Florence with stops to see the artisans at work in their workshops.
The art of semiprecious stone mosaics with a technique developed mainly under the Medici and today many precious works of art are preserved in Florentine museums.
Paper makers who continue in the tradition of marbled paper, a technique probably originating in China.
Artisans who work leather products such as jackets, bags, shoes. Artisan perfumes, pottery and more.
Orientation tour in the historic center of Florence, according to where the artisans were, to appreciate the precious works of art represented by churches, monuments, noble palaces such as:
The largest Franciscan church in Florence, the Basilica of Santa Croce, which is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli. The Pazzi Chapel adjacent to the Basilica of Santa Croce designed by Brunelleschi.
The Piazza Duomo, a landmark of Renaissance architecture, with Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistery of San Giovanni with Ghiberti's Paradise Gate and the Cathedral designed by Brunelleschi.