Florence Tourism

Monday, September 17

A – CLASSIC WALKING TOUR OF FLORENCE
15,00-17,00
included in the accompanying persons’ registration fee

Walking tour of Florence that boasts some of the best preserved Renaissance architectural monuments in Italy.

Walk its winding cobblestone streets with your expert guide and visit Brunelleschi’s Duomo, Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza della Signoria, Santa Croce with its tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo and the Ponte Vecchio lined with centuries-old jewellery shops that is topped by the Medici families’ secret passageway.

Tuesday, September 18

B- CITY BIKE TOUR
10,00-12,00 // Euro 45,00 per person

Florence is the perfect city to bike. The monuments and points of greatest artistic interest are concentrated in the historic centre. The bike tour take you where the bus tours can’t go, in pedestrian areas and little tiny streets. It is the perfect tour for those who visit Florence for the first time as well as for the veterans, as you will be offered a fantastic orientation and give you an opportunity to see all of the sites you’ve heard about while learning facts and stories with an history-deep and very entertaining way. You will discover the most out of the cradle of Renaissance in two hours and in the most entertaining way, reaching the most amazing monuments of Florence and unknown spots from where to admire the city.

C- PALACES TOUR OF FLORENCE
10,00-12,00 // Euro 45,00 per person

For those with a specific interest in historic palaces or noble families, this walking tour visits the most famous and distinguished ancient homes in Florence. Start with the Palazzo Davanzati, home of a noble family from the 14th century. Filled with an impressive array of furnishing and paintings, it greatly reflects the tastes and lifestyles of such families during of this era. Next, stroll medieval streets to the Palazzo Vecchio. The building itself was completed in the 1300’s and contains masterpieces by Vasari and Michelangelo, along with beautiful frescoed walls and ceilings throughout. The tour finishes at Palazzo Corsini, once home to a wealthy Florentine silk merchant turned great art collector, is still filled with fine objects, paintings, and rare furniture.

D- ART FOOD & WINE
10,00-12,00 // Euro 60,00 per person

A fun walk to discover famous Renaissance palaces with their “wine doors” (many Florentine noble families used to produce wine and sell it directly from their “palazzi”), a spectacular view of the Cathedral Square from a different perspective, a Last Supper tucked away in an old refectory, and the lively San Lorenzo food market to taste a rich spread of local specialties.
A philosopher once said, “Eating is a necessity, eating well is an art…”

E - THE OLTRARNO AND UFFIZI
15,00-17,00 // Euro 60,00 per person

The “Oltrarno” (Other Side of the Arno River ) is where skillful craftsmen work in ateliers next to imposing Medieval towers and grandiose Renaissance palaces: these craftsmen are the true heirs  of the great artists! Stroll through this lesser- known, more authentic part of Florence before admiring the paintings by great masters such as Giotto, Lippi, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo inside the world famous Uffizi Gallery. Once the tour is over you are free to wander on your own inside the Gallery.

F- THE ARTISANS TOUR OF OLTRARNO
15,00-18,00 // Euro 45,00 per person

An introduction to Florence as a city of art and crafts, with a glorious history that still influences the work of artists and craftspeople in the city today. The Oltrarno city district is still a living typical artisans district, where it is possible to see them working in their workshop and get in touch with the traditional artistic craftmanship that made Florence so unique.

These tours aim to let you visit the interesting workshops but also to let you appreciate the Oltrarno district with its outstanding monuments as Pitti Palace.

Wednesday, September 19

G – WALKING TOUR & ACADEMY
10,00-12,30 // Euro 60,00 per person

City tour and museum tour: two in one! This intriguing tour reveals the highlights of Florence: Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Piazza Duomo and the original statue of David by Michelangelo. Special emphasis is given to this great master’s life and artistic career.

H – CHARMING CHIANTI
14,00-19,00 // Euro 90,00 per person

Medieval villages and old stone churches dot the rolling hills of this region south of Florence. You really see quintessential Tuscany as you travel past cypress lined roads that lead to olive groves and vineyards of old wine estates. You may also taste some of the local wines at a small winery. This tour is a pleasant and relaxing afternoon in the country: not to be missed!

I – OUTLET SHOPPING TOUR
14,00-19,00 // Euro 45,00 per person

A shopper’s paradise set in the green Tuscan hills. This tour will take you to the famous center “The Mall”, one of the best known shopping destinations, particularly for shoes, bags and accessories. An outstanding array of 85 designer and name brand outlet stores including Agnona, Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Ermenegildo Zegna, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Tod’s, Valentino, Emanuel Ungaro, Alexander McQueen, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sergio Rossi, Stella McCartney, Armani Jeans, Balenciaga and several other well known brands.

Notes:

• Tours will depart from and return to the congress venue
• Tour reservations will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis. The number of participants for each tour is limited and early booking is advisable. For on-site reservations, availability cannot be guaranteed
• The organisers reserve the right to modify the tour programme if required
• The organisers reserve the right to cancel tours accounting if the foreseen miminum number of participants is not reached, without liability other than refunding the cost of the tour.
• The organisers will not accept responsibility for personal injury, loss or damage to private, personal property of participants to the tours