Departure from Rome for a full-day tour to the “Cradle of the Renaissance”. First stop Pisa, you will see “Piazza dei Miracoli” with its famous Leaning Tower and you will visit the Baptistery and the “Duomo”, all monuments in shining white marble. Continuation to Florence, the legendary city of artists and architects from the 14th to 17th centuries. Stop for lunch. At 2:30 pm meet with the guide for a walking tour of Florence. Once in the city center, you can breathe the atmosphere of medieval streets and craftsmen’s workshops and see masterpieces by Leonardo Da Vinci, Botticelli and Michelangelo, including the famous David located inside at the “Accademia”. See the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, with its beautiful dome projected by Brunelleschi and admire the Baptistery as well as Giotto’s Bell Tower.
The tour ends with a breathtaking view from Piazzale Michelangelo, a superb panoramic view of Florence with its monuments, group photo and departure to Rome.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Free transfer offered by Welcome Italy in air conditioning Minivan
✔ Pisa - visit of the "Piazza dei Miracoli"
✔ Pisa - Visit of the Cathedral (tickets included)
✔ Tour Assistant during all trip
✔ Florence: 2 hours Professional Guide
✔ Florence: Admission ticket to the Accademia Gallery
✔ Pisa: Visit to the Baptistery (tickets included)
✖ Food and drinks
✖ Tips
Pickup Locations
1. Marcella Royal Hotel - Rooftop Garden
2. Hotel Royal Court
3. Hotel Indipendenza
4. NH Collection Roma Vittorio Veneto
5. Hotel Nord Nuova Roma
6. Hotel 2000 Roma
7. Hotel Tre Stelle
8. Hotel Milo
9. Hotel Nardizzi Americana
10. Hotel Grifo
11. Hotel Ortensia
12. Hotel Versailles
13. Hotel Cellini
14. Quirinale Hotel
15. Hotel Piemonte
16. art'otel Rome Piazza Sallustio, Powered by Radisson Hotels
17. Igea Hotel
18. Hotel Marsala
19. Hotel Marisa Rome
20. Quirinale Luxury Rooms
Additional Info: - Free Pick-up and drop-off to the Hotels, Appartments, Bed&breakfast, accomodations in the city center
- The address must to be provided on the reservation.
- Please contact customer services one day before the tour to confirm the pickup time.
- Please wait in the hotel lobby or outside your accommodation 15 minutes before your scheduled pickup time
Itinerary
1
Piazza dei Miracoli
Enjoy the marvels inside the Piazza dei Miracoli, 4 monuments: The Baptistery (famous for its echo), the Cathedral, the Leaning Tower, the Cemetery. Take a souvenir photo with the background of the leaning Toore that you are holding.
Duration: 1.5 hours
2
Battistero di San Giovanni
The Pisa Baptistery of St. John (Italian: Battistero di San Giovanni) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical building in Pisa, Italy. Construction started in 1152 to replace an older baptistery, and when it was completed in 1363, it became the second building, in chronological order, in the Piazza dei Miracoli.
The shape of the building, the material used, the distribution of the interior spaces given by the columns and the space between the two domes make the Baptistery create an incredible effect of acoustic resonance, better known as Echo. The sound spreads throughout the space, like a continuous wave, rising in tonality to the point of suggesting the presence of an angelic choir. Every half hour the Baptistery staff performs a small demonstration for tourists: the effect is not to be missed.
Duration: 30 minutes
3
Duomo di Pisa
Pisa Cathedral is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, Italy. It is a notable example of Romanesque architecture, in particular the style known as Pisan Romanesque
Duration: 30 minutes
4
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Admire the most famous bell tower in the world from the outside, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, known worldwide for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation. The tower is situated behind the Pisa Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in the city's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo), after the cathedral and the Pisa Baptistry.
Duration: 15 minutes
5
Galleria dell'Accademia
The visit includes the Accademy Gallery where inside is the David, Michelangelo's famous sculpture. Michelangelo’s David at the “Accademia in addition to the work of David, there are also other sculptures and a large collection of paintings by Florentine artists.
Duration: 45 minutes
6
Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Visit from outside), with its beautiful dome projected by Brunelleschi, is the cathedral of Florence. Construction began in 1296, Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi.
The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink, bordered by white, and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.
Duration: 15 minutes
7
Giotto's Bell Tower
Adjacent to the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is the Bell Tower designed by Giotto (visit outside). Giotto's Bell Tower is the majestic bell tower of the Cathedral and one of the masterpieces of Italian Gothic. The Bell Tower has a square base of approximately 15 meters per side with corner reinforcements that rise up to the horizontal cantilevered crown located at a height of 84.7 metres.
Duration: 15 minutes
8
Piazza della Signoria
Piazza della Signoria has been at the center of Florence's political life since the 14th century. The Square has seen important historical events and great triumphs take place, such as the return of the Medici in 1530.
The famous sculptures located in Piazza della Signoria have references to the political events of Florence. The David (the original is located in the Accademia Gallery) was created by Michelangelo and positioned in front of Palazzo Vecchio to symbolize the power of the Florentine Republic in contrast with the tyranny of the Medici. Hercules and Cacus (1534) by Bandinelli instead symbolizes the physical power of the family.
Duration: 30 minutes
9
Ponte Vecchio
Built near a Roman-era crossing, the Ponte Vecchio was until 1218 the only bridge that crossed the Arno in Florence.
Above Ponte Vecchio you can see a part of the beautiful Vasari Corridor. This corridor, built in 1565 by Giorgio Vasari, passes just above the goldsmith shops that currently stand on either side of the bridge. Commissioned by the Medici, it allowed them to move from Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti without having to cross the streets of Florence, in complete safety. At the time of the construction of the Corridor, the butchers' shops were gathered on the Ponte Vecchio, whose activity probably disturbed the passage of the Medici, who in 1593 had them moved, replacing them with the more "decorous" goldsmith shops.
Duration: 15 minutes
10
Piazzale Michelangelo
Piazzale Michelangelo is the most evocative point of Florence. From here you can admire the whole city with its splendid monuments.
This square was dedicated to the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo and the copy of David is located in the center of the square next to the four allegories of the Medici Chapels of San Lorenzo.
Duration: 15 minutes
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The duration of the tour may take longer during the high season months due to heavier traffic.
• Dress code is smart casual
• Provide the Correct address of your accommodation , hotel, B&B
• Provide the correct phone number and international country code
• Pickup and drop off included service at Hotels, Apartments and B&B (in the city centre)
• Check that you have provided all the requested information
• Free transfer offered by Welcome Italy in air conditioning Minivan
• Emergency number also operational via whatsapp
• One day before the tour, call to confirm the pick up.
