Together with your AGT tour guide, you will begin this walk from the very heart of Florence, Piazza del Duomo. The Duomo complex, still the religious center of the city today, boasts the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and the incredible dome by Filippo Brunelleschi, the undisputed symbol of Florentine Renaissance architecture.
To the side stands Giotto’s Campanile, renowned and celebrated, whose elegant design enhances the beauty of the Cathedral itself. In front of the cathedral, completing a spectacle of multicolored marble that leaves no one indifferent, stands the Baptistery of Saint John the Baptist.
Your AGT tour guide will tell you the history of these buildings, retracing with you the steps and reasons that led to the magnificence you will see before your eyes—an expression of the period of Florence’s greatest splendor.
From the square, we will delve into the Medieval Quarter, where the ancient “tower houses” still stand—once the setting for the conflicts between the Guelphs and Ghibellines and the life of Dante Alighieri.
Through the medieval streets, your AGT guide will lead you to Piazza della Signoria, home to the Palazzo Vecchio, the current city hall and historic seat of government. This square has been the political center of the city for centuries and is, at the same time, a true open-air museum.
The original Roman and Renaissance sculptures that adorn it, along with the historic buildings surrounding it and Palazzo Vecchio, make it one of the most elegant squares in the world.
Continuing through the Uffizi Courtyard, we will reach the banks of the Arno to enjoy an unforgettable view of the Ponte Vecchio on one side and, on the other, the landscape of the Florentine hills outlined with cypress trees.
The walk will end in the historic district of Santa Croce, which still preserves its centuries-old tradition of leather and hide craftsmanship, and takes its name from the Basilica of Santa Croce.
Alternatively, you may choose with your AGT tour guide to end the walk by crossing the Ponte Vecchio and saying farewell in Piazza Pitti, in front of the grand Palazzo Pitti, now home to five different museums.
