{"id":944,"date":"2025-04-18T09:07:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T07:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agt.dotflorence.com\/tour\/city-walk-and-visit-to-one-of-its-splendid-basilicas\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T10:31:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T08:31:30","slug":"city-walk-and-visit-to-one-of-its-splendid-basilicas","status":"publish","type":"tour","link":"https:\/\/guidefirenzeagt.it\/en\/tour\/city-walk-and-visit-to-one-of-its-splendid-basilicas\/","title":{"rendered":"City walk and visit to one of its splendid basilicas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your visit with an <strong>AGT tour guide<\/strong> will begin in <strong>Piazza del Duomo<\/strong>, the religious center of the city, dominated by the extraordinary <strong>dome <\/strong>of the <strong>Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore<\/strong>, the <strong>Baptistery of San Giovanni<\/strong>, and the famous <strong>Giotto\u2019s Bell Tower<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>After exploring the <strong>medieval district<\/strong>\u2014once the scene of c<strong>onflicts between the Guelphs and Ghibellines<\/strong> and the backdrop to the life of <strong>Dante Alighieri<\/strong>\u2014the tour continues to <strong>Piazza della Signoria<\/strong> to admire and learn about the <strong>magnificent sculptures<\/strong> and <strong>historic buildings<\/strong> that make this square one of the most elegant in the world: the <strong>Loggia dei Lanzi<\/strong>, the <strong>Palazzo Vecchio<\/strong>\u2014home to a museum and the current city hall\u2014and the other historic palaces surrounding it, most notably the Vasari-designed <strong>Uffizi Gallery<\/strong> building.<\/p>\n\n<p>After a <strong>panoramic view of the Arno River and the Ponte Vecchio<\/strong>, the itinerary includes a visit to <strong>one of Florence\u2019s great basilicas of your choice<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Santa Croce<\/strong>, the grand Franciscan basilica of the 13th century and the <em>pantheon of the \u201cItalian Glories,\u201d<\/em> as defined by Ugo Foscolo. Here lie the <strong>tombs of Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Galileo, and Rossini<\/strong>. The basilica houses <strong>extremely important frescoes by Giotto<\/strong> and his school, the famous <strong>Crucifix by Cimabue<\/strong>, and the <strong>Christ by Donatello<\/strong>. Next to the Gothic architecture, nestled in the cloister, stands <strong>the Pazzi Chapel<\/strong>\u2014an example of Renaissance architecture designed by <strong>Filippo Brunelleschi<\/strong> and decorated by <strong>Luca della Robbia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Santa Maria Novella<\/strong>, monumentale basilica domenicana iniziata nel Duecento e completata nel Quattrocento con la splendida <strong>facciata di Leon Battista Alberti<\/strong>. It houses masterpieces such as <strong>Giotto\u2019s Crucifix<\/strong>, <strong>Brunelleschi\u2019s Christ<\/strong>, <strong>Masaccio\u2019s Trinity<\/strong>, as well as <strong>frescoes by Ghirlandaio, Filippino Lippi<\/strong>, and others. Not to be missed are also the frescoes of the <strong>Green Cloister<\/strong> by <strong>Paolo Uccello<\/strong> and the <strong>magnificent Spanish Chapel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The tour with your AGT Guide will begin in Piazza del Duomo, the religious center of the city, and then continue through the medieval quarter to reach Piazza della Signoria. 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