DURATION: | 9/10 hours | |
PRICE: | According to the number of participants | |
AVAILABILITY: | All-year-round | |
| English-speaking driver & accessible air-conditioned Mercedes (or similar make) at your disposal for 9/10 hours An archaeological English-speaking Guide for the visit of the Museums The Museums entrance Fees are NOT included (We suggest You to reserve Your ticket in advance and then You can enjoy the visit without queue. |
Itinerary Details are listed below:
TOUR SCHEDULE OF FLORENCE & SIENA
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Pick-up at Your accommodation with our professional English-speaking guide |
Walking tour 1 hour and 30 minutes with our guide to Museum San Marco |
Walking tour 1 hour and 30 minutes with our guide to Accademia Gallery |
Walking tour 1 hour and 30 minutes with our guide to Bargello Museum |
15 minutes of free time for Italian gelato |
Walking back to Bargello Museum |
Meet with our English-speaking driver and his accessible Mercedes Car (full optional) |
Optional transfer to Castello Di Fonterutoli Vineyard Castellina in Chianti |
Optional 1 hour and 30 minutes for lunch tour (not included) there |
Transfer to Siena |
1 hour and 30 minutes of free time to visit Piazza del Campo and Duomo by Yourself (no guide) |
Transfer to Your accommodation |
Then in late afternoon meet with our English-speaking driver and his Mercedes car by Your accommodation |
Drive to Piazza Michelangelo to admire the sun goes down |
Optional drive to a restaurant with view of Florence |
Back to Your accommodation |
This Tour will follow special paths for disabled people in wheelchair inside the Museum San Marco, the Bargello Museum and in the Accademia Gallery, so that you can enjoy in full the beauty of Florence. The Castello Di Fonterutoli Vineyard Castellina in Chianti too is fully accessible for disabled people.
You will meet our local English-speaking guide at your accommodation to start the Tour:
San Marco Museum:
This Dominican monastery is a stop on the grand tour of Florence's art treasures because of the incomparable Fra Beato Angelico, whose vividly painted,
exceptionally human works are early Renaissance masterpieces. The dormitory contains his famous Annunciation, and the part of the structures that's now a museum contains panel paintings and altar pieces, including the Crucifixion. Another notable work is Ghirlandaio's Last Supper. The church itself is decorated with works by Fra Bartolomeo and other artists. Another former resident of the monastery was the passionate reformer Girolamo Savonarola
Accademia Gallery in Florence:
The Accademia's undisputed star is Michelangelo's David, set on a pedestal at the heart of the museum. The statue stands beneath a rotunda built expressly
for it in 1873, when it was moved here from Piazza della Signoria (where a copy stands in its place on the square). The gallery's other remarkable
Fiorentine works include, among its paintings: Perugino's Assumption and Descent from the Cross; The Virgin of the Sea thought to have been painted by
Botticelli; the interesting series of Slaves by Michelangelo wich illustrates the master's remarkable skills.
Bargello Museum:
The Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, a building dating back to 1255, is the oldest seat of Florence's government and was the official residence of the
Podestà (governor) till 1502 when it became the seat of the Justice and Police council. Hence the name bargello, which means cop, and it was used to refer
to the chief of police. The prisons here were used until the 19th century and it was only in the 1886 that the Bargello was transformed into the sculpture
museum of Florence. Now the Bargello is a treasury of Renaissance sculpture, including two Davids by Donatello and several works by Michelangelo, a bust of
Brutus, and the Bacco ebbro he executed when he was only 22. The Bargello also has impressive collections of Islamic art, majolica, and terracotta works by
della Robbia family.
After the visit to these beautiful Florence museums and a 15 minutes of free time for eating a nice Italian gelato, there will be the optional transfer in a
Vineyard of Chianti with 1 hour and 30 minutes of free time for lunch (lunch not included) and then the transfer to Siena where You can visit by yourself (no guide) the
famous Piazza del Campo and the Duomo. This magnificent, shell-shaped, slanting square has been the city's civic centre since it was laid out by the Council of Nine in the mid-14th century. The square's paving is divided into nine sectors, representing themembers of the Council of Nine. In the upper part of the sqaure is the 15th century Fonte Gaia. Although it has some Romanesque elements, the Duomo is one of Italy's great Gothic churches. Begun in 1196, it was largely completed in 1215, although works continued on features such as the apse and dome well into the 13th century.
At this point there is the transfer back to Your accommodation for a break.
Then in late afternoon meet, our driver will pick-up You at your accommodation to show Piazza Michelangelo in Florence from where You can admire the sunset. The view from Piazzale Michelangelo makes it worth the effort and should not be missed.
After that optional drive to a restaurant with view of Florence and then back to Your accommodation.