Best of Florence walking tour - monolingual small group tour

The city of the Renaissance is literally dotted with **ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS** and **WORKS OF ART**, joining our tour you can admire with your own eyes the sites and monuments that have made Florence one of the most visited destinations in the world. The first stage of this enlightening guided promenade will be **REPUBBLICA SQUARE**, one of the most elegant squares in Florence, where the most refined cafés of the city are located. Follow your guide through the most characteristic streets and alleys until you reach the **LOGGIA DEL MERCATO NUOVO**, where you will discover how to win good luck caressing the nose of the famous **PORCELLINO** (wild boar) **BRONZE STATUE.** At a stone throw there is the suggestive **PONTE VECCHIO**, a true icon of the city, famous for hosting the most exclusive jewelry stores of Florence and for its unique structure, and also for being the only bridge of the city spared from the bombings during the Second World War. Follow your guide to the **ACCADEMIA DEI GEORGOFILI** and the**UFFIZI SQUARE**, and discover the beating heart of Florence, **SIGNORIA SQUARE**, a real open-air museum dominated by the imposing **PALAZZO VECCHIO** and the magnificent **LOGGIA DEI LANZI**, which houses wonderful original statues including the **PERSEUS** by Cellini and the **RAT OF THE SABINE WOMEN** by Giambologna. The journey to discover the wonders of Florence will culminate in **SAN GIOVANNI SQUARE**, home of the wonderful **DUOMO** and **BRUNELLESCHI'S DOME** as well as the Baptistery and Giotto's Bell Tower.