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The original David tour
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The most famous sculpture in the world, a must see masterpiece in Florence. Listen to stories about its amazing creation. Hear about the artist - Michelangelo - a fascinating and difficult genius, who died a miserly multi-millionaire.

Meets: every day at 1.30 except Mondays

Length: one hour
Cost: 35 Euro: prices include MuseumTicket/Reservation at 9.50 Euro*
Children 6/12: 17 Euro, Under 6: free.

* Note ticket prices for Museums can change

Note: The Accademia Museum (The David) and most major museums are closed on Mondays

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Insight into the Genius of Michelangelo-Private Tour

With your own private guide, we follow in the footsteps of Michelangelo, a difficult and miserly genius who died a multi-millionaire. One of the greatest art patrons of the Renaissance-Lorenzo the Magnificent carefully fostered the artistic genius of Michelangelo, taking the 15 year-old artist into the Medici family palace so that he could control closely the young Michelangelo's education -both artistic and social. We see Michelangelo's boyhood home, his tomb in the church of Santa Croce, his last work in the museum Opera del Duomo, then onto the home of Michelangelo and his patron Lorenzo the Magnificent, and finally to see his masterpieces in the Academia Museum.

Places we visit on the tour:
Michelangelo's home
Church of Santa Croce
Medici Palace courtyard
Museo del Opera del Duomo
The Academia-the David and Slaves

Note: This tour is not available on Mondays

Please note this tour allows for minmum of one and a maximum of 6 persons in your party. In addition this tour involves entrance fees to sites included in tour of 33.00 euro per person payable on arrival.

Length 3 hours
Cost is 250 euro for up to six persons for a three hour tour. Above six persons email us directly for a price.

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Florence Tours Italy: The Original FLORENCE WALK Florence Italy
This classic entertaining tour is a must! Explore the most famous sights of Florence’s ancient centre. Tread in the tantalising footsteps of over 2000 years of tumultuous history. Find out who was buried alive near the Duomo. Why Michelangelo never forgave Leonardo da Vinci. How the ‘Bill Gates of Florence’ used famous artists to amaze everyone with their extravagance during the Renaissance. Discover why Florence became one of the greatest art centres the world has ever seen. See fabulous masterpieces. Hear about astounding events that shocked the Florentines. Immerse yourself in history and listen to medieval stories with a three hour stroll around Florence’s essential sights. If you only have time for one walk this is it! We see famous sculptures, frescoes & paintings in the Duomo, Santa Trinita, Orsanmichele. We also see the Baptistery, Bell Tower, Gates of Paradise, Brunelleschi’s Dome, Vasari’s Corridor, Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Medieval towers, Ponte Vecchio, Renaissance Palaces, famous shopping streets & other sights.

Florence Tours Italy: The Original David Tour Accademia Gallery Florence Italy
The original David tour The most famous sculpture in the world, a must see masterpiece in Florence. Listen to stories about its amazing creation. Hear about the artist - Michelangelo - a fascinating and difficult genius, who died a miserly multi-millionaire.

Florence Tours Italy FLORENCE in One Day (or two) Three great tours, two famous museums, masses of masterpieces and must sees…No waiting on long lines and a great discount! 3 Tours: The Original Florence Walk Highlights of the Uffizi Gallery The Original David Tour y day in our Office Length: Three hours, with a short break, leisurely pace

Florence Tours Italy:The Old Palace Performance/walk Palazzo Vecchio Florence Italy
A very special performance/tour in Florence’s most ancient and famous Palace,the Palazzo Vecchio. Step back in time to discover secret passages in fabulously decorated palace chambers, see stunning artworks created by famous artists such as Michelangelo, hear about the fascinating lifestyles of the rich and powerful rulers of Florence and be charmed with a very rare opportunity to meet a 16th C Florentine Prince dealing with the nitty gritty of everyday Renaissance concerns.

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Why are there so many blondes in Renaissance paintings? How did Michelangelo out-smart a famous skinflint? Who was that beautiful woman in Botticelli’s famous “Birth of Venus”? All this and more when you discover the highlights of the Uffizi Gallery with our fascinating & exclusive introduction to Renaissance art & famous artists. Avoid waiting hours on the line. Book yourself in with us instead!


Florence Tours Italy:The Evening Walk Oltrarno Florence Italy
Enjoy an evening walk and glass of a superb Tuscan wine before dinner A short relaxing evening walk around Florence’s most charming, fascinating and historic quarters, the Oltrarno. See lovely riverside vistas and picturesque views of the Ponte Vecchio, ancient cobble stoned streets, famous Renaissance palaces bristling with scandalous tales and murderous intrigues, a medieval hospice holding the dark secrets of Michelangelo’s murky past, bustling squares where Florentines have met and enjoyed their evenings for centuries, artisans workshops virtually out of the Renaissance, and Florence’s favourite medieval flagellation spot for those in the know! We end at Florence’s best wine bar where we taste a superb Tuscan wine, while your guide suggests fabulous Florentine restaurants and buzzing after hours venues for enjoying the rest of the evening.


Florence Tours Italy: Beautiful Views of FLORENCE Oltrarno Florence Italy
Explore the glorious Tuscan countryside near Florence This three hour walk is a sublime blend of beauty, culture, history and nature. It takes us on a journey through the eons. Past secret gardens, a thousand year old monastery, along shaded cypress paths, hillside olive groves, and grand riverside palaces, seeing the bustle of Florence’s prettiest village quarter and a picturesque cobble-stoned Renaissance hamlet. Be astonished as we enter into one of Italy’s most beautiful, atmospheric, mysterious and sacred places, where we hear startling stories about its superb masterpieces. We see stunning views of Florence & the typical Tuscan countryside while hearing fabulous stories of Florence’s past.

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Highlights of Florence All our tours can be done privately with our expert art historian guides Reserve a guided tour with our professional art historian guides expert in making history come alive and able to do high quality entertaining and informative guided tours in Florence and Tuscany. Private tours are available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Hungarian At a time that suits you, we suggest you try one of our all time favourite itineraries

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A very special & exclusive day out just for you We’ve captured the essence of glorious Tuscany for you to savour in a privately booked day out you will never forget. Get the inside secrets on where to taste delicious wines & cheeses, visit a vineyard, stroll through olive groves & see magnificent Renaissance frescoes in quintessential Tuscan hilltop towns...


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Tuscany Tours Italy: Mornings in Tuscany A morning in Tuscany you will never forget
Imagine exploring the vineyards, olive groves & ramparts of an ancient castle with unsurpassed, stunning views over Florence & the hillside where Leonardo conducted his flying machine experiments. We taste wonderful Tuscan cheese and wine in an atmospheric old cellar while hearing tales of famous inhabitants of the area in times gone by. Stroll through a sculpture garden visiting the site where an award-winning famous film scene was shot & see how olive oil has been stored for thousands of years. Then on to beautiful Fiesole where you may choose to stay before heading back to Florence. If so, we suggest you try a delicious gelato, or a see the ancient Roman amphitheatre, or medieval hilltop monastery. What more could you want in a blissful morning?
...You may choose to stay in Fiesole before heading back to Florence, our guide can recommend some delightful places to savour a delicious lunch.

Tuscany Tours Italy: Two fabulous hilltop towns: Siena & San Gimignano Tuscany Italy
The Best of Tuscany
Experience the highlights in a few hours This is the real Tuscany with a very small group, shimmering olive groves, glorious vineyards, amazing medieval hilltop towns (Tuscany’s most famous) and stunning frescoes. We bring the past to life with incredible stories while walking the same paths of famous artists from ages past as well as having a great time. If you have limited time and want to see Tuscany’s most famous and beautiful hilltop towns then this is the tour for you!
You may choose to stay in Siena before heading back to Florence...ask our guide for suggestions on places to savour a delicious lunch or snack

Tuscany Tours Italy: The Leaning Tower of Pisa Tour See the magnificent leaning tower quickly and easily Everyone that visits Italy must make the pilgrimage to see the leaning tower, a sublime accident, an icon of cityscape beauty, and an astonishing monument to human will. Experiencing one of the most memorable sights in Europe, some even say one of the seven wonders of the world in the aptly named “Field of Miracles”, with a small group is far better than being herded around in a large crowd. We tell you why the tower was created, why it’s leaning and what’s being done to save it from toppling over into obscurity. Be prepared as the tower is renowned for taking the breath away of even repeat visitors.

Cinqueterre Tour Italy A world renowned coastal walk through picturescqe seaside villages Cinque Terre The "Five Lands". A world-renowned coastal walking tour through some of the Mediterranean's most picturesque seaside villages. This fabulous day-long trek passes through pretty hillside olive groves and vineyards with stunning views of the sea. We stop for lunch at a classic local restaurant serving delicious Ligurian cuisine and wine. You can choose to stay in Cinque Terre if you wish

Wine Tour Tuscany Italy Tours to famous wineries in Tuscany, wine tastings, olive oil and more...

Wine Tours in TUSCANY Italy Our wine Tours in Tuscany consist of one day visits to villa and castle wine producing estates around Tuscany. Areas we can visit include the world renowned Chianti area near Florence with Gallo Nero wines, or combine a visit to two famous hilltop towns Siena and San Gimingnano with cellar visits and tastings of Chianti Classico and Vernaccia wines or further south in Tuscany is the famous Brunnello and Vino Nobile producing area with the stunning hilltop towns of Montepulciano, Montalcino and Pienza. We can also organize personalized wine tasting tours to other famous wine producing estates around Tuscany, including the estate that received the award for Italian Wine Maker of the Year for 2002. For public small group tours run daily also see the Mornings in Tuscany Tour

Choose from one of the following Tours: MONTEPULCIANO and VINO NOBILE Focus on Vino Nobile The glorious rolling hills of Tuscany south of Siena produce the marvellous Nobile from Montepulciano. Nobile is one of the outstanding traditional Tuscan wines. Sangiovese and Canaiolo Nero combine to produce a veritable masterpiece; the Vino Nobile. Tour HighlightsVisit the beautiful cellars in Montepulciano and wine tasting - Lunch with local wines at a classic Tuscan restaurant - Visit to a wine estate for a wine tasting - Visit to the famous and beautiful Tuscan Renaissance town of Pienza

MONTALCINO AND BRUNELLO Focus on Brunello Brunello is one of Italy’s most famous wines. The area it springs from is truly beautiful, classic gentle rolling hills, cypress groves, small medieval hilltop villages. Choose from a full-day guided tour to Tuscan wineries by private car or mini-bus. Tour Highlights: Visit to a winery and tasting- Lunch in a beautiful Tuscan castle with a variety of wines - Visit to a famous Abbey: San Antimo - Visit to a wine estate for a wine tasting

Touring the Chianti Classico Area Focus on Chianti Classico Wines Nestled in the hills south of Florence is the beautiful CHIANTI CLASSICO area of Badia a Passignano and Greve. Enjoy the classic Tuscan countryside whilst visiting prime wine producing estates featuring Gallo Nero wines.

Choose from half- and full-day tours to Tuscan wineries by private car and or mini-bus.

Tour Highlights Visit to a small Tuscan town south of Florence, Greve in Chianti and a visit to a stunning Tuscan Castle-or Villa estate that won 'Wine Producer of the Year'-Visit to a well known winery and wine tasting - Arrival at Badia a Passignano, lunch in Tuscan restaurant with a tasting of three wines- Walking in famous vineyards-Visit cellars of a winery in Barberino Val d'Elsa and a wine tasting

Winery excursions may be scheduled for any dates with a two weeks advance notice SAN GIMIGNANO AND SIENA

Focus on Vernaccia and Chianto Classico Wines This classic tour includes visits to two of Italy’s most famous hilltop towns, Siena and San Gimignano. Approaching the famous towers of the medieval hilltop town of San Gimignano set against the classic Tuscan landscape of gently rolling hills suggests the strong and ancient taste of Vernaccia. Passing through the old walled city of Siena, one can also sense the strong full bodied wines that are produced in the hills of the surrounding Tuscan countryside.

Tour Highlights Tour of the grand cellars of a wine producing estate with a wine tasting- Visit of the town center of San Gimignano-Lunch with local wines at a classic Tuscan restaurant -Short stop in Monteriggioni, a small medieval hill top town with stunning views of the Tuscan countryside-Tour of the famous medieval walled town of Siena Please enquire about our other wine tours.

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