Your Special Florence Highlights Tour with Accademia Visit
Half-day of Renaissance art and architecture with Accademia visit
- WITH
- Norie | about the guide
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Florence and Tuscany
Italy -
1/2 day
DURATION -
10
MAX. No. ON TOUR
TOUR DETAILS
- keywords :
- Florence, Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze, Michelangelo, walking tour, history of art
- transport :
- On foot or by bike (please contact your guide in advance)
- ACTIVITY LEVEL :
- ACCESSIBLE TO THE DISABLED :
- no
- Kid friendly :
- Children are welcome (age limit at parents’ discretion)
- LANGUAGES:
- Italien/Italian (fluent), Néerlandais/Dutch (native), Anglais/English (fluent)
- MAX. No. OF PEOPLE :
- 10
INCLUDED IN THE TOUR
- Entrance tickets to the Accademia
NOT INCLUDED
- Transport (if required) - Personal shopping
ITINERARY
This half-day tour will take you around the center of Florence past some of its most important monuments including the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Uffizi, the Old Bridge and more. To finish the tour, you will be taken on a guided tour of the Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze to discover the techniques used by Michelangelo in masterpieces such as the statue of David and his unfinished sculptures of the Slaves for the tomb of Pope Julius II. NB1: When reserving, please indicate if you would like to complete the first part of the tour by bike. NB2: Please bear in mind that the Accademia is closed on Monday.
WHERE AND WHEN?
- MEET-UP LOCATION:
- Your hotel
- END OF TOUR LOCATION:
- Central location of choice
about
your guide
Norie
Florence
- languages :
- Italien/Italian, Néerlandais/Dutch, Anglais/English
Dutch born, I lived in Haarlem until the age of 19, then I moved to Amsterdam to study art history. During my studies I did an Erasmus exchange program and studied in Florence for a few months. I graduated in 1997 in Amsterdam but I had fallen in love with Florence so I decided to come back in 2001 thanks to a research scholarship from the Dutch University Institute of Art in Florence. In 2005, I married a Florentine and started my tour guide career. I enjoy being an art historian and I believe that as a tour guide, one has to know less about art history, but much more about every aspect of this city such as gastronomy, fashion, and music. So combining the two professions is ideal! I love mixing art with other disciplines of culture and seeing people enjoy themselves. The walking tour combined with literature and Italian gastronomy is one of my favorites!
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