Full Day visit of Florence 7 hrs

The private guide will meet you and together you will reach the Accademia Gallery where you can admire Michelangelo's David. Everything in the fascinating story of its creation contributes to its lasting fame: the fact that the work was begun by another artist, the low quality of the marble block and Michelangelo's genius, which finally transformed it into the figure of a man with classical shape and an anatomically perfect body. Finished in 1504, the statue was exposed for 250 years on the Piazza della Signoria, right opposite of the Palazzo Vecchio. Proceed for the visit of the Duomo and its Giotto’s bell tower that was begun by Giotto in 1334, carried on after his death by Andrea Pisano, and finished in 1359 by Francesco Talenti; the Baptistery of Saint John, for centuries thought to be a pagan temple "converted" to Christian use. Dante calls it his "lovely Saint John's". And from the 14th to the 16th century, the exterior sculptural decoration for which the Baptistery is famous was put in place: three sets of bronze doors and the bronze and marble statuary above them. These works illustrate Bible stories which the believer is invited to ponder if he would live his faith to the full. Free time for light lunch and in the afternoon visit of Piazza della Signoria and admire the marvellous Palazzo Vecchio (external visit) and the beautiful Loggia del Lanzi. Forward to Ponte Vecchio and Santa Croce Basilica. The architect Arnolfo di Cambio begun the construction in year 1294 and became one of the masterpieces of the Italian gothic style. Cimabue , Brunelleschi, Giotto and Donatello worked in this basilica. End of the tour.