Tour of 6 days

1° day: North

Main visits advised:

• Accademia

• Santa Maria Novella

• San Lorenzo Cappelle Medicee

• San Marco

• Santissima Annunziata

• Ospedale degli innocenti

• Duomo

• Palazzo Strozzi

Tour: from the Train Station go in direction south for few metres since Piazza Unità d’Italia (there is an Obelisc). On your Left there is the Abside of the Church of Santa Maria Novella. Circle the church for visit it. After the visit come back to the Obelisc Via del Melarancio. You will arrive in Piazza San Lorenzo, in which there is the Church of San Lorenzo (the front part of the church it was never builded) and the Cappelle Medicee. Take the road in front of the church and you will be in Via Martelli. On your left corner there is Palazzo Medici Riccardi. The church on your right is San Giovannino degli Scolopi. Turn left and go straight on direction North. You will arrive in the Piazza San Marco. Here there is the omominum church and monastery, with the Painting of Beato Angelico, and an ancient library. Cross the square (the church is on your left) and take Via Ricasoli, direction south (turn right). On your left there is the entrance for the Accademia. Here there is the original copy of David di Michelangelo and the Prigioni (the prisoners, some sculptures which “try to escape from the marm)

At the exit from Accademia, take Via Ricasoli in direction North. Turn right at the first road (Via Battistini) and you will arrive in Piazza Santissima Anunziata. On your left there is the Marian Church of Santissima Annunziata. In front, in the square it is open the portico of ex-orfanotropy: Ospedale degli Innocenti, made from the project of Bruneleschi and with the medallion decoration by Andrea della Robbia. Take the ospedale degli Innocenti on left and take Via dei Servi.

You will have in front of you the back of Duomo. Circle the Duomo in direction north (have the Duomo on your left) to take a look to the Battistero.

Circle the Battistero and take Via Roma. Reach Piazza della Repubblica. Cross the square direction west (right coming from Duomo). Take Via Strozzi. On the second road on your left there is Palazzo Strozzi

2° days: South

Main visits advised:

• Galleria degli Uffizi

• Palazzo Vecchio

• Ponte Vecchio

• Palazzo Pitti

• Bargello

• Santa Croce

Tour: from the Train Station go in direction south and take Via dei Panzani and then Via dei Cerretani. Reach the Duomo. Stay with the Duomo on your right and Battistero on your left and take the road in front of you. This is Via Calzaiuoli. At the right corner there is the Loggia della Misericordia. Follow Via Calzaiuoli. After two corner on your right there is the church of Orsanmichele, with some statues around. This church have maintained it’s original aspect of a market. Go on in Via dei Calzaiuoli and you will arrive in front of Palazzo Vecchio. At the left of Palazzo Vecchio there is a beautiful Fountain of Neptune. This fountain is called “Biancone” (the big white) from Florentine people which didn’t love, from when it’s made, the bigger statue. At the right there is the Loggia dei Lanzi (or Loggia d’Orcagna)in which there are conserved some beautiful statues. From the Palazzo Vecchio and Loggia d’Orcagna, there is the Galleria degli Uffizi. Pass in the middle of Galleria degli Uffizi and reach the Arno river. In front of you there is the Ponte Vecchio Cross the ridge end reach Palazzo Pitti. U-turn and cross again the Ponte Vecchio. Go straight on in Via Por Santa Maria. At the middle of the street there is the Porcellino Market. Having the market on your left and the Arno river on your back, turn right ad came back to Piazza della Signoria. Take the road from Palazzo Vecchio end the Fountain of Neptune. At the first road turn left. You will arrive in front of Bargello, the old Florence Justice Palace. Come back and take the 3rd road on the left: Borgo dei Greci. Go on and you will arrive in front of Piazza Santa Croce. In this Square, in some days of the year, is played the “Calcio Storico Fiorentino” (Historical Florence football). In front the beautiful Church of Santa Croce in which there are some tomb and monuments.

3° day: Fiesole

Main visit advised:

• Fiesole churchs and Etruscan archeological site

NB: it’s necessary take bus.

Tour: from the Train Station take bus number 7 and reach Fiesole. Here you can visit the church of San Francesco, the church of San Domenico and the archeological Etruscan area.

From the main square you can see the church of San Domenico. After the visit, leave the church on your back and take the road which rise in fron of you, Folow the road and reach the San Francesco church. For came back you can cross the garden. From the square take the downhill road and reach the entrance of the archeological park.

4° day: Chianti area

Main visit advised:

• Piazzale Michelangelo

• Certosa

• Chianti Area

NB: it’s necessary take car.

Tour: from your hotel follow the notice for Piazzale Michelangelo1. Park the car in the Piazzale. From here there is a belvedere of the city. With the city at your back, turn right and follow Viale Galilei (by foot) since you see the staircase which brijng you at the church of San Miniato al Monte and at he monumental cemetary.

Come back at Piazzale Michelangelo. Take car and follow Viale Galileo (direction west). Follow the road downhill direction Galluzzo or “certosa”. You can have a stop to visit Certosa (about an hour). Follow in direction Siena. When you arrive at the big circle there are some road (from your right: direction Florence, you will came back –motorway-, direction Siena –highway- and direction Tavarnuzze -Via Cassia-).

If you have not a specific meta, take the road direction Tavarnuzze and you will cross all the Chianti area. At the cross road San Casciano- Greve in Chianti you can decide from one of this tour.

1- San Casciano (have a stop), Bargino, Tavarnelle, Barberino (have a little stop to see the church). At Poggibonsi circle follow for:

1.a San Gimignano, a nice medioeval town, which conserves it’s tower-house and in which was filmed some famous films

1.b Monteriggioni, whoich has conserved it’s ancient wals and Certaldo, born place of poet Boccaccio.

1.c Castellina in Chianti, nice medioeval town, Radda in Chianti and Gaiole. Long this way you can stop for wine tasting in towns or in some wine farms long the street.

2- Greve in Chianti. Here there are some of the most famous Chianti butcheries, in which you can by ham and different kinds of “salme” and sausage. Little typical craftsmanship shops. From here you can follow for Castellina in Cianti and Radda end Gaiole.

Long all the way you will find good Tuscany restaurants and wine and oil farm in which you can test productions.

5°day: "di là d'Arno"

Main visits advised:

• San Frediano

• Santo Spirito

• Santa Maria del Carmine

• Giardino Torrigiani
  

Tour: from the Train Station go turn in Piazza Santa Maria Novella. Streight on taking Via delle Belle Donne. At the first road turn right in Via del Moro. You will arrive in Piazza Goldoni. Cross the river on Ponte alla Carraia. Take Via dei Serragli. Turn the first road right Borgo San Frediano.In this area there are a lot of little and typical shops.

Turn the first road on the left. You can visit Santa Maria del Carmine Church. After the visit, the church on your back, take the right street. Via Santa Monica and then Via Sant’Agostono. Reach Piazza Santo Spirito an the church of Santo Spirito. After the visit, leave the square on your back. Take the road in front of you: Via delle Caldaie. Follow since the end and turn right in Via de’ Serragli. Turn Left since the entrance of Giardino Torrigiani.

6° day: relax and shopping

Main visit advised:

• Giardino di Boboli

• Shopping Streets

Tour: from the Train Station go turn in Piazza Santa Maria Novella. Streight on taking Via delle Belle Donne. At the first road turn right in Via del Moro. You will arrive in Piazza Goldoni. Take Via della Vigna Nuova, one of the most famouse and rich shopping street in Florence. At the end, this street arrive in Via Tornabuoni. Follow this street from south to north: you will find the famouse italian signature shops. At the end on the street, direction north, turn right and take Via de’ Pecori. The 3rd street on your right is Via Roma. After Piazza della Repubblica follow Via Calimala. A the end it’s open the Porcellino Market, where is possible to by leader accessories.

On the south part of the market there is a little bronze wild boar (the “porcellino”, little pork). Give it a caress on is snout: it’ give you gook lack!

Follow Por Santa Maria street. Here you can find old laces and embroidery shops. A the end there is Ponte Vecchio, famous for it’s jewelrys.

If you want relax yourself in the green, arrive since Palazzo Pitti and reach the Boboli Garden (the entrance is on the left of the Palace). You can spend nice and relaxing ours in Medici park.

If you prefer carry on your shops tour, U-turn and from Por Santa Maria arrive in Piazza della Signoria. Now you can choose two different tour.

1- Take Via Calzaiuoli since the Duomo. Than turn left, under the Battistero and take Borgo San Lorenzo here tere are open shops and markets about leather and silk accessories, curtains and souvwenirs.

2- Looking Palazzo Vecchio take the left road: Borgo dei Greci. Streight on since Piazza Santa Croce. In Borgo dei Greci street there are a lot of leader shops. At Piazza Santa Croce Turn left in Via Verdi. At the end of the street, turn right in Via Pietrapiana. At the middle of the street there is an antique dealing market and around the market some laboratories in which is worked the wood and wickers.