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This itinerary will take you through more than 1500 years of history, embracing all the monuments on the world-famous Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square): from the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, to the Brunelleschi’s Dome, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the St. John's Baptistery and the Museum of the Works of the Cathedral. A unique chance to enjoy a truly exceptional cultural experience in the heart of Medieval and Renaissance Florence, a "tour of marvels" among the monuments of a square that is a concentration of art unlike any in the world. Inside Guided Visit of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
Your guide will first comment the Baptistery dedicated to St. John, the Patron Saint of Florence. The Baptistery is one of the oldest buildings in Florence (XI century) and home to the glittering golden mosaics that decorate the dome and a spectacular Matroneo (Women's Gallery). The outer façade is covered in Carrara and Prato marble and is enriched with the beautiful bronze doors, including a copy of the two known as the Gates of Paradise.
As we leave the Baptistery, the tour proceeds with the comment about the elegant Giotto’s Bell Tower, covered in multi - colored marble and graced with a base decorated with a fabulous figurative cycle.
The tour will continue with the Cathedral, the guide will reveal then the secrets of the celebrated majestic Brunelleschi’s Dome, the largest masonry construction ever built, one of the city's icons. Once inside the magnificent Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture and the third largest church in the world, you will admire the beautiful frescoes by Vasari and Zuccari adorning the inside of the Dome. Another masterpiece waits for you: one of the world's most important stained glass window cycles created by the greatest artists of the early Renaissance and magnificent works by Baccio Bandinelli, Benedetto da Maiano, Luca Della Robbia, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Andrea Del Castagno and many others.
Mandatory:
Participants must present, together with the ID Card, their EU Green Pass or their own country document to proof one of the following: to have received full vaccination;to have had Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months
Those who will not present the required documents, will not be entitled to any refund
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