The Best of Classical Florence in one day

Soak up Florence 's must-see sights on this complete full-day tour of the city . With your expert local guide the tour begins with a walking guided visit of the Duomo Complex where you will admire the Cathedral , notable for its dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, the Baptistery and Giotto's Belltower . Then the tour continues to Signoria Square dominated by the massive Palazzo Vecchio and by the beautiful Loggia dei Lanzi . We will admire the Ponte Vecchio , before leading to Palazzo Pitti , the last residence of the Medici dinasty. After lunch ( not included), you will continue to the Chiesa del Carmine housing the magnificent early Renaissance frescoes by Masaccio ; then to Via Tornabuoni the most elegant street in Florence and to Palazzo Strozzi , a splendid example of civil architecture inspired by the Palazzo Medici . Finally you will have the opportunity to visit the Church of Santa Maria Novella , first great basilica in Florence and the city's principal Dominican church. Besides the Basilica the square houses other important buildings: the long portico of the Hospital of San Paolo and the adjacent monks' pharmacy, the ancient laboratory for herbs and medicinal plants distilled by monks to cure the sick and the pilgrims.