Piazza di Santa Maria Novella Tours and Activities

Explore the heart of the Renaissance by Segway on this our of Florence. Led by a local guide, pass top attractions such as the Uffizi Gallery, the Duomo and Piazza Santa Croce. Cover more ground than a walking tour as you hear the history behind this famous city from your guide. Headphones are provided so that you can hear the commentary more clearly as you glide through the streets.

This daylong shore excursion from Livorno takes you through the Italian countryside to the towns of Pisa and Florence. Travel in a air-conditioned minivan with Wi-Fi to Pisa, where you can see and photograph the city’s famous Leaning Tower. Then it’s on to Florence where highlights include Piazzale Michelangelo, a square with panoramic views of Florence, and Piazza Santa Croce, where Galileo and Machiavelli are buried. Have lunch on your own before heading back to port.

Gameify your tour of Florence with this downloadable, self-guided treasure hunt. You and your private group will solve clues to unlock stories and facts about Florence's famous Medici family. Stops include the Palazzo Pitti, the Ponte Vecchio, the Palazzo Medici, and others. Move at your own pace through the clues; most groups take about two hours.

Enjoy personalized attention and a flexible itinerary on this private tour in Florence. With a guide in the lead, you'll have priority access and be able to skip the line at the local museums, which saves valuable vacation time. You can focus on the sights that interest you and your guide will tailor their commentary to your preferences. This tour includes access to a reserved spot at the top of the Duomo for panoramic views of Florence.

Enjoy a guided tour of Florence on two wheels with this bike tour. Explore the Tuscan capital by bike.

This itinerary is designed for families who want to see the top sites of Florence with their children. Letizia grew up in Florence and knows how to bring the city and its history, art and architecture alive to younger eyes. Children (3-14 years) delight in her kid-friendly anecdotes about the personalities, legends and secrets from the Renaissance. It’s a family-friendly, interactive tour to discover the highlights and less known parts of the city, departing from Santa Maria Novella Square, reaching Duomo (outside), and Signoria Square, ending the tour on the Ponte Vecchio. Customize your experience, visiting a museum, like Uffizi Gallery, The Old Palace, Academy Gallery....don't hesitate to contact me!

A guided walking tour is the absolute best way to discover the historical centre of Florence. We will make sure you will not miss any of the most important highlights of this Unesco Heritage Site. We will see the magnificent Cathedral, crowned by Brunelleschi’s glorious dome, the Baptistry and Giotto’s Belltower, Piazza Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge in Florence.On top of these unmissable landmarks, we will as well explore the narrow streets and tiny squares of medieval Florence, spotting out old tower houses, witnesses of turbulent times of family rivalries, all while your expert local guide tells you the stories and curiosities behind the sites. After taking in all you would want to know about the glorious past of this city, you might need a refreshment, and we have thought about that as well! So the tour will end with a homemade Italian gelato which you can enjoy while your guide will be available for any further information or curiosities you would want to ask.

Explore Florence on foot with the benefit of guided commentary on this walking tour. Spend just a few hours getting acquainted with the ancient city, listening to your guide talk about the history, culture, art, and architecture as you visit some of the most famous sights. Stops include the Duomo, Giotto's Bell Tower, Piazza della Repubblica, the Uffizi Gallery, the Ponte Vecchio, and others.

Treat your taste buds to some of Italy’s most prized culinary products with this gourmet tasting tour and dinner in Florence. Sample an array of Tuscan delicacies like truffle bruschetta, extra virgin olive oil and reserve Prosecco with a foodie guide, and  then gather around a private chef’s table for a homecooked, 3-course dinner of regional specialties. Tour size is limited to eight for a more personalized, small-group experience.

An ideal way to visit and explore the beautiful city with its treasures, squares, views in a very limited time and in a relaxing and profound way with the presence of an expert and licensed tour guide, who leaves and stays with the group all the time

Get ready for extreme fun and fitness on a footbike tour! The footbike/ Kickbike is a type of scooter that features a larger front wheel than back wheel and a platform upon which the rider can stand and kick off from the ground. When utilized in cities, footbikes provide an excellent means of transportation throughout small, crowded streets. As you adventure around the beautiful city of Florence, you will discover amazing monuments, hidden treasures, and charming neighborhoods. You will pass by the banks of the Arno River and have the opportunity to see famous Italian architecture. No matter your age, riding a footbike in Florence will make you feel like a kid again, and you will not even realize that you have completed an incredible workout. • Visit the important sites of Florence in 2 hours • Footbike/kickbike • Helmet • Expert tour guide

Come to discover Florence on our walking morning tour and you will have the perfect introduction to this wonderful town. Our guide will help you grasp the architecture and the food tradition while having a relaxing stroll through some famous roads as well as through unexpected hidden corners! Icing on the cake will be the visit to the food market and the various tastings in authentic stores.

Would you like to see Florence when you wake up? This is the tour for you! A pair of comfortable shoes, a water bottle and you will be ready for a dynamic and healthy walk of about two hours in the silence of the early morning with few people around and without traffic noise. We will start from the historic centre and through the southern hill we will reach one of the most beautiful viewpoints of the city: Piazzale Michelangelo which, with a bronze replic of David in the centre, dominates Florence. An unmissable opportunity to admire Florence and its monuments from above: the Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi Museum, the Duomo and its Dome, Piazza della Signoria and many other places for which we will not fail to tell you the history and a little of anecdotes. The photos you take with the light and colours that only early morning can give you will remain as a unique testimony of your trip to Florence!

What will make our activity special? My goal is to capture your travel experience while you are visiting such a unique place like Florence. Your emotions, your personality your motivations to visit Italy with your favorites people. Everlasting beautiful and truthful memories in pictures. I have many years of experience as a professional photographer in Florence. We will go from Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, through Piazza del Duomo and Ponte Vecchio in this 2 hours photography session in the Florence City center.

Introduce your family to Florence on a half-day tour with a private guide who shares child-friendly commentary. See famous attractions such as Piazza Della Repubblica, Palazzo Strozzi, Santa Maria Novella, and more while hearing entertaining stories about the city. Find out about powerful families and celebrated artists from Florence’s history, and animals depicted in their statues and coats of arms.

Step inside one of Florence’s spiritual gems with a guided tour of the Santa Maria de Novella church, a Gothic-Renaissance design that’s steeped in centuries of Florentine history. Admire evocative frescoes and devotional sculptures by Giotto, Brunelleschi, and Ghirlandaio that decorate the chapels while a guide explains their meaning and importance. For a sensory treat that combines the feel of a medieval apothecary with the fragrance of luxury Italian perfume, browse elixirs and bath products in the little-known pharmacy tucked within the church walls.

Un tour guidato a piedi è il modo migliore per scoprire il centro storico di Firenze e ci assicureremo di non perdere nessuno dei punti salienti. Cammineremo tra monumenti iconici come la magnifica Cattedrale, con la cupola del Brunelleschi, il Battistero e il Campanile di Giotto. Il nostro tour vi condurrà in Piazza Signoria, il centro politico di Firenze, dominato da una fortezza medievale che è stata sede del governo della città per 700 anni. La piazza, un museo a cielo aperto, ospita alcune delle più belle sculture dell'era rinascimentale. Infine visiteremo il famoso Ponte Vecchio, il più antico di Firenze e l'unico a sopravvivere alla Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Esploreremo poi le strade strette e le piccole piazze della Firenze medievale, le vecchie case a torre, testimoni di rivalità di famiglia, il tutto mentre la vostra guida vi racconterà le curiosità di ogni luogo. Infine faremo una “fresca” pausa con un gelato da gustare mentre la guida sarà disponibile per altre curiosità.

Wear your most comfortable shoes and let your qualified local guide lead you to a full day urban trekking , in the heart of Tuscany, starting from Florence. You will experience the journey by local transport to the charming village of Certaldo. Still by local transport you will reach Siena where the historical city centre, Piazza del Campo and the Duomo awaits us.

This Experience is provided by a private local. Each LocalBini Experience is conducted in a small group of up to 8 people. Discover the most impressive buildings in Florence and learn about each one and its characteristics in this invigorating architectural walk. Join me on this adventure to discover the beauty and unique characteristics of the city's most significant buildings and get to know a bit more about the local culture in Italy from my own perspective! During this walk, you will become better acquainted with the local architecture, while also learning about the way in which this has changed over the years, with the city becoming more modern while still keeping its unique character. Being the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence is like a living museum with many of the world’s most beautiful buildings, and our tour is designed to show the absolutely best of them!

Take part in a family-friendly Florence "safari" on this half-day private tour. With a guide in the lead and kids participating, hunt down different coats of arms, statues, animals, and symbols that serve as introductions to Florentine culture. This treasure hunt comes complete with commentary focused on kids to get them learning and keep them interested.

Take a fun tour of Florence with your family, discovering the Tuscan city through the marble animals populating the city! In this 3 hours walking tour, your guide will point out Florence's main highlights through stories and anecdotes about its animal statues! Discover the medieval alleys of Florence city center through the help of your family-oriented private guide and learn more about the powerful families and the legends hidden behind statues and palaces. Start from Republic Square and head to Signoria Square. Take the change to play and guess the history behind the Neptune Fountain, having fun with your family! Hunt for the Coat of Arms and animals related to the Florentine powerful families. This is an interactive tour for families with children who want to enjoy Florence with an outdoor walking tour of the city.

On this small group tour, led by our expert tour guides, you will be able to admire Florence by riding a bike, exploring the four districts of the city with detailed explanations about the history, the architectures and the anecdotes of the most important landmarks in town: Santa Croce, the Duomo, Santa Maria Novella, San Lorenzo, Piazza della Signoria and the Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza Santo Spirito and Piazza Pitti. During every stop there will be time for pictures and your guide will be glad to answer any questions in order to give everybody tips for places, museums and experiences that you can't miss during your stay in Florence. At the end of the tour, a “gelato” is what you need: your guide will bring you to take one of the best ones in town...a good excuse to taste a delight that, not everybody knows, was invented by Bernardo Buontalenti in Florence during the Medici dynasty!

Discover the top sights of Florence by bike on a 2.5-hour cycling tour of the UNESCO listed city center and more. Set at a leisurely pace, the tour is ideal for visitors of all ages. Enjoy frequent stops to take photos and learn about your surroundings.  The well-rounded tour also includes a bottle of water to keep you hydrated and a complimentary gelato.

Let’s face it: those selfies and quick snaps from your camera phone don’t always do your travels justice. Invest in the services of professional photographer while you visit Florence and document the trip properly. A local guide designs a customized route through the city based on your unique needs, then a library of professional photos is available for download within five business days of the shoot.