Florence guided visits
Rejoice, Florence, seeing you are so great that over sea and land you flap your wings, and your name is widely known in Hell!
― Dante Alighieri
DONATELLO: THE RENAISSANCE
The Renaissance is told as a triumph of order, but Donatello carved something wilder. His figures do not stand in quiet perfection. They shift, tremble, resist. Dionysus VS Apollo.
No single form could contain him. Marble, bronze, wood, terracotta, stone, gold, even glass. His hands never clung to a single material, just as his art refused to bow to a single god.
At the Bargello, his David is neither boy nor hero, neither man nor god. In the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, his prophets burn with visions older than their faith, their bodies tense with an energy that does not seek harmony but transformation.
And then San Lorenzo, where Donatello’s last works murmur in the language of oracles and forgotten gods. Here, where he rests, stone does not sleep. It pulses, restless as the hands that shaped it.
Half day (about 4 hours) : 300 euro
FLORENCE OPEN CITY
Florence is a city where art breathes in the streets. Michelangelo, Giambologna, Cellini, Pontormo, and Ghirlandaio left their mark on palaces, in squares, and on the quiet facades of churches that welcome visitors every day.
In Piazza della Signoria, history is carved in stone. At Orsanmichele, saints watch over the city. The Duomo’s Campanile rises among the rooftops, while in lesser-known churches, frescoes glow in the half-light, open to anyone who stops to look.
No barriers, no closing hours. Just Florence, where beauty unfolds with every step.
Half day (about 3 hours) : 250 euro
THE MEDICI AND THE ARTS
In just over fifty years, the Medici ignited a revolution. Their patronage was not mere display but fuel for something larger, something restless. Brunelleschi, Donatello, Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Lippi all found in them not just patrons, but catalysts.
In Palazzo Medici Riccardi, power first took shape in stone, weaving politics and beauty into a single fabric. The Basilica of San Lorenzo stands as a Medici laboratory of ideas, where art and innovation collided. And in the Medici Chapels, marble and shadow guard the restless ambition of a dynasty that sculpted Florence itself.
This is not just a story of wealth and power. It is the story of how the Medici turned art into fire.
Half day (about 3 hours) : 250 euro
THE UFFIZI GALLERY
This museum is a battleground of visions, where artists challenged form, light, and the very nature of beauty. Every room is a portal, every painting a revelation.
Giotto softens rigid figures into flesh and blood. Botticelli stretches time into a golden dream. Leonardo unravels the mysteries of movement, while Michelangelo bends the human body to his will. Then comes Caravaggio, where light and shadow collide in raw drama. And so on: Lippi, Piero della Francesca, Titian.
Beyond the icons, we’ll seek the wild energy of Piero di Cosimo, the bold colors of Rosso Fiorentino, the hidden revolutions in works too often overlooked.
With skip-the-line access, this is not just a visit. It is an immersion into the restless spirit that made Florence the source of Western art, and thought.
Half day (about 4 hours) : 300 euro
Practical Information
These journeys are private and designed for small groups or individuals These journeys are personal, made for individuals or small groups who want to move slowly and see deeply.
I take care of the guiding and help with the practical side when needed.
Included: my guidance and support with logistics.
Not included: tickets, meals, and transport.
I don’t provide transportation, but I can help arrange a driver, taxi, or bus/train connections if useful.
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