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Santa Croce Church and District Private 3h Tour
Firenze
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Most visitors walk into Santa Croce expecting a church and walk out having stood beside Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini - Italy's pantheon of genius, all under one roof. This is not a quick photo stop. Your guide shows you exactly how Giotto's frescoes in the Bardi and Peruzzi Chapels laid the foundation for Renaissance painting two centuries before the word "Renaissance" existed, walks you through Brunelleschi's masterful Pazzi Chapel, and tells the extraordinary survival story of the Cimabue Crucifix, rescued from the devastating 1966 flood. Then the basilica doors close behind you - and the tour does not stop. You step into the real Santa Croce quarter, the leather workshop...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 7 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 7 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Entrance ticket to the Basilica of Santa Croce
Private expert guide
Insurance and Personal expenses
Meeting Points
Departure
Piazza di Santa Croce
Meeting point: Piazza di Santa Croce, next to the Dante’s Monument
Return
Santa Croce Church and District Private 3h Tour
Firenze
About
Most visitors walk into Santa Croce expecting a church and walk out having stood beside Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini - Italy's pantheon of genius, all under one roof. This is not a quick photo stop. Your guide shows you exactly how Giotto's frescoes in the Bardi and Peruzzi Chapels laid the foundation for Renaissance painting two centuries before the word "Renaissance" existed, walks you through Brunelleschi's masterful Pazzi Chapel, and tells the extraordinary survival story of the Cimabue Crucifix, rescued from the devastating 1966 flood. Then the basilica doors close behind you - and the tour does not stop. You step into the real Santa Croce quarter, the leather workshop...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 7 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 7 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Entrance ticket to the Basilica of Santa Croce
Private expert guide
Insurance and Personal expenses
Meeting Points
Departure
Piazza di Santa Croce
Meeting point: Piazza di Santa Croce, next to the Dante’s Monument
Return
Itinerary
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Santa Croce
You're standing in front of a church - but step inside and you're actually walking through Italy's hall of fame. Michelangelo is buried here. So is Galileo. Machiavelli too, and Rossini. For three hours, your private guide walks you through the basilica and the quarter around it, connecting the dots between the people who shaped Florence and the ones who shaped the modern world entirely.
