A single line through the historic centre, from the cathedral square across the Arno.
Drinking water
- Water
- Drinking water 80 m from stop 1
- Drinking water 240 m from stop 1
- Drinking water 230 m from stop 2
- Drinking water 50 m from stop 3
- Drinking water 80 m from stop 6
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Segments
- The Duomo and Brunelleschi's Dome
Piazza del Duomo → Cathedral dome
City streets and stairs
Begin under the green, pink and white marble of Santa Maria del Fiore, begun in 1296 and crowned in 1436 by Filippo Brunelleschi's dome — still the largest masonry dome ever raised. The climb between its inner and outer shells brings you out over the rooftops of Tuscany. Allow about 90 minutes with the ascent.
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The Baptistery of Saint JohnFlorence Cathedral → Piazza San Giovanni
City streets
Cross the square to the octagonal baptistery dedicated to the city's patron saint, John the Baptist. Its bronze doors — Ghiberti's east pair nicknamed the Gates of Paradise — are among the founding objects of the Renaissance; the panels here are copies, the originals now indoors nearby. About 30 minutes.
About this place
The Florence Baptistery, also known as the Baptistery of Saint John, is a religious building in Florence, Italy. Dedicated to the patron saint of the city, John the Baptist, it has been a focus of religious, civic, and artistic life since its completion. The octagonal baptistery stands in both the Piazza del Duomo and the Piazza San Giovanni, between Florence Cathedral and the Archbishop's Palace.
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To Piazza della SignoriaFlorence Baptistery → Piazza della Signoria
City streets
Walk south down Via dei Calzaiuoli into the political stage of Florence, dominated by the fortress-like Palazzo Vecchio. The Loggia dei Lanzi on one side is an open-air sculpture hall, free to walk into; the David standing by the palace door is a copy of Michelangelo's original. About 40 minutes.
About this place
Piazza della Signoria is a W-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Central Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. It is the main point of the origin and history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political focus of the city. It is the meeting place of Florentines as well as the numerous tourists, located near Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza del Duomo, and gateway to the Uffizi Gallery.
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The Uffizi GalleryPiazza della Signoria → Uffizi riverfront
City streets
Duck into the long courtyard beside the piazza and up into Italy's most visited museum, built in the 1560s as government offices — uffizi means exactly that. Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio hang along its corridors. Allow about two hours, more if you linger.
About this place
The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best-known in the world. It holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance.
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Across the Ponte VecchioUffizi → Ponte Vecchio
City streets and bridge
Step onto the medieval stone bridge lined with shops — the only Florentine bridge left standing after the Second World War. Butchers and tanners once traded here; today it is jewellers and art dealers. The covered Vasari Corridor runs above the shopfronts. About 20 minutes.
About this place
The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno, in Florence, Italy. The only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during World War II, it is noted for the shops built along it; building shops on such bridges was once a common practice. Butchers, tanners, and farmers initially occupied the shops; the present tenants are jewellers, art dealers, and souvenir sellers. The Ponte Vecchio's two neighbouring bridges are the Ponte Santa Trinita and the Ponte alle Grazie.
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Palazzo Pitti and the OltrarnoPonte Vecchio → Palazzo Pitti
City streets
Finish on the south bank in the Oltrarno, where workshops still outnumber souvenir stands. The huge Palazzo Pitti — begun in 1458 for the banker Luca Pitti, later the Medici seat — closes the walk, with the Boboli gardens rising behind it. About an hour, or a whole afternoon if you go in.
About this place
The Palazzo Pitti, in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast, mainly in the Renaissance style, palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio. The core of the present palazzo dates from 1458 and was originally the town residence of Luca Pitti, an ambitious Florentine banker.
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