General information
| Destination |
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| Florence, Italy |
Program details
Admire the amazing Palazzo Vecchio, the Town hall of Florence, on a 2-hour tour led by a local professional guide. Visit the Museum, Royal Apartments of Medici Family, the Salone dei Cinquecento.
Admire the Town hall of Florence which overlooks the Piazza Della Signoria the amazing square that holds a copy of Michelangelo's David statue, and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi. Visit the private apartments of the Medici Family and climb to the top of the tower of Arnolfo to see Signoria Square from above.
Admire the impressive murals that decorate the walls of the Salone dei Cinquecento — the Hall of the Five Hundred — which is the most imposing chamber as it was enlarged by Giorgio Vasari so that Grand Duke Cosimo I could hold his court in this chamber. At the end of the hall is a small side room without windows. The studiolo was a small secret study designed by Vasari in a mannerist style.
