We invite you to discover with us Florence and its treasures. Our itinerary includes Santo Spirito Church, Piazza del Carmine, Cappella Brancacci, Pitti Palace and Palatina Gallery.

• Throughout the tour, you will be guided by an expert in History or Art history, who will help you to discover our Florence. You can choose the language you prefer...we have 14 different languages available!
• You can choose the departure point: you can meet you guide at the Travel Agency or, if you prefer, he can pick you up in your hotel!
• If you are a small party, then this is the tour for you...you own guide all over Florence!
• Admission to museums indicated is included.
• Prices: (for group)
  • 1 up to 10 persons : € 220 + € 15,88 for each person
  • 11 up to 20 persons : € 180 + € 15,88 for each person
  • over 20 persons : € 180 + € 15,88 for each person + € 2,75 for each added person

ITINERARY

PIAZZA DEL CARMINE AND BRANCACCI CHAPEL

The chapel in the right-hand arm of the transpt in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine is consacrated to the Madonna del Popolo, and a painting of the Virgin stands on the altar. The patrons of the chapel was the Brancacci family, from the second half of the 14th century until 1780. Felice Brancacci was the patron of the chapel from 1422 till 1436. He was a rich and powerful man and he commissioned the fresco decoration of the chapel in 1423 shortly after he returned from Cairo where he had been sent as Florentine Ambassador.

It is assumed that work on the frescoes began in 1424, at a time when Masaccio and Masolino were working together, and that it continued until 1427 or 1428, when Masaccio set off for Rome, leaving the fresco cycle unfinished. The appearence of the chapel today is the result of alterations begun immediately after Felice Brancacci fell out of favour; he was exiled in 1435 and declared a rebel in 1458. Further changes were carried out in the 18th and 19th centuries.

It is said that Palazzo Pitti was firstly designed by Filippo Brunelleschi for Luca Pitti but the construction was never started during his existence. The construction started after ten years of Brunelleschi's death and the building was extended many times until 1783. The original facade of seven bays were incorporated in the extensions made at either side of the palace, which is now twenty-three bays long on the piano nobile and thirteen bays on the top floor, but most of this was buit between 1620-30 by Ammannati's follower, Alfonso Parigi. The very heavy rusticated facade in the image was placed the back of the main facade, which might be designed by Brunelleschi, was designed by Ammannati and constructed during 1558-70.

The main feature of the palace is the Palatina gallery which was superbly decorated by Pietro da Cortina, Ciro Ferri and 19C artists, still magnificently furnished it houses groups of works by the Italian, Spanish and Flemmish schools. Famous canvases by Raffaello, Tiziano, Rubens, Velazquez and van Dyck. In addition: paintings by A. del Sarto, Dosso Dossi, Murillo, Tintoretto, Veronese, Bronzino, Perugino, Sustermans, Caravaggio, Giambellino, Frà Bartolomeo, Rosso Fiorentino, Moroni, B. Peruzzi, Barocci, S. Rosa, L. Signorelli, Lippi, Botticelli, Pontormo, Dolci, Allori. Featured among the sculptures, the "Venere Italica" by Canova.