A Walk Through History:
Franciscans to the Black Death
Grand, elegant and refined. Just three words that spring to mind when one thinks of Tuscany’s crowning glory – Florence. Yet to many visitors, the Renaissance capital can cause somewhat of a sensory overload. With museums, galleries, historical landmarks, famed churches, and palaces at virtually every corner, Florence is often overwhelming upon first visit. This walk provides a fascinating overview of the city and puts its neighborhoods in historical context.
Walk in the footsteps of great artists and historical figures that made Florence the glorious city of the Renaissance. Begin in Piazza della Repubblica and discover the city’s beginnings as part of the Roman Empire.
Walkthrough medieval streets and unveil the many towers that once made up the center of the city. There is no better place to understand the rise of the city-state of Florence than emerging from these dark, towered streets into the light-filled Piazza Signoria, the seat of the government and the center of Florentine politics since the 14th century. Finish in the religious heart of Florence, gazing up upon Brunelleschi’s Santa Maria del Fiore — the Duomo — most iconic silhouette of the Florentine skyline, as well as the nearby 11th century Romanesque Baptistery with its Paradise Door.
If desired, continue on to visit the church of Santa Croce that houses famous tombs of Florentines as well as some of the best examples of 14th-century frescoes in Italy. Finish the morning with a visit to Santa Croce’s rival, the Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella, which will reveal how Florence reacted artistically to the Black Death of 1348.
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