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Florence the birthplace of the Renaissance is an incredible place for students to enhance their language skills and art knowledge.
View Boticelli's paintings in the Uffizi or Michelangelo's 'David' in Galleria dell’Accademia in some of the most visited museums in the world or simply walk in the many piazze and admire the Renaissance architecture. The medieval shape of the town centre, a stunning cathedral, classic art museums, bustling squares and some of the most amazing architecture to be found anywhere in the world offers an atmosphere that can't be missed.
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Includes:
- 3 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
- Return air travel inclusive of taxes
- Airport transfer Italy
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Detailed information pack
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Itinerary planning service
- Motorway tolls and taxes,
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Sample Itinerary
Example AccommodationFlorence Cathedral
Florence's striking black, white and pink cathedral captures Italian architecture at the very beginning of the Renaissance. Brunelleschi's dome took a mere sixteen years to complete and still dominates the Florentine skyline - don't miss the climb to the top. The cathedral itself took a little longer to finish, however, and the façade was not completed until 1886.
Uffizi Gallery
Florence's finest art gallery grew out of the private collection of the city's ruling de' Medici dynasty and spans Italian art from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century, including works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli.
Florence St. John's Baptistry
The Florence Bapistry or Battistero di San Giovanni is a religious edifice in Florence. It is believed to be the oldest building in the city and is particularly famed for its three sets of magnificent and artistically important bronze doors.It stands in the Piazza del Duomo, just to the west of the Duomo. Until the end of the 19th century all Catholic Florentines were baptized in this church.
Florence Cathedral Belltower
The belltower of Santa Maria del Fiore, one of the most beautiful in Italy, was an (extremely costly) invention of genius by Giotto which was created more as a decorative monument than a functional one. In 1334 the great artist was nominated overseer of the building site for the new cathedral when work on it had already been interrupted for over thirty years and was commissioned to continue the co...
Galleria dell Accademia
Europe's first school of drawing, this museum of art is chiefly famous for its several sculptures by Michelangelo, notably his David, in addition to an extensive collection of 15th- and 16th-century paintings.
Palazzo Pitti
The Palazzo Pitti, in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance 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.The Pitti Palace rises on a big semicircular square. T...
Ponte Vecchio
Best known of all Florence''s treasures, this glorious bridge was the only one of six spared by the retreating Germans on 4 August 1944. Over the centuries flooding unfortunately took its toll; few traces of the 10th-century bridge remain. Today''s bridge, built in 1345, was filled with butcher''s shops which would routinely discard the carcasses into the Arno causing quite a stench. Grand Duke Fe...
The Boboli Gardens (Giardino di Boboli)
The Boboli Gardens (Giardino di Boboli) are rich and extravagant pleasure-gardens with large expanses to explore and photogenic views over Florence. Designed by the Grand Dukes as a venue for extravagant parties and celebrations the garden is dotted with statuary, fountains and a variety of features commissioned specially, or taken from the fabulous Medici art collections. The Boboli Gardens sprea...
The Gallery of Modern Art
The Gallery, which is situated on the second floor of the Pitti Palace, has a fine collection of paintings and sculpture, mostly Italian, dating from the late 18th century to World War I. The elegant rooms, which were formerly inhabited by the Lorraine grand-dukes, are decorated with works of the neo-classical and romantic periods. There is also a splendid collection of works by artists of the Mac...
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Morning or afternoon flight from the UK. Transfer from Pisa Airport to the Hotel. | ||
| Day 2 | Visit to Uffizi Galleria followed by a walk to the area around the famous Ponte Vecchio for lunch and shopping | Visit to the Palatine Gallery and Gardens of Boboli at the Palazzo Pitti. | Free time for evening meal |
| Day 3 | Visit to the famous Brancacci Chapel | Visit the Piazza del Duomo and Florence Cathedral. | Free time for evening meal |
| Day 4 | Morning visit to one of Florence Markets (depending on day of the week and flight times). Fly back to the UK from Pisa | Free time for evening meal | |
Our dedicated itinerary planners will work with you to create your personal itinerary, request a quote above to find out more.
Hotel Leonardo da Vinci
The Leonardo da Vinci hotel is located in the centre of Florence, only 400 metres away from the Santa Maria Novella railway station.
The property features a bar and offers outdoor parking facilities.
The hotel offers comfortable and completely soundproofed single, double standard, double superior, triple and quadruple rooms.
All of the rooms feature a private bathroom with shower or bathtub, hair dryer, individually controlled air-conditioning, heating, satellite TV, direct dial telephone and writing desk.
The double superior rooms have been recently renovated and are additionally equipped with high-speed Internet connection, mini bar and electronic mini safe. Some rooms feature a private terrace.
Four rooms are specially equipped to welcome disabled guests.
The property features a bar and offers outdoor parking facilities.
The hotel offers comfortable and completely soundproofed single, double standard, double superior, triple and quadruple rooms.
All of the rooms feature a private bathroom with shower or bathtub, hair dryer, individually controlled air-conditioning, heating, satellite TV, direct dial telephone and writing desk.
The double superior rooms have been recently renovated and are additionally equipped with high-speed Internet connection, mini bar and electronic mini safe. Some rooms feature a private terrace.
Four rooms are specially equipped to welcome disabled guests.
