SG - 2024, November 23th - Pisa and Florence Small Group Tour from Livorno

Florence and Pisa Small Group Tour from Livorno Port

DEPARTURE: Livorno port
DATE AND TIME: November 23th, 2024 - 9am
CRUISE SHIP: Holland America Volendam
DURATION: 8,5 hours
MEETING POINT: We will wait just outside the Cruise with a sign with your name

Included:

- Pick up and drop off at Livorno Cruise
- Transportation by minivan with a/c
- Visit Pisa
- English Speaking Driver
- Visit Florence

Not included:
- Lunch
- Local Guide
- Museum Fees

From the Port of Livorno directly to Campo dei Miracoli in Pisa

We will drive you to the university town of Pisa, where you will have a brief stop by the Field of Miracles for photographs and to admire the famous Leaning Tower.

The famous Bell Tower leans about 16 feet out of perpendicular. Efforts to stabilize the building are made constantly together with a continued monitoring process of the structure.

Also you will visit the Duomo’s Square of Pisa, Piazza dei Miracoli with his Baptistery and the Cathedral. Then we will pass through Piazza Dei Cavalieri, which has a stunning facade designed by Giorgio Vasari. After that, you will see the picturesques Arno river streets called “Lungarno” with their historic buildings and their shops.

Then we will leave the Town of Pisa in direction of the Tuscan countryside towards Florence. We will drive around the city up to the hills and passing before from the old gate to the city, the Porta Romana, with his Pitti Palace, which hosts many galleries and museums and a magnificent park called the Boboli Gardens.

We will continue to learn about Florence’s rich cultural history during your sightseeing tour. Will see Piazza della Signoria with its impressive sculptures and imposing palazzi: the multi-coloured Marble Duomo and Baptistery, famous for its bronze doors that Michelangelo dubbed "the Gates of Paradise".

The Uffizi Gallery and the Gallery of the Academy: the heart of the Florence Art

Visit the Uffizi Gallery (skip the line option not available), is not so far from Piazza della Signoria and Ponte Vecchio, where you can admire the unique magnificent paintings of Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raffaello, Leonardo Da Vinci. Also you have the oportunity to visit Accademia Gallery (tickets not included) wich is another important museum, where it’s conserved the original statue David of Michelangelo
You will be amazed by the magnificence of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto’s Bell and the Basilica of Santa Croce.

A walking tour into the centre gives the opportunity of enjoying the charm of the City. Walking along the Arno River and across Ponte Vecchio, the old Bridge famous for the beautiful jewellery shops.

After that you cannot to miss the amazing views from Piazzale Michelangelo (named after the artist who sculpted the original David statue). Here there is a fantastic and panoramic terrace that faces on the city, from where you can take the most beautiful pictures better than a simple postcard.