Guided Walking Tour Feat. David & The Duomo

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Ah, Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance and a city steeped in history as rich as its gelato flavors!

There is no better way to fully understand its fascinating story of the ages, than a walking tour of Florence with an expert local guide. Otherwise, that’s a lot to learn and discover on your own as you struggle through crowds at popular museums and city streets.

If you’re anything like me, overwhelmed and exhausted, and you throw your hands up in resignation to walk down to the river for quiet time, saying “Just give me gelato. Who cares about the Medici family anyway?”

There is no real reason to care about them, crowds or not, but it does speak a fascinating tale of ancient mobster-style power ruling.

The story is best told to you from an expert on a Florence Walking Tour, who can sum it up and share the most important bits from medieval times, the Renaissance, and how this has impacted the modern day city.

In this guide, we’ll share what to expect from a walking tour in Florence based on our personal experience.

Best of Florence Walking Tour with David & The Duomo

We joined a three-hour Best of Florence walking tour as guests of Walks of Italy. Our local guide, Neb, knows this city, and its art very well, as he studied on a scholarship at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze (Academy of Fine Arts of Florence), which was founded by Cosimo I de’ Medici in 1563.

Although Neb says he’s more of a modern abstract artist, which is not celebrated so much in a city still wallowing in the glory of master artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Botticelli (I loved his work at the Uffizi Gallery)

Neb gave us so much information as we wandered the streets of this well-preserved Medieval City. We had visited Siena in Tuscany just a few days before, which is a similarly beautiful Medieval city and Florence’s biggest rivals during these times.

This three-hour tour has a fair amount of walking and a lot of information. It was the most in-depth of all the walking tours we did in Italy.

Florence’s story can’t be told in a simple paragraph! So be prepared. You may find it a little overwhelming, especially with kids.

Ours loved seeing the Statue of David and some other aspects, but it was probably a little too long for them. I love…