Cycling Through Florence

The tour begins in the heart of the city in Piazza della Repubblica which used to be the “forum” in the Roman period 2000 years ago. From there we move on to the religious complex with its Baptistery dedicated to St. John the Baptist, the Cathedral and Giotto’s bell-tower. We will discuss Brunelleschi’s Dome, a famous Renaissance masterpiece. The tour then moves through the medieval quarter of Florence with its tower houses. This is where Dante Alighieri, one of the most illustrious citizens of the city of Renaissance, was born in 1265. We arrive in the political center of town with its town hall (“Palazzo Vecchio”) and the square (“Piazza della Signoria”), embellished with famous statues. The tour concludes in Piazza Santa Croce, just outside of the Franciscan church of the Holy Cross (“Santa Croce”) which is the burial place of Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei and Machiavelli.