Florence: Day three

Choice of excursions with lunch

Excursion to Pisa and Lucca with lunch in Lucca

This tour begins with a splendid motor coach excursion through the fertile and picturesque Tuscan countryside to the historic city of Pisa. It is famous for its university, architectural beauty and as the birthplace of Galileo Galilei.

You will have a guided visit of Pisa’s center, which is the Campo dei Miracoli with its host of monuments, including the Baptistry, the Cathedral, the Leaning Tower and the Camposanto. Ample free time for strolling around the Piazza Dei Miracoli before making our way to Lucca.

The town of Lucca can boast a well-kept historical centre, where the medieval palaces form a natural line along the main streets.

The completely intact ring wall, built 150 years ago and changed into a promenade, encloses a medieval city with tight streets and lanes, old houses, towers, palaces and over 100 churches. On request, it is possible to enjoy a tour of Lucca on bicycles.

Private visit of the Uffizi Gallery and Vasarian Corridor followed by cocktails and dinner in the Pitti Palace

The building of the Uffizi Gallery was commenced by Cosimo Medici I and Giorgio Vasari, in 1560. It contains one of the most important collections of Italian paintings in the world, including a wonderful collection of Botticelli.

Following the construction of the Uffizi, Cosimo I commissioned a corridor to connect the political center of the city with the Palazzo Pitti, the Medici residence on the other side of the Arno.

The Vasari corridor is a raised passageway (about 1 km!) starting from the Uffizi and crossing the Arno above the Ponte Vecchio.

The corridor houses a precious collection of self-portraits that spans from the 17th to the 20th century. You will have the once in a lifetime opportunity to walk through this mysterious corridor to reach the Pitti Palace where the reception and dinner will be served.

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