Michelangelo's Florence

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Take this timeless journey across the Unesco World Heritage Site of Florence center, following in the footsteps of one the most iconic art geniuses of all times: Michelangelo!

Explore real locations related to Michelangelo’s life, such as the bohemian district of Santo Spirito, the open-air museum of Piazza della Signoria, the breathtaking Piazza del Duomo or the unbeaten path of Via de’ Bentaccordi. You will learn all about his prolific life, with its many curiosities and mostly unknown facts.

Availability:

  • Can be played on
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

  • During these hours
    Whole day

  • Languages
    English, Italian, Spanish, French

Highlights

  • Discover the hidden street and house where Michelangelo grew up

  • See the place where Michelangelo “skinned” corpses to perfect his drawing skills

  • Uncover the workshop where Michelangelo carved his masterpiece, ‘The David’

  • Find out how many days it took to move the gigantic David to the main square

  • Visit the site where Michelangelo is buried and learn the incredible story of how his body was brought back to Florence

Storyline

It’s the year 3000 and you are an enthusiastic Time Travel Agent. You are the best and you trained a lot for this mission. 

Still, you are incredibly nervous. If you fail this mission, the entire face of art might change forever. You are supposed to intercept a plot to kill the great master Michelangelo before he can even sculpt David. 

You will go back to 1501 and make sure the horrible plot doesn’t come to pass. You get into the time travel machine, take a deep breath, and turn the engine on.

Experience's route

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Starting point PIAZZA SANTO SPIRITO
Piazza Santo Spirito, 1, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Places you will visit

12

It will take you

43-73 mins

You will walk

4860 steps

Total distance

3.7 km

  • Best during the day
  • Instagrammable
  • Best for couples
  • Recommended activity for families
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Ratings and Reviews

4.65

120 ratings

5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Gilberto Grazzini

02 Nov 2024

angela

26 Oct 2024

Dolf Wildschut

12 Sep 2024
Bit of a walk but we went to great places and good info on Michelangelo!

Parata Giros

02 Sep 2024

myslas

23 Aug 2024
estuvo increíble / solo mejoraría los asertijos q están en inglés

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