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The city of Florence is considered one of the world’s most beautiful, and there’s no better base from which to explore its charms than IL Tornabuoni Hotel. We’re close to historic Basilica di Santa Trinita, Palazzo Strozzi and Piazza Santa Trinita as well as world-class shopping and dining.

Area Attractions

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The Gallery entirely occupies the first and second floors of the large building constructed between 1560 and 1580 and designed by Giorgio Vasari. The collections of paintings from the 14th-century and Renaissance period include some absolute masterpieces: Giotto, Simone Martini, Piero della Francesca, Beato Angelico, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Mantegna, Correggio, Leonardo, Raffaello, Michelangelo and Caravaggio, in addition to many precious works by European painters.

UFFIZI GALLERY

The Galileo Museum preserves an important collection of tools designed and made by Galileo Galilei and the scientific collections of the Medici and Lorraine families. Visiting the museum, you will find yourself in front of over a thousand instruments and scientific equipment which will take you on a journey into the past, from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries.

GALILEO THE GENIUS MUSEUM

You will immerse yourself in the history and traditions of the two cities
that are close in proximity, yet very different in personality.
A charming Tuscan landscape will be the frame to your day, spent relaxing
in company of our knowledgeable guides. You will find Pisa along the
road that leads to the coast from Florence.
Our guide will show you the most important squares and monuments
in Pisa: the famous Piazza dei Miracoli with the Leaning Tower, the
Cemetery and the Cathedral. The tour continues for lunch in Lucca in
typical restaurant. Afterwards continues for walking tour of Lucca. It
is a distinctive city of art and Renaissance style surrounded by walls
interrupted by beautiful gates and ramparts. First, we will walk along a
section of the town walls and enjoy beautiful views over the roofs, alley’s,
house-towers, churches and marvelous noble palazzos.
Then you will be led to the old town center to see Piazza Anfiteatro,
Guinigi tower, St.Martin’s Cathedral and the typical street of antique
shops. End the day with a pleasant ride back to your local stay.

Pisa And Lucca Tour

It consists of 6 separate sections located in different locations but all are still in the historical center. One of the most interesting is the Geology and Paleontology Section, you will see a large number of fossils from Italy (and beyond) tracing the evolution of life on earth from the most ancient remains of 3.5 billion years ago. You and your children will be impressed by the collection of skeletons of fossils found in the Valdarno area on Tuscany, including the elephant "Pietro", as he was nicknamed, standing tall at 4 meters high.

THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

Adults and children can visit the exhibition in a fully independent way using the Family Kit, a special bag containing games and additional information on the exhibits, or else they can sign up for tours and workshops tailored to cater for different age groups from three upwards. The starting point in each case is the observation of works of art, an activity shared by adults and children alike, accompanied by stories for younger children and by interactive experiments for older ones.

PALAZZO STROZZI

The expert tour guide will explain details of Florentine life from Roman
times, the Middle Ages and through the Renaissance. During this
experience you will get to understand how, through the smallest details,
Florence has managed to become such a wonderful city and why it has
given birth to figures of the caliber of Dante and Michelangelo.
You will have a chance to visit the most interesting locations, pass in front
of off-the-beaten-path little churches, pass the iconic spots of the City, still
allowing yourself short detours inside the narrow streets and intriguing
alleyways where great craftsmen still work today.
Don’t miss the center of town, Piazza della Signoria and Ponte Vecchio,
take a lunch break or aperitif in the quaint area of Oltrarno. Because
Florence entire center is one of the few spots in the world to have registered
as World Heritage by UNESCO, we are sure that this walk will remain
an unforgettable memory of yours.

Walking Tour In Florence

A ideal place for kids who want to learn and comprehend more about celestial phenomena. 
You can travel across the space thanks to the 3D Map of the Universe just like you were on a spaceship, reaching nebulae, galaxies and planetary systems.

FONDAZIONE SCIENZA E TECNICA - THE PLANETARIUM

The museum houses the reconstructions of various civil, military and flight engineering projects developed by the Renaissance genius, some of which were found in the famous Leonardo Codices. Several machines in the museum itinerary are interactive and this is undoubtedly the most fun aspect for children, even small ones who can directly experience the functioning of the reproductions.

LEONARDO DA VINCI MUSEUM

Admire and rub its nose for good fortune. Some of us even placed a coin in its mouth and let it slip hoping it would fall in between the grates and fulfill our wishes. But the story of “Porcellino” represents much more than just a lucky charm. Il Porcellino is a Florentine nickname for the beautiful bronze fountain of a boar, sculpted and casted by maestro Pietro Tacca, commissioned by Cosimo II of Medici in 1612. Come and discover IL Porcellino story and some particular legends around him.

FONTANA DEL PORCELLINO

Pick up at the hotel. Depart to Siena on board of a private Mercedes E-class or minivan with driver. Arrival in Siena, first stop of the daytrip where you will meet your guide for a tour of the city. Then, the daytrip will continue to the little town of San Gimignano, so pretty and architecturally significant it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Siena And San Gimignano Tour

La Galleria dell’Accademia of Firenze exhibits the largest number of Michelangelo's sculptures in the world. The foundation of the Galleria dates back to 1784, when the Grand Duke of Tuscany Pietro Leopoldo reorganized the Academy of Arts of Design in Florence, founded in 1563 by Cosimo I de ‘Medici, in the modern Academy of Fine Arts. The decisive event for the history of the museum was the transfer of Michelangelo’s David from Piazza della Signoria, in August 1873.

GALLERIA DELL’ACCADEMIA

It is not easy to introduce the little ones to the charm of history, often perceived as a succession of dates and names. In a constant confrontation with today's life, children are welcomed by the mercy of the little princes that accompanies them through the rooms of the Palace to the rediscovery of the daily life of a very particular family, the ducal one. The path ends with the meeting of Duchess Eleonora of Toledo who will converse with the childrens and who, for the little guests, will be confused with a fairytale princess.

IL Tornabuoni Hotel is walking distance from the main Florentine attractions