Self-guided walking tour

Florence Walking Tour: Curious Florence – Devils, Boars and Wax Anatomies (about 3 hours, 6 stops)

6 stops in walking order through Florence, from Colonna di San Zanobi to Giardino Torrigiani: 2.7 km on foot, about 32 min of walking, 2 h 50 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Curious Florence: Devils, Boars and Wax Anatomies”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 2 h 50 min
Distance: 2.7 km
Walking: 32 min
Stops: 6

The stops, in walking order

Colonna di San Zanobi
A marble monument beside the Baptistery of San Giovanni, crowned by a cross and a flame-shaped form.
4 min walk · 360 m
Palazzo Vecchietti
A Renaissance palace associated with Giambologna and the prominent Vecchietti fur merchants.
4 min walk · 360 m
Fontana del Porcellino
The Porcellino is a fountain beside the Mercato Nuovo, featuring Pietro Tacca’s wild boar.
5 min walk · 410 m
Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Museo Galileo occupies Palazzo Castellani, a historic building beside the Arno.
11 min walk · 910 m
La Specola
A natural history museum beside the Pitti Palace, celebrated for its exceptionally lifelike wax anatomy.
8 min walk · 660 m
Giardino Torrigiani
A vast private garden attached to the Casino Torrigiani al Campuccio.