Self-guided walking tour

Florence Walking Tour: Duomo to the Arno (1 hour, 6 stops)

6 stops in walking order through Florence, from Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore to Ponte Vecchio: 1.1 km on foot, about 13 min of walking, 1 h 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 a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 1 h
Distance: 1.1 km
Walking: 13 min
Stops: 6

The stops, in walking order

Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
Florence’s Duomo is a cathedral dedicated to Saint Mary of the Flower, begun by Arnolfo di Cambio and completed with Brunelleschi’s celebrated dome.
5 min walk · 390 m
Chiesa di Orsanmichele
A church and museum whose exterior niches display copies of sculptures representing the patron saints of Florence’s major guilds.
2 min walk · 160 m
Piazza della Signoria
The public square before Palazzo Vecchio and a longstanding civic focus of Florence.
1 min walk · 120 m
Loggia dei Lanzi
An open-sided sculpture gallery in Florence, created for public ceremonies and later filled with major ancient and Renaissance works.
2 min walk · 160 m
Fontana del Porcellino
The Porcellino is a fountain beside the Mercato Nuovo, featuring Pietro Tacca’s wild boar.
3 min walk · 250 m
Ponte Vecchio
A historic stone bridge over the Arno whose shop-lined structure makes it feel like a street suspended above the river.