Self-guided walking tour

Florence Walking Tour: The Essentials (about 4 hours, 10 stops)

10 stops in walking order through Florence, from Basilica di Santa Maria Novella to Palazzo Pitti: 3.3 km on foot, about 39 min of walking, 3 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 “Florence Essentials”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 3 h 50 min
Distance: 3.3 km
Walking: 39 min
Stops: 10

The stops, in walking order

Basilica di Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella is a Dominican basilica combining medieval construction with Renaissance design.
12 min walk · 980 m
Galleria dell'Accademia
An art museum famed for Michelangelo’s David and its group of sculptures by the artist.
9 min walk · 760 m
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.
1 min walk · 100 m
Campanile di Giotto
Florence Cathedral’s freestanding bell tower, designed by Giotto with Arnolfo di Cambio.
4 min walk · 320 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.
Next door, under a minute on foot
Palazzo Vecchio
Florence’s town hall, a massive civic palace begun by Arnolfo di Cambio.
3 min walk · 260 m
Galleria degli Uffizi
The Uffizi Gallery is a renowned art museum housed in a palace beside Piazza della Signoria.
3 min walk · 280 m
Ponte Vecchio
A historic stone bridge over the Arno whose shop-lined structure makes it feel like a street suspended above the river.
5 min walk · 460 m
Palazzo Pitti
A vast Renaissance palace that grew from Luca Pitti’s urban residence into the principal home of Tuscany’s ruling family.