In the Footsteps of Michelangelo, Private Tour
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In the Footsteps of Michelangelo, Private Tour

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Created: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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Based on 2 adults
Created: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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Learn about the life and work of the famous Italian artist Michelangelo Buonarroti! This tour is a deeper insight into his life and art and will be focused on the most important sculptures of this artist. You will have the opportunity to visit the most important sites and highlights of Florence and Rome with our expert guide. 


TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Florence: a captivating Italy destination that Mark Twain once described as a “city of dreams.” With its abundance of timeless art, rustic Tuscan cuisine, incredible boutique shopping, and mesmerizing views at every turn, the city of Florence is nothing short of spectacular.

Rome: one of the most important tourist destinations of the world, due to the incalculable immensity of its archaeological and art treasures, as well as for the charm of its unique traditions, the beauty of its panoramic views, and the majesty of its magnificent "villas" (parks).

Day 1: ARRIVAL FLORENCE

Arrive at Florence Airport and meet the driver. Drive to your hotel, check-in and spend the evening at leisure.

Overnight in Florence. 

Day 2: FLORENCE

Today after breakfast meet your guide at the hotel lobby and discover the highlights of the city visiting the Michelangelo masterpieces on your way. Florence's historical centre is small and thus perfect for exploring on foot! You will access important sites such as Santa Maria Novella, Santa Croce and Cappelle Medicee, with especially famous frescoes by masters of Gothic and early Renaissance such as Michelangelo!

Overnight in Florence.

Day 3: FLORENCE

After breakfast meet your guide at the hotel lobby to discover more treasures of Florence in one day enjoying the Uffizi Gallery with a special and deep visit at the Michelangelo hall admiring the masterpieces of the “Tondo Doni” dated between 1505 and 1507. The tour will continue with the entrance at the Accademia Gallery where you will admire “the David”,  a statue of 5.17-metre created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by Michelangelo Buonarroti and considered the most splendid masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture.

Overnight in Florence.

Day 4: FLORENCE

After breakfast meet your guide for a walking tour of Florence which will include the entrance to the most important church of Florence, the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral (DUOMO). With an expert guide you will visit the treasures of this wonderful cathedral: from the fifteenth-century frescoes by Paolo Uccello to the lily-shaped apse; from the huge nave to the wonderful Vasari's work: the Last Judgment, painted on the majestic Brunelleschi's Dome. Here you will also discover the history between Michelangelo Buonarroti and this Cathedral which contains other masterpieces of the artist. 

Overnight in Florence.

Day 5: FLORENCE – ROME (90min by high-speed train, included)

After your breakfast check out and meet your driver for a transfer to the train station where you will get on a high-speed train to Rome. Upon arrival check in to your hotel. In the afternoon meet our driver and guide for a walking tour of Michelangelo. Michelangelo Buonarroti was invited to Rome in 1496 for the first time. The artist was commissioned to produce statues, paint frescoes, and develop architectural plans for churches and piazzas around the city. Start your Roman tour with one of Michelangelo’s lesser-known masterpieces: the “Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri” church.  Built inside the ancient Baths of Diocletian dating back to 300 A.D. Then admire the colossal Moses, in the “San Pietro in Vincoli” church. During the tour you will also see some highlights as Campidoglio square, located on the Capitoline Hill and  “Santa Maria Sopra Minerva” church, where one of Michelangelo’s lesser-known sculptures, Christ Carrying the Cross, is housed.

Overnight in Rome.

Day 6: ROME

Breakfast at the hotel and private transfer by car to the Vatican City. Discover with our expert tour guide the highlights of the world-famous Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica in one day! Explore the myriad of paintings, sculptures, and tapestries the Museums have to offer. Your expert guide will then lead you to the Sistine Chapel.  At last, your guide will escort you into St. Peter’s Basilica to provide an overview of this spectacular church.

Overnight in Rome.

Day 7: DEPARTURE ROME

After breakfast at the hotel meet your driver and transfer to Rome Airport for your return flight.

Comfortable and light clothing is the most suitable for travelling in Italy. Visitors should not wear sleeveless shirts, shorts, short skirts or skimpy clothing when visiting temples, religious or official buildings. Sun protection, sun glasses, a hat, and mosquito repellent can be very useful during your stay.

Remarks:

Does not include:

* Tips.

* Personal expenses.

* No other services not specified in the previous section.

* We inform you that in some countries there is a local tax known as "stay tax", "municipal tax", "tourist tax" (or similar denomination) that is not included in the price of the reservation and must be paid directly by each guest at the corresponding establishment and / or airport. Keep in mind that these taxes can change over time, therefore, it is necessary to check if the country of destination charges this type of tax and the current amount to be paid.



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* Likewise, the final price is always conditioned to currency fluctuation, fuel price, taxes and tourist surcharges for airports, accommodation, airline tickets, maintenance services, visas and in general all those that apply to the services included in the travel, which may justify a price change, even after the reservation is confirmed under the terms and limits set by law.


* Confirmed the reservation, cancellation fees will be applied to those services that have previously been indicated in the reservation process, which are "Non-Refundable".


* This trip may not be suitable for people with reduced mobility. Check with your agency about its suitability based on your personal needs.


* We inform you that in some countries there is a local tax known as "stay tax", "municipal tax", "tourist tax" (or similar denomination) that is not included in the price of the reservation and must be paid directly by each guest at the corresponding establishment and / or airport. Keep in mind that these taxes can change over time, therefore, it is necessary to check if the country of destination charges this type of tax and the current amount to be paid.


* Group reservations are considered to be those reservations or blocks made by the agency of 5 rooms or more under the same or several locators with the same creation date, or made on different dates and the dates of stay of the reservations coincide on several of the days or at all. Therefore, in these situations, the wholesaler reserves the right not to accept said reservations, having to confirm the price and availability of said places expressly by it and after the quotation of places and prices through the department of groups.


* In the case of making the reservation, the rates do not allow modifications. You must cancel and make a new reservation. Cancellation expenses according to rate conditions.



INCLUSION INSURANCE IN COMBINED TRAVEL RESERVATIONS


With regard to our inclusion insurance, said insurance exclusively includes those people who have their residence and origin of the trip in Spain or Portugal.


CHAPTER I (Obligations of information and content of the combined travel contract), Article 153 (Pre-contractual information), point 1, section H:


"1. Before the traveler is bound by any package travel contract or corresponding offer, the organizer, and also the retailer, when the package is sold through the latter, will provide the traveler with the form with the standard information regarding to the package trip that appears in annex II, A or B, as well as the following information that is applicable to the package trip:

"h) Information on the subscription of an optional insurance that covers the expenses originated in the event that the traveler decides to terminate the contract or the expenses of assistance, including those of repatriation, in case of accident, illness or death."



Said section refers to the obligation to inform the client of the possibility of contracting insurance, not to the obligation to include insurance on the trip, that is, the client has the power (option) to contract insurance with the agency or not. . The agency has the obligation to inform that it is recommended that the client take out insurance that includes, at least, issues such as repatriation,... which is basically inclusion insurance.


Once the agency informs the client about the recommendation to contract insurance for the trip, it is the client who can contract insurance with the agency, or contract it directly with whoever they want.



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TOUR GUIDE: 

  • Operated with private English, Spanish, French, German or Italian-speaking local guides during visits of Florence and Rome (Day 2-6)

ACCOMMODATION:

  • 6 night’s accommodation

ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS

Day 1-4 Florence

Superior Hotel Category = Grand Hotel Adriatico or similar 4*

Day 5-6 Rome

Superior Hotel Category = Hotel Ariston or similar 4*

OPTIONAL EXTRA

Pre-night in Florence

Superior Hotel Category = Grand Hotel Adriatico or similar 4*

Post-night in Rome

Superior Hotel Category = Hotel Ariston or similar 4*


MEALS:

  • 6 Breakfasts

TRANSPORT:

  • Arrival private transfer from Florence International Airport (Day 1)
  • Private car or minivan transportation throughout the tour
  • First-class train tickets from Florence to Rome (Day 5)
  • Departure private transfer to Rome International Airport (Day 6)

ENTRANCE FEES & ACTIVITES:

  • All entrance fees and activities mentioned in the itinerary: guided tour in Florence incl. entrance fees to Santa Croce, Santa Maria Novella, Cappelle Medicee, Uffizi Gallery, Accademia Gallery, Bargello Museum and Ghiberti Pass (Day 2, 3 and 4), guided tour in Rome (Day 5), guided Vatican City tour incl. entrance fees to Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel (Day 6)

OTHER:

  • Meet & Greet
Excluded
  • City tax not included, payable on the spot
  • International or domestic flights 
  • Visa fees
  • Drinks during meals
  • Optional tours (if any)
  • Any visit not mentioned in the program
  • Tips and gratuities  
  • Expenditures of a personal nature or items not stated explicitly in the program
  • Any alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, mineral water, camera/video camera fee (if any)
  • Travel Insurance or any loss or extra cost arising due to unforeseen circumstances such as flight delays, accidents, etc.


Accommodation

ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS


Day 1-4 Florence

  • Superior Hotel Category = Grand Hotel Adriatico or similar 4*

Day 5-6 Rome

  • Superior Hotel Category = Hotel Ariston or similar 4*

OPTIONAL EXTRA

Pre-night in Florence

  • Superior Hotel Category = Grand Hotel Adriatico or similar 4*

Post-night in Rome

  • Superior Hotel Category = Hotel Ariston or similar 4*