Fashion, jewels, perfumes: the luxury side of Florence

Besides of its art treasures, Florence is one of the Italian capitals of fashion and luxury, especially dealing with traditional crafts such as jewelry, leatherwear and perfumery. A private guide tour will lead you across the fashion district of Florence, between via de'Cerretani, via Roma and via de'Tornabuoni, witnessing the magnificence of the town centre from an unusual perspective: the luxury shopping. An exclusive visit to the Ferragamo museum, a premium perfume shop and a traditional jewelry will allow you to feel deeper the unmeasurable value of these knowledges.

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   Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

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   Built between 1296 and 1436, the main cathedral in town was, at its completion, the largest ever built. Nowadays it is considered the third in the world, after St. Peter in Rome and St.Paul in London. Indeed, the dome by Filippo Brunelleschi is still the largest brick dome ever built and - at the inner side - the widest frescoed surface worldwide (3600 sqm). The architectural style, influenced by the pristine design by Arnolfo di Cambio and later modified by Francesco Talent and Filippo Brunelleschi, marks the turning from a mature Gothic manner to the first Reinassance .

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   Battistero Di San Giovanni

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   Standing between Piazza San Giovanni and Piazza Duomo, this Romanesque building was completed around 1059. The exteriors are characterized by the alternation of white marble from Carrara and green "serpentine" from Prato, with three majestic bronze portals designed by Andrea Pisano and Lorenzo Ghiberti.

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   Piazza Della Repubblica

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   On the site of the ancient Roman "forum", densely built-on during the Medieval age, this square was created in the 19th century, when Florence became the Italian capital city for a few years (1865/1871). The so-called "Risanamento" (restoration) meant to introduce modern urbanist concepts in the dense Medieval texture of the town centre. Unfortunately, many important buildings of the past went lost during the demolitions.

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   Museo Salvatore Ferragamo

   1 hour

   Open since 1995, the museum displays the history of the maison Salvatore Ferragamo, exposing its fundamental contributions in the fields of fashion, leatherwear, shoes making. The museum is composed by seven halls: two of them host a collection of the most distinguished creations of Ferragamo, while the other five welcome temporary thematic exhibitions.

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   Ponte Vecchio

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   One of the symbols of Florence, well known all around the world, it was initially built in 1345, after the collapse of a previous bridge on the same site. Since 1442, the city authority ordered the local butchers to gather on the stores of Ponte Vecchio, for hygienic reasons. This, together with the construction of the "Vasarian Corridor" in 1565 - to connect safely Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo Pitti, gave to Ponte Vecchio its characteristic and unique look of a "inhabited bridge".

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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