Florence Photography Walking Tour: Palaces, Palazzos and Bridges

Palaces, Palazzos and Bridges Tour (3 hours)Meet your guide near the Palazzo Pitti and take shots of this magnificent building, once home to Florence’s Medici rulers. Next, enter the palace’s Boboli Gardens, (own expense), laid out for the Medicis in the 16th century. Line up photos as you explore the statue-lined paths, and then continue to the Piazza della Signoria – Florence’s central square.

Photograph the Palazzo Vecchio city hall and statues that frame the square, including the copy of Michelangelo’s David. Then, walk to the Arno River and cross the magnificent Ponte Vecchio. Built in the 14th century, this exquisite, shop-lined bridge cries out to be caught on camera.

Continue to the Piazza della Repubblica, once the site of the Roman Forum, and now flanked by cafés. Capture the bustle here before strolling to the Church of Orsanmichele to photograph the statues that adorn this former 13th century granary.

Lastly, visit the Ponte Santa Trinita, the arched bridge designed by Ammannati in the 16th century with tips from Michelangelo. Point your camera at its statues and the Arno River from here before ending your tour.

Birth of the Renaissance Tour (3 hours) Meet your guide at the Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, one of Florence’s most beautiful squares, and snap its Ospedale degli Innocenti orphanage, with its Bruneschelli-designed 15th-century portico.

Then, point your camera at the Basilica di San Lorenzo and its neighboring market, and stroll on to Florence’s spectacular Duomo to take photos of its cathedral and its Renaissance dome, another Bruneschelli masterpiece. After, continue to some of the major sights covered in the Palaces tour, stopping at the Piazza della Repubblica, Church of Orsanmichele, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio and, finally, the Ponte Santa Trinita, where your tour finishes.