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In the footsteps
of Michelangelo
Michelangelo Buonarroti left a deep mark in the Italian Renaissance: retrace his step from
Rome to Florence in a journey that will surround you with the best creations of the artist and
fill your heart with the beauty of Michelangelo’s genius.
In the heart of Renaissance, a journey to discover Michelangelo Buonarroti’s world
Michelangelo Buonarroti’s Renaissance
5 Days/4 Nights
Day 1: Rome Day 4: Florence
• Arrival in Rome by own means and free lunch.
• Guided visit to Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli where wonderful sculptures by Michelangelo are preserved: Tomb of
Giulio II, Mosè, Lia and Rachele.
• Guided visit to Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva that hosts the great sculpture Cristo della Minerva.
• Free time and free dinner.
• Overnight. • Guided visit to Galleria degli Uffizi to admire Michelangelo’s famous painting Tondo Doni and other masterpieces of the
Italian Renaissance.
• Free time and free lunch.
• Guided visit to the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore, Baptistry, Crypt and to Museo dell’Opera del Duomo where the
unfinished work of Michelangelo Pietà Bandini is conserved.
• Guided visit to Palazzo Vecchio to admire the marble sculpture Genio della Vittoria. Here you can learn more also
about the lost fresco Battaglia di Cascina commisioned to Michelangelo but never completed and Leonardo’s Battaglia
di Anghiari.
• Free dinner and overnight in Florence.
Day 2: Rome
• Guided visit to Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel where Michelangelo frescoed the Vault, considered one of the
unconditional masterpiece of western art. In the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo frescoed also the Last Judgment decoring
the wall behind the altar: it’s a majestic and impressive representation of art for which you will remain really stunned.
• Visit to Paolina Chapel, inside the Vatican Museum, where two frescos by Michelangelo are conserved: Crucifixion of
Saint Peter and Conversion of Saulo.
• Visit to Basilica di San Pietro, designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo
Bernini. Here you will have the chance to admire the incredible sculpture Pietà Vaticana.
• Free dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Florence
• Breakfast, end of tour and departure
Day 3: Rome › Florence (280 km)
• Breakfast and transfer to Florence by own means.
• Guided visit to Gallerie dell’Accademia, the well-known museum that exhibit the most number of sculptures by
Michelangelo in the world: the famous David, San Matteo, Prigioni, Schiavo giovane, Schiavo barbuto, Schiavo Atlante
and Schiavo che si ridesta.
• Guided visit Biblioteca Laurenziana and Sagrestia Nuova in Basilica di San Lorenzo (Cappelle Medicee). Here the artist
achieved amazing masterpieces of sculpture: Tomb of Lorenzo de Medici duca di Urbino, Portrait of Lorenzo De Medici
duca di Urbino, Tomb of Giuliano de Medici duca di Nemours, Portrait of Giuliano de Medici duca di Nemours, Aurora,
Crepuscolo, Notte e Giorno. The map of the building is an innovative masterpiece of architecture.
• Lunch in a restaurant with typical Tuscan menu.
• Guided visit to Museo Nazionale del Bargello to admire Bacco, Tondo Pitti, David-Apollo e Bruto.
• Guided visit to Casa Buonarroti, the house-museum dedicated to Michelangelo, that hosts other wonderful works: the
famous marble bas-relief Madonna della Scala, Battaglia dei Centauri, Dio Fluviale and Madonna col Bambino.
• Free time and free dinner.
• Overnight.
Florence
Rome
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PROPOSAL INCLUDES
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2 overnights in 4* hotel in Rome on BB board in double room
2 overnights in 4* hotel in Florence on BB board in double room
1 welcome drink in hotel in Rome upon arrival
Half Day Guide service in Rome day 1 in the chosen language
Half Day Guide service in Rome day 2 in the chosen language
Full Day Guide service in Florence day 3 and 4 in the chosen language
Visit to Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli
Visit to Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva
Entrance ticket to Musei Vaticani in Rome
Visit to Basilica di San Pietro
Entrance ticket to Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence
Entrance Ticket to Cappelle Medicee, Sagrestia Nuova, Basilica di San
Lorenzo in Florence and Biblioteca Laurenziana
· Entrance Ticket to Museo Nazionale del Bargello
· Entrance Ticket to Casa Buonarroti
· Entrance Ticket to Galleria degli Uffizi
· Entrance Ticket to the Cathedral, Baptistry, Crypt and Museo dell’Opera del
Duomo in Florence
· Entrance Ticket to Palazzo Vecchio in Florence
· Lunch in a restaurant in Rome with typical local dishes (beverage not
included)
· Lunch in a restaurant in Florence with typical Tuscan menu (beverage not
included)
· Special gift as memory of the experience (one each room)
· Phone assistance 24/7
PROPOSAL NOT INCLUDES
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Transfer
City tax to be paid on spot
Meals non mentioned in the section Proposal includes
Everything not mentioned in the section Proposal includes
OPTIONAL SERVICES:
· Bus Transfer
· Lunch and dinner reservations
· Ticket for the Giudizio Universale, Michelangelo and the secrets of
Sistine Chapel show at the Auditorium della Conciliazione, Rome. › pg 19
· Private Concert organized in exclusive locations
· Ticket to Musical in theatres in Rome
· Visit to Palazzo Pitti and Giardino di Boboli in Florence
· Visit to Basilica of Spirito Santo in Florence where it conserved
Crucified Christ by Michelangelo
Tickets for Teatro dell’Opera/Teatro del Maggio
Starting from € 448 per person
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