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Virtual Florence Duomo and Baptistery Tour: The Heart of Renaissance Florence
Duration
1 hour 30 minutes
Overview
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*** START TIME IS US EST *** Embark on a journey back in time to the Italian Renaissance on our virtual tour of Florence's spectacular cathedral and baptistry. Join our expert local guide Angelo to discover how the city's immense, unforgettable Duomo has been at the centre of life in Florence for the past 700 years. Get the full story behind the iconic cathedral, and learn how Brunelleschi's innovative crowning dome heralded the dawn of the Renaissance. And that's not all: we'll be exploring the charming adjacent Romanesque Baptistery too, chock-full of stunning artworks. Unravel the complex symbolism of the Baptistery's extraordinary golden mosaics with Angelo, and find out why being baptized here meant you were a true son of Florence. Admire the Baptistery's incredibly ornate doors designed by Lorenzo Ghiberti, so perfect they were dubbed the Gates of Paradise by Michelangelo himself.
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