This tour providesan introduction to the history of Florence, emphasising the role of its Jewishcommunity from the Renaissance onwards. Your guide will meet you at your hotelto start a stroll through the city centre. Here you will explore the city’sJewish heritage in famous landmarks such as the Ponte Vecchio, home ofFlorence’s jewellery shops and Via dei Giudei (street of the Jews), site of thefirst Jewish settlement. Then go to the Piazza della Signoria and Piazza dellaRepubblica, where in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Jewish ghettoonce stood. Not far from the Duomo, visit the beautiful Synagogue and JewishMuseum.
