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The thematic tours are the best way to grasp a deeper knowledge and understanding of the Florence’s history and of the tremendous, amazing artistic heritage. A brand new thematic tour has come to enrich the offer, but let’s start bringing back to you the already established tours! Brunelleschi the Architect: the new Thematic Tour The new tour focuses on Brunelleschi and his architectural works: not only the Cupola del Duomo - the Florence Cathedral’s dome - but also a less known masterpiece: the sagrestia vecchia della Basilica di San Lorenzo - the old sacristy of the San Lorenzo’s Basilica. The tour starts at the Teatro Niccolini, with the screening of the documentary The Courage to Dare, a 15-minute short produced by the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore in conjunction with Rai.com and directed by Elisa Fuksas, an introduction to a visit to the monumental complex of Piazza Duomo and Brunelleschi’s greatness. Timetable and costs Monday and Tuesday, 11:30AM. Cost: €20 per person. To book: via email - commerciale@duomo.firenze.it or Piazza del Duomo’s counters. The other Museum Florence Thematic tours A glimpse of Florence tour give you an exclusive access to the north Terrace of the Duomo - the Florence Cathedral. A way to get an unusual - and breath-taking as well - view of the cityscape of Florence and of the “Cupola”, the Brunelleschi’s Dome of the Cathedral itself. Meanwhile, the A glimpse of Florence tour is also a great way to skip the Cathedral’s queue and get entrance to the Baptistery, the Bell Tower and the Santa Reparata’s Crypt as well… A true time-travel experience: the Restoration Workshop thematic tour is a true jump into the past. Like in the medieval and Renaissance Cathedral’s work yards it is possible to have at the workshop a glimpse of the how - to of the today’s stonemasons who maintain the great heritage of decorative carving and monumental sculpture of the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore using the same tools of the past, to restore and preserve. The Women's gallery of Baptistery - a way to discover the legacy of romanesque architecture and byzantine mosaics in Florence. The Cathedral’s clock - Everything you need to know about a unique piece of Renaissance watchmaking embellished by Paolo Uccello’s paintings. With the other thematic tours you can have a more profound insight also of the Cathedral’s Sacristy - a masterpiece of the Renaissance art of intarsia. After one or more of the Thematic Tours you’ll know everything about the cathedral, its history, its heritage in an addictive and funny way. Booking tour!

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Brunelleschi Architect: new Tematic tour

The Courage to Dare: la nuova produzione di Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore in collaborazione con Rai.com