San Marco Zone : Renaissance revealed

The Renaissance, Humanism Spirit revealed through the discovery of these two buildings, the San Marco monastery & the Foundling Hospital; Art, Business, Penance, Beauty & Spirituality

This tour takes place in the neighbourhood where the Accademia gallery is located but we are not here to visit the gallery this time! We will discover the other fabulous places in this area of the city. We visit the unforgettable  SAN MARCO MONASTERY & the innovative & fascinating OSPEDALE DEGLI INNOCENTI  (Foundling Hospital) and other sites, all from the 1400s and early 1500s.

This is a tour itinerary that REVEALS THE FORCE OF FLORENTINE HUMANISM and helps us understand the varied and essential factors that came together to become the Renaissance.

 

This tour visits the SAN MARCO MONASTERY which is one of the jewels of the 1400s Florence Renaissance. It touches on Medici patronage, Renaissance philosophy and religious spiritual life in the 1400s discovered through the architecture and art (the frescoes and paintings are by the Renaissance painting master Fra Angelico).

We then walk to the nearby OSPEDALE DEGLI INNOCENTI, Europe’s first institution entirely dedicated to the care and education of abandoned children, EUROPE’S FIRST ORPHANAGE, EARLY 1400s.

In front of the entrance to the San Marco monastery in piazza San Marco

The cost of the 3 hour tour 
€420 for parties of 1-5 people (excluding admission fees)
€480 for parties of 6-9 people (excluding admission fees)
€540 for parties of 10 people or more (excluding admission fees)

ADMISSION FEES to sites are not included in the hourly rate.

Admissions:
San Marco monastery €8pp
Ospedale degli Innocenti €12pp

TOUR AVAILABILITY This tour is possible in the morning only (San Marco monastery is closed in the afternoons) & not possible on Tuesday (the ospedale degli Innocenti is closed on Tuesday).

Headsets
Headsets are required for parties of 4 or more people so that everyone can hear the guide clearly.

Headset Rental Cost:
♦ Headset Rental Half Day (up to 4 hours)  for 4-12 people €30 (+ €2.50pp for parties greater than 12 people)

♦ Headset Rental Full Day (greater than 4 hours) for 4-12 people €50 (+ €5pp for parties greater than 12 people)

Payment
Prepayment is required for guided tour costs. This is done as a security measure so that large sums of cash are not carried or exchanged on the day of the tour. We use a secure payment system provided by SumUP, you do not need to have a SumUP account to use it, you can sign in as a guest and use a credit card. SumUP charges a 2.5% handling/service fee which will be added to your invoice.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations or date changes made less than 1 week prior to the tour start time require full payment. Cancellations or date changes made within 2 weeks of your tour date will require half payment. Tours proceed in inclement weather. Museum reservation fees and pre-purchased tickets are non-refundable. SumUP handling/service fees are non-refundable.