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To visit Florence is like reading
an unfinished book made of buildings, sites, memorial plaques, artworks
as well as live people. Florentine Jews have contributed to the writing
of this book since the beginning of the Renaissance. Together we will ‘read’
this living, ongoing history by visiting historic sites of special interest
to Jews during these unique tours that I have designed for you.
Giovanna Bossi Rosenfeld
Jewish Florence half-day tour
(3 hours)
I will introduce you to the history of Florence and take you to see the
beautiful Synagogue and the Jewish Museum.
Through a walking tour to the city center you will discover the unexpected
presence of Jewish history from the XV to the XIX Century in some of the
most famous landmarks such as Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio,
the Duomo area and Piazza della Repubblica, where
the ghetto once stood.
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Jewish Florence full-day tour
(6 hours)
In addition to the half-day tour together we visit the very interesting
old Jewish Cemetery of Florence with tombs of XVIII-XIX
Centuries and the Museo Firenze Com'era on history of Florence,
which houses paintings and a model, that describe Florence’s ghetto
in the late XIX Century. At this point in time this tour is available
only on the 1st Sunday am of each month, when the Cemetery is open, otherwise
it a very high cost for private opening is required.
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me to ask info or to book this tour
Jewish and Renaissance Florence
Full day (6 to 8 hours, depending on how many
museums we visit)
How did Jews live in Florence at the time Botticelli painted
the “Primavera” or Leonardo started the “Mona
Lisa”? In addition to the half-day Jewish Florence visit some of the
most famous Florentine museums and sites, such as the Uffizi
Gallery, the Academia and
the Medici Palace. I will show you how Renaissance art
and life style from a Jewish perspective. You will also see the little known
ways that Christian culture interpreted and assimilated the Jewish religion.
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me to ask info or to book this tour
Customized tours
Half (3 or 4 hrs) or full day tours (6 or
8 hrs)
I can design many different tours, customized to your interests.
Beside the Uffizi and Academia and the other famous museums
(Pitti Palace with Boboli Garden, the Medici Chapels, the Bargello Museum
etc.) there are many wonderful sites to visit in Florence
and surroundings that few tourists ever get to see. Do not forget that I
am an architect and historian specializing on building restoration: we can
visit together some villas and gardens, or private family
palaces, or very special restoration workshops. You will
never forget these experiences!
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me to ask info or to book this tour