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The Uffizi Gallery is, perhaps, the greatest repository of Renaissance and Mannerist artworks in the world. First created by Cosimo de' Medici I as office space for Florentine magi...

Created especially for our younger art enthusiasts, our Arte Firenze for Families walk acts as a primer to the rich collection of the Uffizi Gallery and to Florentine art and histo...

One cannot imagine the skyline of Florence without picturing the flaming brick-red dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, better know as the Duomo. With this accomplishmen...

Tucked into a valley just north west of Florence, lies the untouched Carmignano region. Frequented by the Medici family since Renaissance times, the area is known for its wine prod...

The Last Supper, or Cenacolo, is one of the most profound and emotional depictions of all religious imagery. Within Christian ideology, this scene is the pinnacle of Jesus' compass...

The greens, whites, pinks, browns and greys that make up the Florentine palette are some of the city's most recognizable visual cues. Not solely chosen for their aesthetic value, t...

Context Florence can design a wide variety of personalized and customized itineraries for people with special interests or who are traveling in large groups. Drawing on our network...

The Renaissance period is the most celebrated era in Florentine history. The graceful paintings, daunting family legacies, moving literary tomes and stunning architectural advancem...

Florence has been named the Context Literary City for 2012. In celebration we are offering our Dante's Florence at a special price all year. Read the winning post on literature i...

The Val D'Orcia countryside, located just south of Siena, is an idyllic valley, with gorgeous emerald green rolling hills lined with cypress trees and a medieval past originating f...

This three-hour walking seminar focuses on Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence's cathedral which is usually simply referred to as the Duomo. In the company of an art or architectural h...

Perhaps the best way to get the pulse of a city is to explore it by night, when most Italians take part in the collective pre- or post-dinner walk called la passeggiata. This rite ...

Food and gastronomy have always played an integral part of Florentine culture and identity. And abroad, traditional Tuscan cuisine has grown to become synonymous with the use of f...

Florence is not just paintings and palazzos; it is also home to one of the palatable and well-known cuisines in the world. In our guided walk in one of Florence's most characterist...

Fresco, (fresh in Italian), is the revered art of painting on fast-drying damp plaster with water based pigments. During the Renaissance, fresco painting was considered the true t...