Great Private Tour Prices (reduced winter rates)
All of our in-city private tours are 200 Euros per group of 1-5 persons (15 Euros per additional person)
Special Winter Private Tour Prices available from December 17, 2007 through February 3, 2008.
Winter Holidays in Florence
Try our special winter tour:
Experience the magic of Florence during the holiday season!
Your own private guide will show you will some of the glorious historic sights of the city (Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria and the Duomo) as well as point out great places to do your holiday shopping! You’ll discover the hidden Christmas presepi (Italian Nativity scenes) decorating the small churches through-out the city and delight in the most famous Christmas procession frescoes located in the Medici Palace. A short break half-way through the tour will allow you to indulge in traditional roasted chestnuts and the tour will end at the winter Christmas markets in Piazza Santa Croce* .
Length: 3 hours Price: 180 Euros for groups of 1-10 persons plus the cost of entrance into Medici Palace (5€ per person).
(20 Euros for each additional person over the 10th person.)
Available at this very special rate only from November 26 through January 15
* Christmas Markets will be substituted with other sights and activities when not available
SPECIAL WINTER TOUR-ROME
The Presepio
An Italian Christmas Ritual
The celebration of Christmas in Italy has its own unique flavor, combining sumptuous liturgical celebrations and festive religious and cultural traditions. One of the most renowned traditions during this joyful time is the “presepio”.
The word “presepio” comes from the Latin “praesaepe,” a combination of “prae,” (in front of), and “saepire,” (to enclose). It translates into English as “manger” or “stall”, typically the one used to represent the Nativity scene at Christmas. The standard presepio comprises three principal figures: the Virgin Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus. These are attended to by the Magi (Three Wise Men), a few shepherds and some farm animals. The crib itself is the focal point of the scene. In Italy the tradition if constructing a presepio at Christmastime is even more elaborate with the inclusion of scenes from everyday life revolving around the manger scene. It is said, in fact, that without the realism of the additional scenery one does not have a presepio but merely a model of the Nativity.
Hear more about this with a wonderful guide in Rome available to mix this theme with other Roman highlights
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