SOCIAL AND TECHNICAL TOURS

 The tours will be activated only with a minimum number of 5 participants.

According to the current rules for Covid-19 prevention, EU Digital Covid Certification (Green Pass or equivalent certificate of vaccination) is required.

Italian Military Geographic Institute

Historical Museum of Italian Cartography

Via Cesare Battisti, 10-12, 50129, Florence

https://www.igmi.org/

Guided tour of the Historical Museum of Italian Cartography (at the Italian National Mapping Agency), with a visit of the library, the collection of instruments and the cartography production department.

The Historical Museum of Italian Cartography hosts a valuable collection of maps dating from XVI century and instruments used to carry out works of astronomy, geodesy, topography, photogrammetry and calculations.

The instruments are more than 400, the ancient ones were part of the collection existing before 1861 and belonged to the dissolved topographic offices of the pre-existing Italian States. When Italian Geographic Military Institute (IGMI) was established, the collection was expanded to include instruments designed and built by the internal staff. Even today, all the instruments used for carrying out IGMI activities are part of the museum when obsolete.

Photo: CC-BY-SA-3.0 (Sailko)

Date: December 14^th, 15^th, 16^th, 17^th

Duration of the visit: about 1 hour

Tour start time: 9:00; 10:00; 11:00; 14:30; 15:30

Fee: free

Reservation is mandatory. It will be possible to book until Thursday, December 16^th, at 1.00 p.m.

Reservation form: https://igmi.org/visiteguidate_icc2021/index.php

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Museum Galileo

Institute and Museum of the History of Science

Piazza dei Giudici, 1, 50122 Florence

https://www.museogalileo.it/en/

Photo: Museo Galileo

A) Guided tour of the collections of scientific instruments from Medici period to XX century.

Dates: December 15^th 10:00-11:00 a.m. and 16^th, 14.00-15.00Fee: € 7,00 (tickets can be purchased directly at the museum ticket office before the start of the visit)

Maximum number of participants for group: 25

Deadline for registration: December 13^th

Registration: https://forms.gle/KqjKPC3B4gXitfKQ9

Contact: [email protected]

B) For those not wishing to participate in the guided tour, the Museum Galileo offers all ICC 2021 attendees the opportunity to visit it at a reduced cost of 7 euros. For the reduction it is sufficient to present the congress badge at the ticket desk.

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 Exhibition Natura Collecta, Natura Exhibita

Salone Donatello, San Lorenzo Church (access from the left portal of the church)

Piazza San Lorenzo, 50123, Florence

https://www.naturacollecta.unifi.it/index.html?newlang=eng

https://www.operamedicealaurenziana.org/en/home-2/

Guided visit of the temporary exhibition of the scientific collections of the University of Florence (Natural History Museum “La Specola”), with some of its masterpieces, including part of the-famous anatomical waxes, zoological and mineralogical collections.

Photo: Università di Firenze

Date: December 16^th, 11:00-12:00 a.m.

Fee: € 7,00

Maximum number of participants: 15

Deadline for registration: December 13^th

Registration: https://forms.gle/agUvUmJxkeYdUaLDA

For information: [email protected]

The ticket also includes a visit to the complex of the basilica of San Lorenzo without a guide.

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Dante’s Cosmography at Pitti Palace

Piazza de’ Pitti, 1, 50125 Florence

https://www.uffizi.it/en/pitti-palace

Guided visit to the exhibition on Dante’s cosmography (Dall’Inferno all’Empireo. Il mondo di Dante tra scienza e poesia [From Hell to Heaven. Dante’s world between science and poetry]) inside the Court of the Tuscan dynasties of Medici and Habsburg-Lorraine.

Photo: CC-BY-SA-3.0 (Yair Haklai)

Date: December 17^th, 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Fee: 11,50 euros (tickets can be purchased directly at the museum ticket office before the start of the visit)

Maximum number of participants: 25

Deadline for registration: December 14^th

Registration: https://forms.gle/2FiN9kUYS5Hz9obT7

For information: [email protected]

The ticket also allows the visitors to see the palace and the art collections without a guide.

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Wednesday December 15th @3.00pm

UFFIZI TOUR

Half day visit with a licensed and expert tour guide of the Uffizi gallery. In three hours delegates will walk through one of the world renowned museums and admire masterpieces by Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian and many more.

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Thursday December 16th @3.00pm

PITTI PALACE TOUR

Half day visit with a licensed and expert tour guide of the various museums inside the Pitti Palace. The Pitti Palace houses masterpieces by Raphael, Rubens, Caravaggio and Sarto among the others. The setting is the original one from the 18th century when the Medici where still living in the palace and ruled over Tuscany.

RATES:

• Confirmation of only the Uffizi tour, groups of min 5 max 9 pax. €46 per person including guided tour, sanitized headsets and entrance fee with booking. 3 hr tour
• Confirmation of only the Pitti tour, groups of min 5 max 9 pax. €42 per person including guided tour, sanitized headsets and entrance fee with booking. Each tour lasts max 3hrs
• Confirmation of the Uffizi and Pitti tours, groups of min 5 max 9 pax. €75 per person including 2 guided tours, sanitized headsets and Uffizi and Pitti palace entrance fees with booking

In order to confirm, you must send an email to [email protected] with:

• Your name
• Number of participants
• Credit card information or Paypal address
  Cardholder Name
  Account Number
  Expiration Date
• Billing Address
  City, State, Zip

The tour will be confirmed and billed once we reach the minimum number of participants.

SPOUSE TOUR OFFER

1. FASHION TOUR
3hrs min 6 max 10 pax per group Wednesday December 15th @11am

Your highly experienced tour guide, will lead you through the historical streets of Florence and concentrate on the great history of many families that are known all over the world. During this 3hr tour you will visit the Ferragamo museum and learn about the fascinating history of this shoe maker and his legacy.
You will also visit the Gucci museum and learn about Guccio Gucci’s dreams and his achievements.
€54 per person, this tour lasts 3hrs, it is for a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 10 people per group, it includes 1 authorized tour guide, entrance fee to the Ferragamo museum, entrance fee to the Gucci museum and sanitized headsets.

2. BARGELLO AND MEDIEVAL FLORENCE TOUR
3 hrs min 5 max 10 pax per group Thursday December 16th @10am

Your highly experienced tour guide will introduce you to the enchanting Bargello museum, the old prison of the city of Florence now the house of Renaissance sculpture boasting pieces by artists like Michelangelo, Donatello and Giambologna. After the Bargello museum, your exploration will continue through the maze like streets of the medieval neighborhood.
€47 per person, this tour lasts 3hrs, it is for a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 people per group, it includes 1 authorized tour guide, entrance fee to the Bargello museum and sanitized headsets.

In order to confirm, you must send an email to [email protected] with:

• Your name
• Number of participants
• Credit card information or Paypal address
  Cardholder Name
  Account Number
  Expiration Date
• Billing Address
  City, State, Zip

The tour will be confirmed and billed once we reach the minimum number of participants.

Not included:

• Anything not mentioned in “Included list” above

Terms and Conditions
Please note that this is just an initial proposal, all availability will be rechecked at the moment of your definite confirmation.