Private Tours
Italy
Our Private Tours in Italy offer an engaging, in-depth, and intimate look at the inspirational art, architecture and history of this extraordinary country. Excursions are normally structured as either half days (2h 30m), or full days (6h including lunch break), and itineraries can be customized.
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Florence, ItalyFlorence, ItalyEarly Renaissance Painting “in Perspective”: Santa Maria Novella and Brancacci Chapel2 h 30 m
This tour will begin in the Brancacci chapel in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine that clearly demonstrates the evolution of Gothic to Renaissance painting styles. Here the painters…
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Florence, ItalyFlorence, ItalyThe Black Death: The Church of Orsanmichele and the Spanish Chapel of Santa Maria Novella2 h 30 m
The “Black Death” of 1348 has been described as the single most important event in the history of Europe. An epidemic of cyclopic dimensions, it killed off nearly one…
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Florence, ItalyFlorence, ItalyFlorence’s Skyline: Piazzale Michelangelo and San Miniato al Monte2 hours
This lecture will examine the general Medieval urbanism of Florence from a bird’s eye view. Not only will the breath-taking panorama demonstrate why Florence is one of the most…
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Florence, ItalyFlorence, ItalyWalk through History: Piazza della Signoria, Cathedral and Orsanmichele2 h 30 m
We will start our lecture with the Palazzo and Piazza della Signoria which were the great political nerve centers of the Medieval Republic. The architecture of the palace and…
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Milan, ItalyMilan, ItalyMilan in a Day: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Brera Collection6 hours
Seeking to soften the militant and belligerent reputation of the Lombard capital city, Duke Ludovico “the Moor” Sforza sought the services of an extraordinary artist and inventor from Florence…
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Florence, ItalyFlorence, ItalyThe High Renaissance and Florentine Mannerism: Palazzo Pitti and Santa Felicità2 hours
During the age of Leonardo and Michelangelo, many young artists in Florence sought to express their own unique voice of expression. This led many of them to work in…
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Florence, ItalyFlorence, ItalyThe Rise of the Medici: Palazzo Medici, the Basilica of San Lorenzo and the Convent of San Marco2 h 30 m
This lecture will examine the Medici family’s important role in the history of Florence. The Medici imposed de factorule on Florence from 1434 until their exile in 1494. The…
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Florence, ItalyFlorence, ItalyArt of the Mendicant Orders: Santa Croce and Santa Maria Novella2 h 30 m
This tour will begin in the church of Santa Croce, the largest Franciscan church in the world. Most famous for its celebrity tombs, including the likes of Michelangelo, Galileo…
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Florence, ItalyFlorence, ItalyCathedral Complex: Duomo, Baptistery, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo2 h 30 m
The Cathedral of Florence, officially named Santa Maria del Fiore, is the religious center of the great medieval city. For two centuries, it was the largest church in Christendom…
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Florence, ItalyFlorence, ItalyThe Divine Michelangelo: Accademia Gallery and Medici Chapels2 h 30 m
This lecture will begin in the Accademia Gallery, the 19th-century museum built to house Michelangelo’s David, known in Florence as “Il Gigante”. This sculpture has arguably been heralded as the…
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Florence, ItalyFlorence, ItalyThe Renaissance of Sculpture: Bargello and Museo dell’Opera del Duomo2 h 30 m
The Bargello Gallery is the National Sculpture Gallery of Florence and contains many of the great works by artists such as Donatello, Ghiberti, Brunelleschi, Verrocchio and Michelangelo.
Through an in-depth…
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"I can say that Rocky Ruggiero is the best among the very best. I have yet to encounter a more precise, informative and commanding teacher or conductor through the beauty and magnificence of Florence and Italy"
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Peter Weller Actor, Director, Writer, Musician, Scholar -
"Rocky is a favorite and one of the best art historians we’ve ever used. He has led our family on occasion where are high school and college kids praised how Rocky made art "interesting" and "relevant", while his interactive style held everyone’s attention"
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Michael Chesser President and Founder Chesser Group Inc., Los Angeles CA -
"We recently traveled to Florence with our twin daughters and we wanted them to experience the rich art history of Florence in a more personalized basis. We were grateful that Rocky agreed to this assignment. His Knowledge, love and enthusiasm for the arts was contagious. It was the highlight of our trip!"
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Alan L. Rivera CFO and General Counsel, Millbrook Capital Management, Inc.