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Guide me Florence Dr Agata Chrzanowska - art historian and licensed tour guide based in Florence Let me guide through art and history of Tuscany! Don’t worry! I am here for you!

Planning your holiday in Tuscany gives you a headache? You cannot decide what to see and where to go? You don’t know where to book your museum tickets and you are afraid of frauds? Are you looking for quality tours off the beaten track? My name is Agata Chrzanowska, I am art historian and professional tour guide, and I will be happy to organize your private tours and cultural visits in Florence an

d in Tuscany! I will guide you with a smile on my face, curiosity and generosity. Being a tour guide is a sort of addiction for me as I love sharing my love and passion for Florence and Tuscany with a wider public. I moved to Florence in 2010 and in 2016 I concluded my PhD in Italian Studies at the Durham University in UK. Since then I dedicated my carrier to popularization of art history among a wider public. I work as lecturer in art history in Florence and in 2017 I launched my personal project Guide me Florence aimed at promotion of quality tourism in Tuscany. Let me organize your tours and allow me to show you how fascinating the history of this place is. We will talk about art, architecture, engineering, politics, power and religion. We will discover many fascinating personal stories and we will discuss great cultural changes originated in Florence and Tuscany. You will meet many new friends: Filippo Brunelleschi, Michelangelo and Donatello may be among them. Let me show you around! We will have a lot of fun together and we will learn many fascinating and curious facts about this special place! Agata

Florence is art and art history! You know that I promote cultural tourism and during my own holidays I basically pass 80...
19/11/2024

Florence is art and art history! You know that I promote cultural tourism and during my own holidays I basically pass 80% of my time in the museums.

But... Florence is much more than art and art history. Since the Middle Ages, it has been one of the European capitals of fashion, and today it is definitely worth spending some time doing some quality shopping in town.

When I say shopping, I mean some quality shopping through the small shops where you can find some artisan leather products or some original souvenirs for yourself and your family. Food shopping is also important! The best gift you can bring home is cantuccini or a big piece of parmigiano reggiano.

Where to go to find what you're looking for? On my blog, you can find a guide to the best shopping areas!

What was your favourite souvenir brought from your Florentine holiday?

https://www.guidemeflorence.com/2024/11/14/shopping-in-florence/

Kierunek Włochy przygotował przewodnik po Galerii Uffizi. Łukasz poprosił mnie o opis najważniejszych dzieł z kolekcji...
30/10/2024

Kierunek Włochy przygotował przewodnik po Galerii Uffizi. Łukasz poprosił mnie o opis najważniejszych dzieł z kolekcji muzeum.

Wyszedł z tego bardzo ciekawy artykuł dla Was! Miłej lektury i miłego zwiedzania!

🔸️ When you open your business driven by your great passion for what you do and your business grows, the first of the co...
23/09/2024

🔸️ When you open your business driven by your great passion for what you do and your business grows, the first of the concerns regards your team.

🔸️ Will I be able to find the right people? Will I trust someone enough to leave my guests in their hands? Will I find other guides as passionate and engaging as I try to be during every tour?

🔸️ I had these thoughts in mind where I first invited some of my most trusted colleagues to the team. It wasn't only about their preparation and degrees, that are very important. It was about what kind of people they are.

🔸️ Today, when the second season of our shared adventure is almost at the end, I know I did the right choice. It doesn't matter if you will be guided by me, Laura, Michele, Isabella, Olga, Francesca, Lucy or Marco. You will meet with a person who really cares about your experience and who cannot wait to share with you our passion for Florence, its history and its artistic heritage.

🔸️ We want to show you what we love about this city and about this territory. Places that every day are looked at by millions of people, but because of that remain invisible and silent. We want to give voice to the many stories whispered by the stones of Florence.

🔸️ The reviews of our guests give us energy and motivation to keep sharing Florence with you! Thank you all for your trust! It really means a lot!

🔸️What to do in Florence when the sun sets, but you still want to enjoy the town?🔸️Yes, you can always go to a bar for a...
28/08/2024

🔸️What to do in Florence when the sun sets, but you still want to enjoy the town?

🔸️Yes, you can always go to a bar for a drink, but isn't it boring? There are so many better ways to spend your evenings in Florence!

🔸️A museum visit, an evening boat tour on the Arno, or a walk to see the panoramic view on Florence by night: all these are great ideas for what you can do after the sunset!

🔸️If you're curious to learn more, visit my blog! In my recent article, I described various ideas on how to spend an unforgettable evening in Florence.

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https://www.guidemeflorence.com/2024/07/25/night-in-florence/

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https://www.guidemeflorence.com/it/2024/07/17/cosa-fare-a-firenze-la-sera/

🔸 The most difficult decision you have to take when you plan your holidays in any European city, is the location of your...
14/06/2024

🔸 The most difficult decision you have to take when you plan your holidays in any European city, is the location of your accommodation.

🔸 Where should I stay, if I want to be close to all the sights? Where will I find more peace? Which neighbourhood is the closest to the train station? Probably you have all these questions in mind, when you try choosing your hotel in Florence.

🔸 If you’re planning your trip to Florence and you feel lost, I prepared for you a guide to the Florentine neighbourhoods. I described the four areas within the historical centre of Florence, where you might want to stay.

🔸Discover San Lorenzo, Santa Maria Novella, Santa Croce and the Oltrarno! I also gave you some tips about the neighbourhoods outside of the centre, that are well connected with the rest of the city.

🔸 This is the best moment for you to start planning your next holiday in Florence!

👉 https://www.guidemeflorence.com/2024/05/21/where-to-stay-florence/

It is so easy to tell the story of Florence narrating the achievements of the great men.Yet, Florence has been shaped by...
09/06/2024

It is so easy to tell the story of Florence narrating the achievements of the great men.

Yet, Florence has been shaped by generations of important and powerful women, whose projects, ideas, and plans tend to remain in shadow.

We wouldn't have the Boboli Gardens without Eleonora di Toledo, the Duchess of Florence, who could easily put in shade the achievements of her husband, Cosimo I.

We can easily say that Cosimo managed to reinforce the power of his dynasty in Florence, thanks to Eleonora. Thanks to the family ties and the relationship between Eleonora's father and Charles V, Cosimo gained the favour of the Emperor.

Eleonora was much richer than Cosimo, and he even had debts with her.

Eleonora allowed the continuation of the family line, guaranteeing the succession thanks to the 9 children she mothered and that survived infancy.

Boboli Gardens are until today a public garden freely accessible for the Florentine residents. I love enjoying its greenery and shade.

❗ Big change at the Uffizi and the Accademia Galleries!🔸 Starting from yesterday after you booked your timed entrance fo...
20/04/2024

❗ Big change at the Uffizi and the Accademia Galleries!

🔸 Starting from yesterday after you booked your timed entrance for the two museums, you will receive your ticket directly on your email.

🔸 It’s a big change, as until now they used to send you your booking number only. All the visitors had to pick up their tickets at the ticket office before they could enter.

🔸 This change simplifies the booking process and accelerates the entrance procedure! Big step for two of the most important museums in Europe, considering we are in 2024!

🔶 The touristic season in Florence has started! We are ready to meet with all our guests and to show you the marvelous a...
10/04/2024

🔶 The touristic season in Florence has started! We are ready to meet with all our guests and to show you the marvelous artistic treasures of the city.

🔶 Most of you will come to Florence by train, but for those who choose to arrive to the city by car, I've prepared a useful guide on the most convenient parking solutions.

🔶 If you're planning to come to Florence with your car, this is a must read for you!

🇬🇧 https://www.guidemeflorence.com/2024/04/08/parking-in-florence/

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https://.guidemeflorence.com/it/2024/04/02/firenze-dove-parcheggiare/

Until February 18 at the Palazzo Vecchio you can visit the exhibition dedicated to Giovanni Stradano.Jan van der Straet ...
24/01/2024

Until February 18 at the Palazzo Vecchio you can visit the exhibition dedicated to Giovanni Stradano.

Jan van der Straet was a Flemish artist active at the court of Cosimo I. As a member of Giorgio Vasari's workshop he decorated the rooms of the Palazzo Vecchio, transformed by the Duke into the first Ducal Palace for the Medici family.

At the exhibition you can see Stradano's sketches for the decorative panels at the Palazzo Vecchio and his other works, such as his drawings for a series of tapestries made for the Ducal family.

Don't miss this show if you're in Florence this winter!

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Let me guide through art and history of Tuscany!

Planning your holiday in Tuscany gives you a headache? You cannot decide what to see and where to go? You don’t know where to book your museum tickets and you are afraid of frauds? Are you looking for quality tours off the beaten track? Don’t worry! I am here for you!

My name is Agata Chrzanowska, I am art historian and professional tour guide, and I will be happy to organize your private tours and cultural visits in Florence and in Tuscany! I will guide you with a smile on my face, curiosity and generosity.

Being a tour guide is a sort of addiction for me as I love sharing my love and passion for Florence and Tuscany with a wider public. I moved to Florence in 2010 and in 2016 I concluded my PhD in Italian Studies at the Durham University in UK. Since then I dedicated my carrier to popularization of art history among a wider public. I work as lecturer in art history in Florence and in 2017 I launched my personal project Guide me Florence aimed at promotion of quality tourism in Tuscany.

Let me organize your tours and allow me to show you how fascinating the history of this place is. We will talk about art, architecture, engineering, politics, power and religion. We will discover many fascinating personal stories and we will discuss great cultural changes originated in Florence and Tuscany. You will meet many new friends: Filippo Brunelleschi, Michelangelo and Donatello may be among them.