Arts and Trades, economic and civil life in Dante’s Florence

Time: 2 hours
Groups: 1 – 20 people
For adults and children
Price: 140 € + entry tickets. If the group is composed by 8 or more people, each participant must pay an additional 2€ (including teachers and people with disabilities) for the wireless radio-guide system, in compliance with the new regulations introduced by the Urban Police and approved on February 10th 2025 by the Florence City Council.

Through the Arts and the ancient trades you will learn more about everyday life in Medieval Florence, where the social sphere was inextricably linked to religion and art. The Florentine Arts were the driving force of that period’s economy and allowed, thanks to their very rich patrons, to increase the artistic heritage of the city. Many illustrious figures of the economic, intellectual and artistic élites of the time were part of these corporations, including Dante himself.

• Piazza della Signoria

• Piazza del Mercato Nuovo

• Via Calimala

• Chiesa di Orsanmichele

• Dante’s Neighbourhood and Dante’s House Museum

Meeting Point: Cosimo I statue in Piazza della Signoria