6 free self-guided walking tours, with an audio guide at every stop.
Looking for a self-guided walking tour in Florence? Heritage Walking offers free GPS-based cultural heritage walks through the birthplace of the Renaissance. Experience the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and Renaissance landmarks.
Our Florence walking tours are built for independent travelers who want to experience the Renaissance at their own pace. No schedules, no groups — just you and Renaissance genius.
Each GPS walking tour reveals Brunelleschi's engineering and Medici ambition — transforming impressive buildings into meaningful places.
Planning a walking route in Florence? Start here. The 6 routes below link the things to see in Florence on foot, and each one takes 30–96 minutes. Two make a half day, four make a full-day itinerary. Every stop is on the walking map before you go, and the audio guide plays by itself when you arrive — free, no app, no booking.
Suggested days, built from each route's own walking time. Travel between routes is not included — check the walking map before you set out.
This journey takes you through Florence, the heart of the Renaissance. Explore eight landmarks where the artistic genius of the Renaissance, the power of the Medici, and the romance of the Middle Ages come together.
Stops on this walk: Uffizi Gallery (Galleria degli Uffizi) · Piazza della Signoria · Palazzo Medici Riccardi · Florence Cathedral (Duomo) · Baptistery of St. John · Ponte Vecchio · Palazzo Pitti · Boboli Gardens (Obelisco di Boboli).
Cross the medieval bridge that survived WWII and explore the artisan quarter where Renaissance craft traditions continue today.
Stops on this walk: Ponte Vecchio (North Side) · Bridge Center & Jewelers · Piazza Pitti · Boboli Gardens Entrance (Giardino di Boboli) · Santo Spirito Church · Oltrarno Artisan Workshops · Via Maggio · Oltrarno.
Where the Medici ruled, David stood guard, and democracy was invented, lost, and reinvented.
Stops on this walk: Piazza della Signoria Overview · Fountain of Neptune (Fontana del Nettuno) · David (Copy) & Original Context · Loggia dei Lanzi (Loggia della Signoria) · Palazzo Vecchio Entrance & Courtyard · Salone dei Cinquecento · Studiolo of Francesco I (Studiolo di Francesco I) · Arnolfo Tower View.
The best panorama of Florence—and the Romanesque gem hidden just beyond the tourist crowds.
Stops on this walk: Rose Garden (Giardino delle Rose) · Lower Arno View Terrace · Piazzale Michelangelo · Florence Skyline Reading Point · San Miniato al Monte Exterior (Basilica di San Miniato al Monte) · San Miniato Interior & Crypt · Monumental Cemetery & Ramparts · San Miniato al Monte.
Where Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli rest—the church that became a shrine to Italian greatness.
Stops on this walk: Santa Croce Piazza · Michelangelo's Tomb · Galileo's Tomb · Machiavelli's Tomb · Giotto Frescoes · Dante Memorial · Pazzi Chapel (Cappella Pazzi) · Santa Croce Cloisters.
Alberti's perfect facade, Masaccio's radical perspective, and Dominican spaces where theology, art, and urban life came together.
Stops on this walk: Piazza Santa Maria Novella (Basilica di Santa Maria Novella) · Alberti's Facade · Side Nave & Gothic Exterior · Masaccio's Trinity Fresco · Cappella Tornabuoni · Spanish Chapel · Chiostro Verde (Green Cloister) · Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella (Officina profumo-farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella).