Discovering Galileo Museum in Florence Private Tour for Kids & Families

2 h 30 min Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

Welcome to Florence! Would you like to introduce your children to the man that revolutionized science, leaving an indelible legacy which still affects our lives today?

Our Galileo Galilei Tour for Kids in Florence is an excursion the whole family will enjoy.

With an expert English- speaking guide, history and science come to life to inspire and delight one and all.

You will learn all about the life and scientific discoveries of Galileo Galilei, an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, considered one of the most important revolutionaries in the field of science.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 h 30 min
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English
Operated by: Florence Tours With Kids

Ages: Infants (0–5 years) · Children (6–17 years) · Adults (18–89 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Top-rated local guide
Included: Kid-friendly professional guide

Not included

Not included: Food and drinks

Itinerary

Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi

20 min

Look for Galileo among the statues of the Loggiato degli Uffizi!
Museo Galileo

1 h 15 min Admission included

You will visit the Galilei Museum, housed in a twelfth-century building, which focuses on Renaissance science and the periods immediately following it, right up to the nineteenth century: the heart of the exhibition is in fact centered on the Medici collections, which the grand dukes once housed in the museum of Specola near Palazzo Pitti.

Your guide will show you the original Galilean, the two telescopes and the objective lens of the telescope, thanks to which the great Pisan could observe and identify the famous satellites of Jupiter.
Basilica of Santa Croce

30 min Admission included

Discover the tormented story of the burial of the great Tuscan scientist, and see the tomb in the Basilica of Santa Croce which lies near that of Michelangelo.

What a strange connection between history's most famous artist and greatest scientist!