Private Shore Excursion to Florence

If you are a cruise passenger arriving in Livorno with only a single day to visit Florence, this private guided tour is what you are looking for. Your private air-conditioned vehicle will meet you at the port of Livorno to drive you directly to Florence city center where you’ll meet your private guide. She will show all of Florence's highlights before you return to to the cruise ship at the end of the day. About Florence A UNESCO World-Heritage site, the city of Florence was founded in 59 BC as a settlement of former soldiers who had served in Julius Caesar's military campaigns. This must be the way the chosen patron of the city was Mars, the god of war, who presided over its fortunes at least until St John the Baptist replaced him with the advent of Christianity. The city was conveniently situated on the Via Cassia, one of the many roads that the Romans built to connect the provinces to the pumping heart of their growing empire. This lucky position enabled Florence to expand as a commercial center to the point that Emperor Diocletian made it the capital of the Province of Tuscia.