Summer is the season of Florence boat tour: we organize cruises down the River Arno at sunset, when the sun colors up the city in gold. During the 1 hour cruise you see Florence from a complete different point of view and you spot 3 things we suggest you take pictures of.
The church with its bottom down in the Arno river
The San Jacopo Saoprarno Church dates bak to 10-11th centuries and was transformed into a cathilic-orthodox church in 2006. Since the Middle Ages Florentine people nicknamed it “Chiesa col culo in Arno”, literally the Church with its bottom down in the Arno; the names comes from the peculiar structure of the apse’s basement that stand directly on the bank river, so that when the Arno is high it looks like the apse built in the river.
The Aries of Ponte Santa Trinita
When you sail underneath Ponte Santa Trinita, you notice two big heads of aries standing at the side of the bridge: one watches the mounts, the other watches the valley. They were built by Ammannati as guardians of the city; as a matter of fact the aries watching the mounts, it’s watching the Casentino where previous floods started, while the other is watching beyond the valley to the seaside, where the eternal enemy stads.
Ponte Vecchio is more beautiful than you ever thought
It may look bovious, but event 100% Florentine people are overwhelmed by the beauty of Ponte Vecchio seen from the Arno river at sunset.
Don’t you believe it? Come and see it! Check our website or contact us for the next available dates!
