4 Hours Tour To Visit Galileo Museum And Observatory Museum

Galileo Galilei

Globe

Pots

Highlights

Galileo Museum

Observatory Museum

Basilica of Santa Croce

Florence

educational, historical, astronomical

Group Tour

4 Hours

Easy

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Description

Come on this special tour to find out all about Galileo Galilei. Get to know his public and private life through the places where this great scientist had once stayed. Explore Galileo’s life and learn how he contributed to changing the world by visiting The Museo Galileo and Observatory Museum which is full of scientific tools of great importance.

Itinerary

Museum Tour
- Meet the Italian tour guide at Piazza della Signoria.
- Head to the Science Museum or the Galileo Museum dedicated to the famous scientist. The Museo Galileo is full of scientific tools of great importance. There is possible to admire the two famous telescopes and the finger of the great physicist perfectly preserved.
- Continue to the Observatory Museum and the Natural History Museum which are in a beautiful antique palace with a Forum dedicated to the genius scientist. Here, find the captivating marble statue of Galileo. The museum is named after the word observatory that once meant the Torrino, an astronomical observatory where the stars were studied and that is still available to visit by appointment.
- In the end, go to the Basilica of Santa Croce, otherwise the "Pantheon of Italian glories" for the tombs of the famous and important Italians, among whose there is the monumental tomb of Galileo Galilei.