directions in Florence

It is a minivan tour and the meeting point is directly outside the Cafe Paskowski in Piazza Repubblica

"It is a minivan tour and the meeting point is directly outside the Cafe Paskowski in Piazza Repubblica"

Sounds good - there is a taxi stand there:

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Google Maps will help. Click on "get directions" and select "walking" on the drop down part. Looks like about a 10 minute walk.

Seems like a strange pick up point - is it a private tour in a car or minivan or something? Where in the piazza are you supposed to meet?

This is the beauty of Google Street View.
You can virtually, "Walk the route" in photos.
via guelfa to via de ginori to borgo san lorenzo cross the battistero piazza to via roma and you enter repubblica piazza.

Maybe a 15 minute walk at most.

The easiest and simplest way would be to ask the front desk at your hotel to draw the route on the free map that all hotels have for their clients.

Many grazies to all who gave me their input...you were a great help.