Tour dell'architettura di Sarasota
Descrizione
Sarasota ospita uno straordinario patrimonio architettonico. In questo tour con aria condizionata di 105 minuti, gli ospiti visiteranno alcuni esempi eccezionali di architettura e design, con tour che presentano tre degli stili più distintivi della città: Art Deco, Revival mediterraneo e Modern Mid-Century (con la "Sarasota School" di architettura, un adattamento regionale del modernismo in stile internazionale del XX secolo fiorito in Florida dagli anni Quaranta agli anni Sessanta.) Questi tour si esauriscono settimanalmente, quindi prenota in anticipo!
Opzioni del tour
Itinerario
I viaggiatori impareranno a conoscere lo stile Art Déco, apparso per la prima volta in Francia negli anni '10 e fiorito nell'architettura e nella moda, negli anni '30. L'Auditorium municipale di Sarasota è un bell'esempio di stile Art Déco. I visitatori potranno anche conoscere la storia dell'Auditorium, costruito nel 1938. Anche la Chidsey Library in stile Art Déco è sull'itinerario. La Chidsey Library è stata aperta nel maggio 1941 come primo edificio della biblioteca pubblica della città di Sarasota.
Il quartiere storico di Burns Court comprende case (e alcuni edifici commerciali) che sono ottimi esempi di architettura del revival mediterraneo. I visitatori impareranno la storia e il design dello sviluppo di Burns Court a metà degli anni '20.
Il Sarasota Art Center rappresenta la Sarasota School of Architecture, un movimento particolare nell'architettura moderna della metà del secolo. La Pagoda Blu è un altro edificio moderno della metà del secolo presente nel tour. Progettata da un membro fondatore della Sarasota School of Architecture, Victor Lundy, questa struttura ispirata al giardino giapponese del 1956 è uno spettacolo da vedere vicino alla baia. Costruita per la Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, la struttura presenta un tetto in tegole smaltate blu giapponesi. Lundy voleva che le piastrelle blu riflettessero le vicine acque blu della baia di Sarasota.
Commissionato nel 1959, il Center for Architecture di Sarasota è un esempio di architettura moderna della metà del secolo. I visitatori potranno conoscere la costruzione e il design dell'edificio.
Punti salienti
Cosa è incluso
Valutazioni dei viaggiatori
Informazioni importanti
- Animali di servizio ammessi
- Sono disponibili trasporti pubblici nelle vicinanze
- Adatto a tutti i livelli di forma fisica
- Gli ospiti devono avere più di 10 anni; non sono ammessi bambini sotto i 10 anni.
Recensioni(43)
Jon the tour guide was excellent. His ability to relate Sarasota’s history into interesting stories is absolutely wonderful and so entertaining. He is such a delight to be around. He has an aura about him that draws you in and want to hear every word he utters.
The tour was most enjoyable! The owner/guide is very knowledgeable and gave us facts about the Sarasota architectures and fun stories of the buildings and houses we pass by but never saw, I highly recommend this tour to learn about our city.
Thank you so much!
The Discover Sarasota architectural tour was excellent. The tour guide was knowledgeable, easy to understand, and gladly answered questions. The trolley car ride was comfortable and clean. Don't miss a tour of Ca D'Zan (house of John Ringling) to supplement this over-all city tour. I would recommend this tour for anyone who would like to learn about Sarasota's architectural history.
Thank you for this review and for adding great advice!
It is soooo interesting. Sarasota has such a wonderful history. It great to go around the neighborhoods and understand the architecture vision and story. I highly recommend to take the tour to uncover Sarasota history.
Thank you very much!
Good general overview. Rather pricy for the offering. Some houses/structures couldn’t be seen because the trolley wouldn’t fit down the street. Using handouts to show things not visible from the bus such as interiors was useless. By the time the handout had made the rounds we were two stops further along.
If you booked on Trio Advisor rather than directly with us you are paying more. Our daytime tours are all the same $54.99 price for a 90-min narrated air-conditioned tour. The one street not accessible due to narrow width of street was only mentioned as a place to explore on your own. We saw similar homes on Burns Court on the tour so you missed nothing on the tour. The handouts were simply additional buildings by the architects that no longer exist. They were meant to help you see the past and were not specific to buildings still standing. Most guests like them and have requested these visual aids.
We are full time Sarasotans. Our neighbors recommended this Tour, and we are glad we did it. It mwas our 3rd Tour and we have enjoyedm them All.
Appreciate your wonderful review! Thanks for being SUPERFANS!
We enjoyed the architecture tour but it would have been nice to be able to get out of the trolley to take some pics. Also it would be nice to be able to go into the building on Orange Ave and check out their exhibits.
Thank you. We aren’t able to let people out on these 90 min tours because there just isn’t time. We encourage you to return to buildings to view them on your own at a later time. The African American Museum is open daily 10-5.
This was a last minute decision on our last day in Sarasota and I was not disappointed. The tour was so fun, entertaining and informative, John was interesting the entire time. The driver was great, I felt safe. It was worth the price. They are friendly and accommodating, the cute shop is an added bonus before and after the tour. They were so kind to sing happy birthday to me!
The tour was informative and fun! Our guide was the founder of DiscoverSarasota Tours so we had the best. We will definitely return for other tours.
Very kind of you and I’m glad you enjoyed the tour!
Tammy was a terrific guide and we covered so many buildings in an hour and a half! I would recommend it. The only complaint is about seeing buildings from a trolley: if you're on the wrong side, you don't see the building very well; the trolley sometimes goes by too quickly. it wasn't always clear which building Tammy was referring to.
Thank you for this helpful comment. I will be more clear in future tours.
