Join us in Florence, City of Art and home to dreamy Tuscan food and wine, and discover its magic!!! 

From the Duomo to the Uffizi Museum to the Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence will touch your heart forever!

 

Food Lover’s Market Tour in Florence – Sant’Ambrogio Market – Since 1873

Join us for a delicious Food Lover’s Tour and Sant’Ambrogio Market visit and soak up the culture, history and beauty of the City of Art. Discover Florence’s historical monuments, food and wine shops, and the Sant’Ambrogio market – in business since 1873 –  while you enjoy food tastings such as salumi, cheese, Tuscan wine and desserts along the way.

Our Florence Food Lover’s Market & Landmark Tour brings you into the heart of Florence’s food traditions with our English-speaking guide.  Discover the Sant’Ambrogio market, Florence’s oldest market where local farmers, artisans of cheese, salumi, ham, olives, olive oil and wine makers come each day to showcase their farm-fresh produce and products.  Local fruits and vegetables are on display as merchants exchange conversation of the day and share what is in season.  See, taste and discover the scents and foods of Tuscany at the Sant’Ambrogio Market – a  3-hour tour with tastings and wine included.  This is an outdoor walking tour and it does not include museum visits or museum tickets.

 

Galleria dell’Accademia or Uffizi Museum Tour with Guide including tickets no waiting in line

Florence is home to two important museums, the Uffizi and Galleria dell’Accademia, which both include an expansive collection of Renaissance art from Florentine greats such as Leonardo DaVinci (Adoration of the Magi), Michelangelo (Davide), Botticelli (Primavera) and Giorgio Vasari (the Vasari Corridor). 

Join our English-speaking guide and learn about Florence, the City of Art, the first Etruscans who founded Florence, the powerful Medici Family, Renaissance Art, and how Florence evolved into being the art capital of Italy.  Both tours are 3 hours with English-speaking guide and museum tickets included.

Uffizi Museum Tour – Discover the Uffizi Gallery and the Masterpieces of Botticelli, Da Vinci and Caravaggio. Giovanni Botticelli’s Birth Of Venus & Primavera depict Renaissance art at its best. Discover the Renaissance artist Plautilla Nelli (1523 – 1588) with her works, Head Of A Woman and Kneeling Woman.

Galleria dell’Accademia Tour – Discover the Galleria dell’Accademia and David. Also discover Boticelli’s Madonna of the Sea, as well as works by Perugino, Filippo Lippi, Pontormo, Ghirlando and Bronzino.

 

Florence Walking Tour with Aperitivo

Join us on a Walking Tour of Florence discovering the city’s sites and monuments with our English-speaking guide.  Discover the Duomo with its magnificent terracotta-tiled dome, and the Baptistry with its bronze doors known as the Gates of Paradise.  We visit Santa Croce and Piazza della Signoria, Florence’s main square where Michelangelo’s original David used to be – where now stands a copy in front of Palazzo Vecchio.  Walk along the Arno, cross Ponte Vecchio and enjoy Florence in our one-of-a-kind Florence Walking Tour with an Italian aperitivo and snacks.  This is a 3-hour walking tour with private English-speaking guide. This is an outdoor walking tour with a Florentine apertivo included.

 

Florence Boboli and Bardini Garden Tour

Join us and discover the Boboli and Bardini Gardens walking tour.  The gardens are tucked away behind the Pitti Palace and include a beautiful Florentine garden with century-old trees and plants and flowers, as well as sculptures and fountains. The gardens, a true example of late Renaissance art, were laid out for Eleonora di Toledo, the wife of Cosimo I dé Medici, one year after the Medici Family purchased the palace. These romantic gardens with their perfect shapes and symmetry are a great example of Renaissance landscaping, and in fact, the prototype for the Boboli Gardens served as inspiration for many other European gardens, in particular, Versailles.  Discover the artichoke fountain and also the amphitheater.  If you love Renaissance art and gardens, join our dreamy tour for a colorful discovery of gardens, fountains and the art of the Medici family.  This is a 3-hour walking tour with private English-speaking guide.

 

Florence Gelato Walking Tour

Join us for a delicious Florence Gelato Tour and Landmarks with our English-speaking guide.  Discover the most precious artisan ice-cream makers, while learning about Florence’s history and culture with delicious gelato tastings along the way.

Stroll through piazzas and past historic palazzos, while learning and enjoying creamy Florentine gelato.  There are endless delicious flavors – think creamy vanilla, Italian coffee, toasted caramel, Sicilian pistachio, seasonal fruits – watermelon, strawberry, chocolate and even olive oil.  While you are touring and tasting, learn about Florence’s history and culture.  This is a 2.5-hour walking tour with private English-speaking guide.

The above tours do not include transportation, accommodations, or any other excursions.  If you would like to add on transfers to and from your hotel or cruise ship port ~ please let us know your group size and we will be happy to provide a price and reserve the transfer(s) for you.

2024 Dates: These one day walking tours are available throughout the year. Rates are subject to increase on Italian Public Holidays – please contact us for details. Rates are subject to change based on currency exchange. Call for updated rates. Airfare not included. Group transfers for any cooking tour or tours that include transfers, are for the group and are not private. Transfers before, after or to another destination outside of your cooking tour are not included in the program price. If you would like to add on a private transfer or transfers, let us know and we will send you pricing.