FLORENCE
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The 15 most popular food & wine tours in Florence. The ones worth booking ahead for, with what each costs, how long it runs and who operates it.
Florence sunset food and wine tour with a Prosecco toast, 4 Tuscan wines, a Negroni lesson at wine windows, and artisan gelato.
Most Popular“Great tour, lots of little places you would never see on your own. Our guide Anto was fantastic, made the tour a lot of fun! Would definitely recommend!”
From Florence, ride coach, train, and sometimes boat through Cinque Terre’s villages with optional street-food lunch in Monterosso.
“Great sampling of cinque de terre! We would love to go back and spend more time in the cities! Nice bus ride to and from. We loved the walking part of the tour along side the coast.”
Small-group Chianti wine tour from Florence: 3 organic wineries, olive oil and balsamic tastings, Tuscan lunch, plus Greve.
“Our guide Jonathan was excellent. Personable and knowledgeable. The pace of the day was good, not rushed but didn’t drag on. Visited some wonderful smaller Chianti Classico wineries and enjoyed some great vistas.”
Cook an Italian lunch in Florence with a chef-led market stop at Mercato Centrale, hands-on pasta and bruschetta, and unlimited Chianti.
“This is a very informative cooking class. I try to do a cooking class on all my vacations and this one was fabulous. You will learn from an accomplished chef specific techniques for making pasta and Italian sauces. The trip around the market is also fun. Alyce was our chef/host and I cannot say enough…”
A 2.5-hour Florence street food walk with a local guide, San Lorenzo Market bites, Tuscan wine, and major sights like Ponte Vecchio.
“The tour was brilliant, our guide was really friendly and informative, the food was excellent and it was a nice way of passing a couple of hours and learning lots about Florence and Italy in general. Worth every penny!”
2.5-hour Florence street food walk with a licensed guide, Tuscan wine, iconic sights, and gelato near Ponte Vecchio for $45.
“We had a terrific food and wine tour with Marco. He was friendly and informative. We had four stops, two savory and two sweet, and were very full by the end.”
Private Florence food walk with 6 or 10 tastings, market bites, gelato, and landmark time on foot, priced at $137.86.
“You’d better arrive with an appetite! Giorgio was a wonderful guide. He was not only knowledgeable about the different foods and wines that were offered. He had an extensive knowledge of all of Italy’s various regions and their histories. It didn’t take me long to guess that he was a former history teacher! I would…”
Taste Tuscan favorites and Florentine classics on a small-group walking food and wine tour near Santa Croce, with plenty of sips.
“Exceptional experience with tastes of traditional food and nice Italian wines as well as thorough explanations of local customs. Our tour director Guido was very knowledgeable, pleasant and offered great conversation”
A 2.5-hour Florence stroll for Tuscan tastings, Chianti and Vin Santo pours, Cucina Povera classics, gelato, and Cantucci.
“An amazing introduction into genuine tuscan/ florentine food and eating and drinking . Mara our host was fantastic company and so knowledgeable ! but also about florence - fully recommend the trip”
Florence’s Ultimate Food Tour by Do Eat Better packs a full Tuscan meal into 3.5 hours with a small-group English guide, wine, and gelato.
“Our guide (Bene) was excellent and very knowledgeable. We highly recommend the climb! The small rest stops on the way up make it very easy to complete. Grazie!”
Taste Florence’s real flavors on a 3-hour Oltrarno walk: pecorino, salami, cantucci with coffee, lampredotto, Chianti, and top gelato.
“We tasted wine, cheese, gelato, lamprodetto and some other delicious food. This tour wanders around the Altrano area and the guide gives a lot of tips and general information about the Florence area and its foods.”
A 3.5-hour small-group Florence evening food tour with 14 tastings, Tuscan wine, and a classic Florentine steak dinner plus gelato.
“Nice tour. 4 stops…one wine window, one with wine and 3 items, dinner was wine, steak and potatoes and 4th/last stop is gelato. It was a cool and misty evening so going inside to sit and enjoy our samples worked nicely. It was a tad expensive for what we received compared to other food tours…”
Sample Florence’s flavors in 3 hours: coffee tastings, truffle panini, Tuscan wine, gelato, and San Lorenzo Market olive oil and balsamic stops.
“Our guide did a great job of sharing the history of the city and of the food that we were eating. Everyone in our group had a good time and the food was great!”
A small-group Florence food tour with free-flowing wine, truffle pasta, and a 30-year balsamic tasting, ending at Duomo gelato.
“What an AMAZING evening we had with Katarina on this tour! My goodness we can't explain enough how incredible she was at being the kindest and most knowledgeable guide! We arrived stress due to the traffic and by the time we left we were completely at ease and laughing from ear to ear (and full…”
A 4-hour Florence food and wine walk with cheese, spirits, truffle pasta, Fiorentina steak, gelato, and wine through a historic window.
“This tour is a great amount of food for the money with Jamie a very knowledgeable guide for the area. I had so much fun and definitely best to come with an empty stomach as you’ll get plenty to enjoy on the tour and plenty of wine to go with the dishes! I would recommend…”
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