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The 15 most popular shopping tours in Florence. The ones worth booking ahead for, with what each costs, how long it runs and who operates it.
Florence market tour and Tuscan farmhouse cooking class with Chianti wine. Make pasta, bruschetta, pork, tiramisu, then get recipes.
Most Popular“Our guide LUCA and chef ERCA were amazing!!!! Fresh m the first minute we were engaged and laughing! The instruction was clear and the food fantastic. Best tour if our vacation!!!”
Cook an Italian lunch in Florence with a chef-led market stop at Mercato Centrale, hands-on pasta and bruschetta, and unlimited Chianti.
“We had such a great time! This was our second time doing this class. Frederico was so fun. He’s was knowledgeable made the class and market visit a great way to spend the day.”
Learn fresh pasta and tiramisù in a small-group Florence class, with optional Sant’Ambrogio market and unlimited wine. Great value.
“Giulia was an incredible teacher! She made everything so easy and fun and cooked up the most amazing meal we have had in Italy.”
Florence market tour and hands-on cooking class. Taste local specialties, make fresh pasta and Nonna-style lasagna, finish with tiramisù.
“Our family had a great time with Lisa. She was excellent. She was very patient helping all of us. Her ability to captivate all of us, as well as her sense of humor was inspiring in the learning process. She was perfect. A million thanks!”
3-hour small-group Florence market tour with Medici sites, cheese, salumi, lampredotto, wine tastings, and artisan gelato.
“We ended up being the only ones on the tour so we got a private tour with Kiara! The first part was taken by her trying to figure out what had become of the other couple, but once she figured out they weren’t coming she gave us her full attention.”
Taste Florentine street food at two markets plus gelato and wine. Small group tour with 7+ bites and local tips in 3 hours.
“This was one of our favorite outings in Italy. I travelled with my mom (70) and my two adult brothers, one of whom is a chef. All four of us loved learning from Alice. She was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and fun to talk to. I wholeheartedly recommend this tour for anyone curious about the traditional foods…”
Shop San Lorenzo Market, then cook a Tuscan 4-course lunch with wine in small groups. Recipes included for making it at home.
“Catarina chef was excellent, class was held at a real cooking school.. really fun to visit the market”
Shop San Lorenzo market then cook a 4-course Tuscan meal with a chef in Florence, ending with lunch, wine, and take-home recipes.
“The market part of the experience could easily have been half the time that was given. The rest of the experience was FANTASTIC!”
Florence market-to-table lesson: meet Tuscan food producers, make pasta and sauces from scratch, then eat with wine in 4.5 hours.
A 2.5-hour Florence street food walk through San Lorenzo Market and the Duomo area, ending by Ponte Vecchio with schiacciata and gelato.
“Anna was fantastic! Full of helpful info, personable and knowledgeable. We had many types of delicious food and enjoyed every minute! She also gave us great info about shopping and restaurants, as well as general history. Perfect for our first morning in Florence.”
Taste Florence at Sant’Ambrogio Market with 5 wine tastings, family bakeries, and gelato on a 3.5-hour guided walk.
“A wonderful experience to see Florence not from the tourist side, but to really understand how the locals live and what they prefer, how they go to the market, make acquaintances with the sellers, try the most delicious Cantucci, as well as thRead more”
4-hour Florence food and wine tour with a local guide: San Lorenzo Market tastings, aperitivo, and Duomo-to-Santa Croce sights.
“This was a fun whirlwind tasting tour with a great guide (Lorenzo) who showed some great places to us. He also gave us a great tip for a beautiful road trip to take when we ventured out to the Tuscan countryside”
Florence street food tour with Mercato Centrale tastings, homemade pasta, truffle treats, and sights at Piazza San Giovanni and Arco di San Pierino.
“Food and drink is absolutely fantastic on this tour. There was a wide variety and plenty of it with excellent quality. Central Market and lunch stops are particularly good and entertaining. Our guide actually was not that good but the food was so good it more than made up for that.”
Florence market tour and chef cooking class. Taste Tuscan treats at San Lorenzo Mercato Centrale, then cook a 4-course lunch with wine.
“Incredible cooking and experience! Noemi greeted us in the square and took us on a tour of the market and explained so much about local foods, shopping habits and market offerings before we’re headed to chef school for our cooking lesson! WOW! So much more that we could have expected!! The menu was incredible and…”
Shop a top Florence market and cook a full 4-course meal with a chef, then eat it with wine. Small-group feel, great value.
“one of the best cooking classes ive ever taken, really fun market tour, great instruction znd delicious recipes. my daughter and i enjoyed it immensely.”
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