FLORENCE
54 Tours Reviewed
Florence runs on stories. This small-group walking tour strings together the city’s top landmarks with centuries-spanning commentary and guided stops designed to help you connect the dots fast. You’re moving through some of Florence’s most recognizable art and history sites…
A warm Bologna kitchen lesson is hard to beat. In this private class with Margherita in the historic center, you learn pasta-making step by step and then sit down to eat what you cooked with wine and dessert. It feels…
Bologna can feel like a secret, even at full daylight. This one-day route connects the city’s best architecture and art with real food culture, all paced for a single day and led by Riccardo Bacchi. I especially love the way…
That first skyline glimpse does it. This Florence Highlights walk is built for people who want the big names and the side streets—without a stressful plan. I like the guided + self-paced structure (you get a live English guide for…
Florence reads like gossip on stone walls. This 3-hour historic-center walk in Florence pairs major landmarks with story-driven stops, led by licensed guide Elena Kitaeva. You start at Piazza Santa Maria Novella, then glide through the old streets toward the…
Bologna hits different when you know where to look. This tour gets you moving through the historic core with a licensed guide, so you’re not stuck reading a map while the city does its quiet magic. I like that it’s…
Horse power meets Lucca’s ancient walls. This one-hour carriage loop is a smooth way to see the best sights inside the historic center, with plenty of time for photos and wall views as the route glides past squares, churches, and…
Bologna moves fast. This 2-hour walking tour is a practical way to see the center’s key sights without getting lost in the maze of alleys. It starts at Palazzo d’Accursio and routes you through the squares that define Bologna’s look…
Lucca becomes a listening game in the best way. This guided walk links famous composers to the exact streets and buildings where music happened, with short music excerpts along the route. I love that you get two paid-in stops (Teatro…
Florence works best when you can see more than you can walk. This private golf car tour is built for quick orientation, with a local-style story approach in the lanes of the historic center. I particularly like the stop plan:…
One 3-hour class can turn a trip into something you can actually cook later. Here, you’ll make fresh handmade pasta from scratch, learn classic Tuscan sauce basics, and finish with tiramisu in a historic countryside setting. It’s also designed for…
Florence has a Medici heartbeat. This smart 90-minute tour focuses on Palazzo Pitti and the Palatine Gallery, so you get art, royal interiors, and the story of how the Medici turned this palace into power. It’s built for people who…
Bologna’s medieval center makes sense fast. This private walking tour guides you through Bologna’s key medieval squares and monuments, starting near the Biblioteca Salaborsa and ending back there, so you don’t have to figure anything out on your own. I…
Fifty minutes, and you’ll get it. At Cantalici’s historic L’Antica Fornace di Ridolfo, you sample 4, 6, or 8 wines plus their extra-virgin olive oil with bruschetta and snacks like crackers and taralli, guided in clear English by people such…
Florence hits you fast. This Renaissance-focused private tour helps you make sense of what you’re seeing in just a few hours. I especially love how the stops are chosen to connect big ideas—Medici power, the Duomo’s design, and Dante’s Florence—in…
