FLORENCE
1572 Tours Reviewed
Cortona has a way of stopping you. This private 3-hour walking tour is built for exactly that: you move through Cortona’s historical center while a guide ties the town’s Etruscan roots to the buildings you’re seeing today. I like how…
Chocolate valley smells amazing. In Tuscany’s Val di Nievole, this guided stop inside Tuscani Cioccolato gives you a real bean-to-bar look at how cocoa turns into chocolate, right on site. I like how the guide breaks down the machines and…
A quiet hum replaces engine roar. This is one of those Tuscany tours that feels like a day with a local friend—slow, scenic, and genuinely fun, thanks to the Ape Calessino open-air ride and a proper winery lunch. Two things…
A big Florence day. Accademia + Uffizi in one guided sweep is a smart way to hit the Renaissance heavyweights without spending your whole afternoon stuck in lines. I like that this tour is built for flow: reserved entry, clear…
A day in a tiny vintage car is a simple idea. Here it turns into a scenic Chianti loop with a real local winery stop. You’ll spend time on winding roads and in hill towns like Castellina in Chianti, with…
Two cities, one phone, and zero waiting. This Florence and Pisa self-guided experience gives you smartphone audio guides that walk you through the big sights at your pace, without a group schedule. You can start where you prefer since there’s…
Florence’s Duomo hits different up close. This tour gets you past the worst of the wait for Santa Maria del Fiore, then treats you to the dome climb and more access around the Duomo complex. The small group size helps…
If you only have a short time in Florence, this tour helps. In about three hours, you hit two heavy hitters of Renaissance art without doing the guesswork yourself. The small group setup keeps things more focused, and you get…
Two cities of stone, one long day. This private tour is built for big-ticket Renaissance sightseeing without the hassle of ticket lines or stitching together transport on your own. I like that you get an air-conditioned minivan for the long…
Your hands get busy in Lucca. This Cesarina market tour and cooking class is built around real local shopping, then real cooking in a home kitchen—so you learn what makes Lucca food taste like Lucca. You’ll get hands-on practice making…
Style is a language in Florence. This private fashion tour strings together three stops that explain how Italian taste grew into today’s major design houses. I like how the guide helps you trace Florentine style (not just name-drop brands), and…
Want photos that look like you belonged. This Bologna photo tour is built for real people in real places: you get a pro photographer guiding where to stand, how to face, and how to use the city as your background.…
Florence gets a queer new lens. This 2-hour Renaissance gay life walk takes you off the main sightseeing tracks and into places where sexuality, power, and punishment all tangled together. You’ll hear stories about queer figures from Florentine history, and…
Chianti tastes best with food and real process. This tasting at Terre di Perseto gives you both: a cellars tour with barrels and production machineries, then a focused tasting room flight paired with Tuscan tapas. I love the hands-on, explain-it-as-you-go…
Bologna smells like warm bread and good plans. This private gastronomic tour turns the city’s big sights into an easy, tasty route. I especially like how you get hands-on food stops (balsamic, cheeses, and a real osteria meal) instead of…
