The best way to explore Florence with a certified tourist guide
Choosing what to see in Florence in a day or in a limited time is not easy even for the Florentines. Visiting the city with an expert guide will help you not to waste your time and enjoy the best itineraries in Florence in the days available. Customized solutions, designed to do justice to the countless masterpieces of the city, from the artistic ones to the artisan ones up to the eno-gastronomic excellences. It’s up to you to choose the ideal tour for your attitudes from the destinations recommended by our official tour guides. Or agree on your tailor-made tour, for the Florentine experience that you have always dreamed of.
Itineraries with tourist guide
Our tourist guides are available for a minimum duration of two hours at a cost of 80 euros per hour. Visitors can organize their own tour or create their own tour together with our official guides.
Florence churches, between architecture and divine perfection
Florence is a city filled with magnificent churches and cathedrals, starting from the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore up to the Basilica of Santa Croce. With a tour to discover the places of worship, from the most prestigious churches to the most unknown ones, you will discover Florence’s spiritual and esoteric side. The works of the great artists hosted in the churches await you together with the fascination of extraordinary architectural inventions and precious hidden treasures guarded between crypts and aisles.
Museum tour: art through history
From Pitti Palace to the Uffizi Gallery, from the Bargello Museum to the Medici Chapels, it is impossible to count all the museums that have made Florence famous. Inside, prestigious paintings, delicate sculptures and fabulous frescoes are ready to amaze you through the mastery of Botticelli, Raffaello, Michelangelo, Da Vinci and other famous names of Florentine art. The ideal tour to discover some of the greatest masterpieces of every era.
Artisan shops tour: masters of tradition
For centuries Florentine craftsmanship has enchanted thousands for the exquisite talent that is handed down by generation in generation. Our guide is ready to accompany you on a tour of discovery of artisan workshops, between magnificent creations and ancient manual techniques. A range of exclusive treasures to choose, including a special souvenir to take with you on your return.
Shopping in Florence: the best offers
Visiting Florence also means being seduced by amazing shopping opportunities. However it is not easy to navigate between the numerous shops to identify the best purchase opportunities. With this guided tour you will know how to get around the best shopping in Florence, avoiding the traps for tourists and buying objects, garments and jewelry of authentic quality.
Taste experiences: enogastronomic excellences
Even the palate wants its share of satisfaction. The wine-gastronomic guided tour is the opportunity to taste some of the most famous Florentine specialties in the most well recommended places, from the most genuine cold cuts to the tasty cheeses, from the fragrant focaccia to fine Tuscan wines, up to the delicious homemade ice cream. A delicious opportunity to create delicious memories of the city.
Itineraries with tourist guide
Our tourist guides are available for a minimum duration of two hours at a cost of 80 euros per hour. Visitors can organize their own tour or create their own tour together with our official guides.
Art and history: Florence an open sky museum
Introduction of Florence
You can book this tour alone or add to it one or more of the tours listed below, up to a maximum of 10 total hours per day. The cost of each tour is 80 euros per hour plus entrance fees. If you are not interested in an introduction to the city, you can book the other tours separately.
Florence is an extraordinary open-air museum, where you will see astounding works of art and architecture around every corner. Let’s explore the highlight of the historical center: Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza del Duomo, the medieval towers, the Loggia del Porcellino, the Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Piazza Santa Croce.
This tour is offered every day of the week between 8am and 9pm.
Duration: 3 hours (gelato stop included)
Maximum number of participants: 8
Breathtaking Churches And Spirituality
Santa croce: the church of italic glories
A visit to the basilica in which Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo, Machiavelli and many other illustrious Italians are buried. An extraordinary journey through medieval frescoes, Renaissance masterpieces and monumental tombs that have stood the test of time, becoming testimony of the earthly passage of exceptional souls.
This tour is offered Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays between 9:30am and 5pm.
Duration: 1 hour
Maximum number of participants: 8
Entrance fee per person: 8€, free for ages 11 and under
The hidden and mysterious treasures of Florence
In search of unique, mysterious and off the beaten track wonders. You will have the chance to admire magnificent works of art and buildings that are off-limits to most visitors, hear incredible stories about astrology and astronomy, and enjoy beautiful Renaissance frescoes that depict initiations to ancient pagan cults, visible only to those whose eyes are guided to see them.
This tour is offered from Monday to Saturday between 9am and 1pm and between 2:30pm and 7:30pm, and Sundays between 3:30pm and 7:30pm.
Duration: 3 ore
Maximum number of participants: 8
The extraordinary museums
Palazzo Pitti
Enjoy the atmosphere of this elegant and sumptuous palace, decorated and transformed by the five legendary families who lived there, including the Medici and Savoia. You will explore the splendid Palatine Gallery, an amazing museum that houses the largest collection of Raphael’s paintings and hundreds of masterpieces by great artists, such as Caravaggio, Rubens, Tiziano, Tintoretto, Filippo Lippi and Andrea del Sarto.
This tour is offered from Tuesday to Sunday between 1:30pm and 6:30pm.
Duration: 1,5 ore
Maximum number of participants: 9
Entrance fee per person: adults 19€, children under 18 years 4€
The treasures of the Uffizi Gallery
Visit one of the most famous museums in the world, home to extraordinary paintings by Leonardo Da Vinci, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Caravaggio and many other masters.
This tour is offered from Tuesday to Sunday between 8:15am and 6:45pm.
Duration short tour: 1.5 hours
Duration complete tour: 2.5 hours
Maximum number of participants: 9
Entrance fee per person: adults 24€, children under 18 years 4€
The David, by Michelangelo
A tour of the Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, the museum that houses the extraordinary and monumental David, the incomparable masterpiece created by Michelangelo 500 years ago.
This tour is offered from Tuesday to Sunday between 8:15am and 6:45pm.
Duration: 1 hour
Maximum number of participants: 5
Entrance fee per person: adults 16€, children under 18 years 4€
The sensational Bargello
A world-class sculpture museum, little known and never crowded. A journey into the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Admire timeless masterworks by Donatello, Michelangelo, Luca della Robbia, Giambologna, Benvenuti Cellini and many other notable artists.
This tour is offered every day except Tuesdays and NOT on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month.
Duration: 1 ora
Maximum number of participants: 10
Entrance fee per person: adults 10€, free for ages 18 and under
The Medici Chapels: eternal beauty
An unforgettable site, housing beautiful sculptures by Michelangelo and created to celebrate the greatest family in the history of Florence, the Medici. Steeped in mystery and spirituality, the chapels are decorated with stunning marble and precious stones – absolutely unique.
This tour is offered: between 1:45 pm and 6:30 pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday / between 8:45 am and 1:30 pm on Monday, Saturday, and the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month.
Duration: 1 hour
Maximum number of participants: 10
Entrance fee per person: adults 9€, free for ages 18 and under.
Divine artisans
Masterpieces of the Lastrucci family: the florentine mosaic
A special and exclusive visit to the workshop of the Lastrucci family, the number one producers of Florentine mosaic masterpieces. The Art of Florentine Mosaic started in 1588, thanks to the Medici Family, and nowadays there are only five masters left in the whole world. You will have the privilege of meeting the most skilled masters and seeing them cut by hand, into small pieces, precious or semiprecious stones and then assemble them like a puzzle in order to create something unique, similar to a painting. An experience that you won’t forget!
This tour is offered from Monday to Saturday between 10 am and 6 pm.
Duration: 1 ora
Maximum number of participants: 8
Entrance: no entrance fee
The beauty of ceramics discovering the secrets of an ancient art
For 700 years, splendid ceramic (majolica) masterpieces have been created in and around Florence. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced amateur potter (ceramist), if you ever wondered how pottery is made, this is an experience not to be missed. With the help and knowledge of Davide Restituiti, skilled potter’s wheel master, and Nicoletta Malavolti, a professional pottery decorator, you will learn the process of making majolica in an authentic workshop. Private lessons also available.
This tour is offered from Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.
Duration: 1 hour
Maximum number of participants: 10
Entrance: no entrance fee
Private lessons: 100€ per person for 2 hours
The ultimate perfumery experience
An extraordinary adventure for your senses, inside a 15th century aristocratic palace located in the heart of the Santa Croce district.Aquaflor is the best and most successful modern laboratory for perfumes in town, where you can meet the most accomplished Olfactory Specialist in Italy, who will guide you through each step of creating your own fragrance. At the end of the workshop, you will receive a 100ml bottle of the perfume made with your own unique formula, along with notes on the lesson, details, and perfumery references for further exploration.
This tour is offered every day between 10am and 5pm, but only by appointment, taken at least 3 days in advance.
Duration: 2 hours
Maximum number of participants: 6
Lab experience price: 500€ per person, 900€ per couple, 350€ per person for parties of 3/6 people.
It is also possible just to visit Aquaflor’s stunning showroom and laboratory and buy their amazing products without creating your own fragrance.
Duration: 45 minutes
Entrance: no entrance fee
Shopping
In search of the perfect leather goods
Florence is by far the best place in the world to buy leather goods: supreme quality at reasonable prices.The offerings are enormous and include:
1) Upmarket and pricey stores, with top quality leather and top designs.
2) Reasonably priced stores with top quality leather but simpler designs.
3) Tourist traps you should definitely avoid!
Shopping should be fun, pleasant, and safe: in this tour I will take you to the best and most reliable leather stores in Florence, where you will find the most amazing jackets, bags, belts, scarfs (yes, also leather scarfs!!!), wallets, and shoes at the most reasonable prices.
This tour is offered from 10am to 5pm by appointment.
Duration: 1 hour
Maximum number of participants: 8
Entrance: no entrance fee
The jewels of Florence
For centuries, Florence has been home to some of the finest goldsmiths in the world. Making jewelry is an art, and some gold shops are like modern museums. You will visit the most successful and reliable jewelers in town, where the stars shop and where you can buy unique and breathtaking pieces made in Florence, while admiring the stunningly frescoed 16th century buildings that house them.
This tour is offered every day between 10am and 5pm by appointment.
Duration: 40 minutes
Maximum number of participants: 8
Entrance: no entrance fee
Food & Wine
A taste of Florence
Florence is a mecca for food and wine lovers. Let’s indulge in the tastiest focaccia, the most delicious gelato, the best prosciutto and cheese, and let’s enjoy an exclusive wine tasting at Enoteca Pontevecchio, owned by Tony Sasa, the Italian guru of wine marketing and communication. Tony will offer you a tasting selection of many different wines, especially his favorite, those produced by the Tenuta il Palagio, owned by rockstar Sting and his wife Trudie Styler. We’ll explore wine and culinary specialties that will delight your senses.
It is recommended to take this tour in the morning, so that we can visit the San Lorenzo food market.
Duration: 3 hours
Maximum number of participants: 8
Entrance fee per person: 35€ per person for the tastings (cash only)
The gelato experience
Did you know that gelato was invented in Florence 450 years ago? You will learn how to make ice cream/gelato at one of the best and healthiest gelaterias in town, using all the necessary safety measures and precautions. And, of course…at the end of the workshop you will taste it!!
This tour is offered every day between 11am and 6pm
Duration: 1 hour
Maximum number of participants: 8
Entrance fee per person: 20€