Florence Day Tour: Art, Culture, and Cuisine

Experience the best of Florence in a full-day tour from Rome. Explore Renaissance masterpieces, visit iconic monuments, go shopping, and enjoy a relaxing day with the assistance of a knowledgeable guide.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Centro Storico - Spend a full day exploring Florence on foot, a city renowned for its culture, Renaissance art, architecture, and landmarks like Palazzo Vecchio, the Church of San Lorenzo, and Santa Maria del Fiore (constructed by Brunelleschi). Nearby, you’ll find the Campanile (designed by Giotto) and the Baptistery, which are also must-sees….
What's Included
  • 2 hours walking tour with a professional guide
  • Fast train ticket 1st class Round Trip
  • Tour-guide assistant all day trip
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (inside Aurelian wall)
  • Admission Ticket Accademia Gallery
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Tips
Additional Information

Enjoy the experience of a full day tour of Florence in a private group with the fast train and an assistant who will accompany you throughout the trip. When you arrive the assistant will show you the most characteristic and interesting places, you will learn about the habits of the Florentines, you will visit the market of San Lorenzo, famous for…

Location
Centro Storico
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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David_b
Sep 17, 2025
Enjoyed our day trip to Florence very much! - Enjoyed our day trip to Florence very much! Juliana was our guide for entire day, while Eleanor, an artistic guide, dovetailed well into Juliana’s experience giving us a heightened enjoyment of Florence. A nice touch for first timers in Italy, Juliana (by taxi) picked us up at the Rome Garden Hotel, helping us navigate our way through the train station platforms, screens, and schedules. It was our first time on a high-speed train. The ride to Florence was enjoyable, catching country-side scenes, farms, and small villages along the way. Once in Florence, we walked considerably and took a lot of pictures; Juliana obliged, snapping many of the pictures of us with our camera. Exploring the streets, sights and churches of Florence, we were asked about things we would like to see or do. The landscape of downtown Florence was amazing, including beautiful sights at every turn and even a large Central Market, which was enjoyable. After lunch at the Trattoria Vecchio Mercato restaurant, we met up with Eleanor, beginning first with a tour of the Accademia Gallery. Probably our favorite work of art in the Gallery, was the 16-foot Statue of David, created by Michelangelo, in 1501 to 1504. He was 26 years old at the time the statue was completed. Something we had never realized were the accompanying three additional statues of David by Michelangelo, each in an unfinished state, depicting the human soul striving to break free of the flesh. The tour with Eleanor continued into the Piazza della Signoria, where a full-sized replica of the Statue of David, had been placed there in 1910. We continued our tour of the history of Florence, including other works of art and building structures. Again, Juliana and Eleanor made a great team. Completing our tour after another satisfying ride on the high-speed train, and taxi back to our hotel, we said our goodbyes.
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Christina_k
Jan 3, 2022
Loved this tour!! - We loved our day trip to Florence from Rome! And, we especially loved the train ride. It was our first time taking the train while traveling in Italy, and we would do it again in a heartbeat. The walking tour in Florence was really nice, and we thoroughly enjoyed the restaurant the guide recommended for lunch. Florence is such a beautiful city! I think my husband and I will go back and stay for a longer visit. One day just wasn't enough. Highly recommend this tour!
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Rebecca
Jun 30, 2016
We enjoyed the tour to Florence. Our... - <p>We enjoyed the tour to Florence. Our guide Catherine pointed out the historical locations and still allowed us time to shop. Excellent lunch at Il Porcospino with Franco. We requested Catherine for our Venice trip as she made our tour so interesting and informative and easy. Thank you Viator.</p>
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Josephine_k
May 18, 2024
Tiring and long but not boring - It was our first time in Italy and first time in Rome. So having a “chaperone” guide accompanying us all the way from Rome to Florence and back on the high speed train tour was very helpful, especially with language translation. We were very comfortable with Rashe and felt taken care of. She gave good insight into the culture and norms of Italy as we strolled through the streets while waiting for our Florence guide to give us the arts and history tour. The Florence guide, Alessandra, had an amazing knowledge of history and the arts. She gave us time to stop and admire the various art works and architecture of buildings. She could even answer all our questions. The downside is that the time spent was a bit long. We wish we could have met the Florence guide first and complete the arts and history tour first before lunch and then walk around the town a bit before heading back to Rome. Would have preferred to leave Florence at 5pm.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).