Florence Food and Wine Tasting: Private Tour with Local Expert
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40 Ratings
Firenze
Experience the local flavors of Florence on a private food and wine tasting tour. Discover the city's coffee culture, explore the bustling market, and indulge in traditional favorites like Florentine street food, Tuscan sweets, olive oil, meats, cheeses, truffle, aged balsamic, and wine. Finish off with a creamy gelato. Book now!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Chiesa di Sant’Ambrogio - We will start off in the very local neighborhood of Sant’ Ambrogio. Here we will visit a few different small shops to taste local favorites. Our tastings along the tour include everything from cantucci, coccoli, pizette, meats, cheeses, olive oil, truffle, and much more!
- Duomo - After a few tastings in the Sant’ Ambrogio area, we will then take a nice stroll through the city center twisting and turning on the local streets to enter into another local neighborhood.
- Ponte Vecchio - Enjoy a view of Ponte Vecchio as we continue on with our tasting tour!
What's Included
- Tastings
What's Not Included
- Transportation
Additional Information
This adventure is an excellent opportunity for visitors seeking an authentic local perspective! Join your knowledgeable, bilingual guide to immerse yourself in the Florentine community life. Our journey starts by savoring some Italian coffee, giving you a glimpse of our integral coffee culture. We then proceed to a vibrant local market, where you’ll experience the freshest seasonal produce, acquaint with local meat sellers and fishermen, and enjoy yet another scrumptious tasting session. We will then promenade through the heart of the city, making pit stops at a handful of family-run businesses to relish in tasting some iconic favorites like Florentine street meals, Tuscan desserts, Olive Oil, variety of Meats and Cheeses, Truffle, Aged Balsamic, wine, and much more! We’ll cap off our expedition with an indulgent local gelato. This walking exploration includes 5-6 stop overs and around 10 separate tasting activities!
- No health restrictions but this is a 3 hour tour that includes walking between each stop
Location
Piazza Sant'Ambrogio, 3R
Piazza Sant'Ambrogio
We will meet on the steps of the Chiesa di Sant'Ambrogio (Sant'Ambrogio Church). It is located right in the piazza at the intersection of 3 streets.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Owen_m
Apr 18, 2024
Florence food tour - Our family of 4 (two teenagers) had an amazing time with our energetic, friendly and knowledgeable guide. We were able to taste a wide range of local foods and drinks in a variety of venues. Such a fun way to learn and experience Florence.
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Chelsea_m
Feb 27, 2024
The most wonderful food tour of them all!! - My husband and I have done several walking food tours in numerous cities, but this one was special!!! The one on one experience with Tatiana was exceptional! She instantly made us feel comfortable, and we enjoyed three full hours getting to know her. We felt like great friends by the time we parted ways! The food choices were exceptional and filling, the sites warm and quaint, and the company was exquisite. This was truly the highlight of our trip here thus far, and recommend this experience hands down!!! THANK YOU Tatiana, you were a jewel! We thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon with you.
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Andrea_b
Nov 11, 2023
Amazing Experience - Tatiana was absolutely amazing. So passionate about her work and very personable. Thank you so much for a memorable day.
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Katrina_s
Oct 24, 2023
Best thing we did in Florence - Tatiana was an absolute gem. So much knowledge of Florence and the local food spots. This tour was the highlight of our 3 days in Florence. We made our way to Tatiana's recommendations over our last day. Tatiana was genuinely passionate about food and wanted to hear our stories. 100% recommend. Thank you Tatiana!!
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Rebecca_t
Oct 16, 2023
Amazing food with an expert guide - My daughter and I spent a delightful afternoon with Christy, and it couldn’t have been better! Not only is Christy passionate about the food culture of her city, she is a fantastic communicator and was so easy to connect with. She was gracious and easy to talk with, and the places she took us were out of this world! My favorite parts were learning about and sampling coccoli in the local market, and the amazing panini at I Fratellini which might have been the best sandwich I’ve ever put in my mouth. Thank you, Christy! We will recommend you to all of our friends!
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Beth_r
Oct 16, 2023
Great tour! - Christy did an awesome job! She’s very knowledgeable about the city and what it has to offer in food, wine and just helpful information. The wine room was sooo unbelievably cool! Food was delicious too! I would suggest this tour when first getting to Florence because it would be very helpful in introducing you to what the city has to offer.
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Sheri_n
Sep 28, 2023
Hidden Gems Revealed - Christie was the best friend to make in Florence. We were overwhelmed with all the touristy parts of the city. Christie showed us the hidden gems, the very best pastries, paninis, wine bar, gelato, and more. By far the best experience we had in Florence.
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Christina_r
Sep 25, 2023
Excellent! - We had a fantastic time on our tour with Tatiana! She clearly loves food and where she lives and brought us to the places she usually goes, showed us other places to go and wrote us a list of everything we had, where we should go if we were looking for specific foods and drinks. She is very knowledgeable about the history and culture as well. We loved that it was just myself and my husband it felt very intimate and enjoyable. 100 percent suggest booking this tour
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Darcy_r
Sep 14, 2023
Fantastic experience with a fantastic guide - I was very fortunate to have Tatiana all to myself. She took me to many places for a variety of foods and a very good wine pairing. She was very engaging and honestly it felt like we were too old friends walking around Florence talking about our lives and stopping here and there for something to eat. They truly exceptional experience, especially as a solo traveler.
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Vaughan_c
Sep 8, 2023
Mangiamo con Christy! - My partner and I thoroughly enjoyed this food walking tour. For us the highlights were visiting the Sant Ambrogio market and the wine bar. The market was less crowded and ''touristy'' than the central market, which we greatly appreciated. The wine bar and it's underground cellar were a great sight and the wines sampled were great.
In addition to this, there were coffees, biscuits, sweets and a sandwich.
Christy was friendly, knowledgeable and we would certainly recommend this tour to others.
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