Tasty Florence Street Food with Guided Walking of the City
Description
Learn about traditional dishes and taste some of the best local specialties while you see and learn facts about the city's highlights and neighborhoods. This 2.5 hours street food tour experience led by a local and expert guide will give you a great insight about Florence cuisine. Sample traditional dishes like fresh pasta, truffes and much more while you stroll the local food market and monuments such as Duomo, Giotto's bell Tower and many more. This walking tour is a perfect introduction to the food, art and culture of Florence.
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Enjoy a stroll along the historical streets and live piazzas of Florence during this 2.5-hours tour while you sample local specialties led by a foodie expert guide. See where locals shop fresh fruits and vegetables, visit a local historic market and sample traditional dishes. At the market you will sample olive oil and different kinds of truffles. Market visit is only available in the mornings.
As you move from one foodie stop to another you will learn facts about the history, culinary and culture with spectacular panoramic views of the most important attractions of the city such as the Cathedral, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Giotto's bell Tower the Basilica di Santa Croce, all led by your local guide. Savor pasta at a traditional Tuscan trattoria and try one of the most famous Florentine street food, the Schiacciata, this typical local dish is a Tuscan bread that's large and thin, crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside usually filled with the finest slices of cured meat, it's considered a fundamental part of the city's food identity.
This walking tour is a great combination of savor and sweet, samples of the best food in town combined with a great explanation about art, culture and history. Discover the real taste of Cantucci (crunchy almond cookies) beloved in Tuscany and get a treat of the best gelato in town.
Eat like the locals, meet the small shop proprietors, visit a local market, get a wide variety of foods and learn all about some of the most interesting sites and monuments of Florence. And, by visiting multiple places over the 2.5-hours, you have a chance to walk off some of the calories.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult;
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking;
- Places visited are subject to change according to the season.
- The marked visit is only available in the mornings.
- This tour does NOT accommodate gluten-free, dairy-free or vegan participants.
Reviews(250)
There was 7 in our family group and we’re on a tour with 4 others ands our lovely Guide Valerie(probs spelt wrong). The tour was at just the right pace and the food and guide were amazing. We did the 11am tour which meant that we were able to visit the food market that closes at 3pm which was a great experience in itself( worth noting when choosing the morning or evening tour), and we didn’t need and additional meals until late evening. It was worth the money . Enjoy
We booked this last minute and was pleasantly surprised just how good the tour turned out. Our guide Francesco was a host of knowledge and clearly well liked with the owners and businesses that we visited. He also brought a light hearted and funny influence to the tour. Well thought out trip, superb food, the correct amount of history and an excellent experience all round. Would not hesitate to recommend.
Wonderful walking tour with local lore and oh so much food! Paolo was a fantastic host and we are SO GLAD we did this on our first morning/full day in Tuscany!
We had the best time with our lovely guide Vale! The food was amazing, she was so interesting and we would definitely go again.
Excellent experience with a very knowledgeable friendly guide (Valeri). Not only do you visit some places you would not find on your own but lunch is included on your trip. Skip lunch one day and do the 2.5hr trip instead.
It was a great experience. Francesco was really knowledgeable and took us to some great places! The gelato was excellentB
We had a great experience and our three teenagers had a great time too! Guide was very knowledgable and kept the tour fun!
Francesco was an engaging guide, full of knowledge about Florence and its history. His commentary was fresh sounding, though he must have been through the details many times before. He has great English and tried to include everyone in the group. The food was interesting and, on the whole, good to eat. Finishing on the gelato was a great way to end the tour.
Serena our guide was amazing. We ate at bakeries,markets, local restaurants and hole in the wall shops. Was amazing ! So much food. And gelato to top it off. At the end Serena recommended a few local restaurants to us...the one we went to was amazing.
Had a fantastic food tour with Francesco. His knowledge was great and his passion for the food and Florence really came across. Lots of tasty stops mixed with local customs and history. A perfect blend
