Discovering Walking Tour in the Morning Discovering Walking Tour in the Morning + Lunch Guided Visit to Accademia + Uffizi Chianti (without dinner OR with dinner)
Other: See also : Wine Tours from Florence 
TOUR #1a: FLORENCE IN THE MORNING $74.00 per person Season: All year round - Every day Departure: 9:30 AM (15 minutes earlier at the meeting point) End: around 12:30 PM Drive along the romantic Viale dei Colli up to Piazzale Michelangelo: a stop to admire the wonderful panorama of the city, one of the most beautiful in the world. The tour will proceed by coach through the old city centre. Outdoor guided tour of the Duomo complex: Giotto’s bell tower, the Baptistery with its bronze doors including the famous Porta del Paradiso, the Cathedral with the magnificent Cupola del Brunelleschi. A short walk through the historic streets of the heart of Florence brings you to the renowned Galleria dell’Accademia* where you can admire the famous David by Michelangelo and other works by the great artist. End of the tour inside the museum. (*) Closed on Monday. Replaced with visit to the Bargello museum or the Medici Chapels.
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TOUR #1b:
FLORENCE IN THE AFTERNOON
$74.00
per person
Season: All year round -
Every day A fine coach tour offering panoramic views of the unparalleled beauty of Florence, taking in Fiesole, a delightful town of Etruscan origin set on the hills overlooking Florence and the Arno Valley. The tour continues to the old city centre for a visit to the Franciscan Church of Santa Croce (exterior). A short walk through the historic streets of the heart of Florence brings you to the famous Piazza Signoria, where you can admire the imposing Palazzo Vecchio (exterior) and the beautiful Loggia del Lanzi. The tour continues with a guided tour of the famous Galleria degli Uffizi* where you can admire the superb paintings of Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello, Giotto, Cimabue, Masaccio. End of the Tour inside the museum. (*) The Gallery is closed on Monday; replaced with visit to the Museum of Palazzo Vecchio.
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TOUR #1a
+ L.L. :
FLORENCE
IN THE MORNING + LIGHT LUNCH
$97.00
per person
From 16 March
to 15 November. Everyday. Drive along the
romantic Viale dei Colli up to Piazzale Michelangelo: a
stop to admire the wonderful panorama of the city, one of the most beautiful
in the world. The tour will proceed by coach through the old city centre. The tour includes light lunch and drinks in a historic restaurant in the centre, following the guided tour, just a brief walk away, accompanied by our assistant. |
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TOUR #1a + 1b +L.L. : FULL DAY FLORENCE + LIGHT LUNCH $164.00 per person
From 16 March
to 15 November. Every day. Drive along the
romantic Viale dei Colli up to Piazzale Michelangelo: a
stop to admire the wonderful panorama of the city, one of the most beautiful
in the world. The tour will proceed by coach through the old city centre. The tour includes light lunch and drinks in a historic restaurant in the centre, following the guided tour, just a brief walk away, accompanied by our assistant. A fine coach tour offering panoramic views of the unparalleled beauty of Florence, taking in Fiesole, a delightful town of Etruscan origin set on the hills overlooking Florence and the Arno Valley. The tour continues to the old city centre for a visit to the Franciscan Church of Santa Croce (exterior). A short walk through the historic streets of the heart of Florence brings you to the famous Piazza Signoria, where you can admire the imposing Palazzo Vecchio (exterior) and the beautiful Loggia del Lanzi. The tour continues with a guided tour of the famous Galleria degli Uffizi* where you can admire the superb paintings of Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello, Giotto, Cimabue, Masaccio. End of the Tour inside the museum. (*) The Gallery is closed on Monday; replaced with visit to the Museum of Palazzo Vecchio. |
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TOUR P: FLORENCE PANORAMIC TOUR $30.00 per person
All year round. Every day. Last Sunday in October to last Sunday before Easter: 10:00AM and 1:30PM (15 minutes earlier at the meeting point)
If you want to discover the city and its
famous hills, what better than our Panoramic Tour!
Comfortable
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TOUR #2a: DISCOVERING FLORENCE WALKING IN THE MORNING $44.00 per person
Season: All year round - Everyday The tour starts from the peculiar Central market zone, characterized by its workshops and multicolored stalls, where the Medicean Chapels, and Basilica di S. Lorenzo, the church of Medici’s Family, are located. In a short time you can reach Piazza del Duomo, where you can admire the Cathedral* (inside visit) and its dome by Brunelleschi, the bell-tower by Giotto, Saint John Baptistery with its Paradise Door. The tour continues by visiting the medieval quarters where Dante Alighieri and Beatrice lived. Further on you can find Palazzo del Bargello. Not too far, there is Piazza della Signoria, a great “open-air sculpture museum”, overlooked by the imposing Palazzo Vecchio. Next to it the Uffizi Gallery, one of the most important museum all over the world. Then you proceed to the picturesque Mercato della Paglia(Straw market), where the famous Piggy Fountain is located. You walk along the street that leads to Ponte Vecchio, the “jewels bridge”. By crossing the bridge, you will reach the wonderful Pitti Palace. End of the tour.
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TOUR #2a + L.L.: DISCOVERING FLORENCE WALKING IN THE MORNING + LUNCH $65.00 per person
Season: April 01 08 to October 31 08
except Monday It is possible to book the guided promenade with a light lunch including drinks in an ancient and charming restaurant in the old city center, very close to the place where the tour ends.
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TOUR #2b: CONCERT AND DINNER $88.00 per person
Season: From 3 April to 31 October* -
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday A real Italian-style evening dedicated to the discovery of the Tuscan cuisine and of the most celebrated Italian opera arias and famous Neapolitan songs. Our assistant will take you into an ancient and fascinating neighbourhood in the old city centre, where the Restaurant - Wine house is located. It has been built into a characteristic “hollow” (an old cellar). In this romantic atmosphere, under arches and vaults dating back to 1200, a candlelit typical Tuscan dinner is served with excellent Chianti wine. Close to the restaurant, professional tenors and/or sopranos perform (at 21:15) the most beautiful opera songs from the operas by Puccini, Verdi, Rossini and other famous Italian musicians together with Neapolitan songs renowned all over the world, in an intimate atmosphere of an historical place (Anglican church) with an excellent acoustics. Your reservation allows you to take stalls in order to enjoy completely this fascinating show. During the intermission, tea or coffee together with a piece of cake or a goblet of very good wine will be served (they are included in the price). (*) Excluding 6, 7 April and August.
Season: from 1 April to 30
October - Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. *Except in August. An evening in genuine Italian style, devoted to discovering Tuscan cuisine and a famous opera. Our assistant will take you to a charming old district in the city centre. In a characteristic restaurant, you will be served a typical Tuscan dinner with excellent Chianti wine. Talented singers will be awaiting you after dinner in an intimate, old setting (the Anglican church), to perform four acts of one of the most famous Operas (of Verdi, or Puccini or Mozart), accompanied by piano music. You will be reserved front-row seats so you can enjoy this absorbing spectacle to the full.
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TOUR #C1: COOKING COURSE WITH DINNER $110.00 per person
Season: from 2 April to 16
November - Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Our assistant takes you to a picturesque corner of the historical centre through a pleasant walk. You will live a different and involving experience combining food, art and culture. In an equipped kitchen of a characteristic Florentine home, guided by a skilled Chef you will be taught how to prepare a full typical Tuscan menu and to match wines in about two hour and half time. The course is followed by dinner where prepared dishes will be served accompanied by matching wines.
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TOUR #C2: GUIDED WINE TASTING $53.00 per person Season: from 3 April to
30 October - Tuesday, Thursday A pleasant afternoon in a typical and cozy wine shop in the company of an oil and wine expert in order to learn tasting techniques. Brief historical introduction to the wine and Chianti, outline of working in vineyards and olive-yards, wine making and cellars, oil pressing techniques and use of glasses according to wines. Tasting of four prestigious wines and of a smelling extra virgin olive oil, made by selected Tuscan producers. The sensorial analysis follows through visual, olfactory and tasting exam. The tasting will be served with Tuscan salami, canapés and bruschetta. Season: from 7 April to
17 November - Monday On this course you can learn to cook a typical everyday Tuscan meal, starting off by choosing the ingredients in season. Under the expert guidance of a multilingual chef, you will visit the historic San Lorenzo central market, where you will select the ingredients that you will then use to prepare a four-course meal (starter, first course, second course and dessert) in a top class cookery school. The course will be followed by lunch with the dishes you have prepared, accompanied by a good Tuscan wine and a fun and friendly atmosphere.
Season: from 5 April to
15 November - Saturday On this course you can learn to make your own real fresh pasta following ancient Italian traditions using flour, eggs and other ingredients. Under the expert guidance of a multilingual chef, you will learn how to make pasta, both using a rolling pin and a pasta machine. You will make three different types of pasta with three different sauces and a typical Italian dessert. The course will be followed by lunch with the dishes you have prepared, accompanied by a good Tuscan wine and a fun and friendly atmosphere.
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TOUR #M1: GUIDED VISIT TO THE ACCADEMIA GALLERY $55.00 per person
Season: All year round
- from Tuesday to Sunday Total immersion in the art of Michelangelo to get to know his most famous work, David, and other important works of art such as “I Prigioni” and “San Matteo”. (Once the guided tour is over, it is possible to stay in the museum).
OR TOUR #M4:
May 01
to October 31 - Tuesday to Sunday
Start: 2:30PM
(15 minutes earlier at the
meeting point)
End:
around 3:45PM |
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TOUR #M2: GUIDED VISIT TO THE UFFIZI GALLERY $55.00 per person
Season: All year round - from Tuesday
to Sunday
You can’t leave
Florence without visiting one of the most important art galleries
in the world. Here you can admire numerous works of art by
Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello, Giotto, Cimabue,
Masaccio.
OR TOUR #M3:
May 01
to October 31 - Tuesday to Sunday
Start: 9:00AM
(10 minutes earlier at the
meeting point)
End:
around 10:30AM
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TOUR #M1+M2:
GUIDED VISIT TO THE ACCADEMIA AND UFFIZI GALLERIES
$99.00
per person
Season: All year
round - from Tuesday to Sunday
The guided tour of the Accademia Gallery (morning 11:15AM) can be purchased together with that of the Uffizi Gallery (afternoon 4:45PM) at a very reasonable price. It is not necessary to book the visits of the two museums in the same days.
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TOUR #3: EXCURSION TO SIENA AND SAN GIMIGNANO $91.00 per person
Season: all year round* - every day
A
beautiful excursion through the delightful hills of the Chianti
countryside, with an ever-changing scenery of vineyards and olive
trees. (*) From 16 November to 15 March, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday.
$69.00 per person High Season: From 16 March to 15 November – every day Departure: 2:00PM (15 minutes earlier at the meeting point) Return: around 7:30PM Low Season: from 16 Nov. to 15 Mar. - Tue. Thu. Sat. Sun. Departure: 1:45PM (15 minutes earlier at the meeting point) Return: around 7:15PM
A splendid excursion through
the fertile and picturesque Tuscan countryside to the historic
university city of Pisa, famous for its architectural beauty. Upon
arrival in Pisa, guided walking tour of Piazza dei Miracoli, with the
celebrated Leaning Tower (exterior), the Baptistery (exterior)
and other important monuments. This is followed by a visit to the interior
of the Cathedral, an unrivalled masterpiece of Romanesque art
constructed between the 11th and 12th centuries. Free time at your disposal.
Those who are interested can take a pleasant walk with our tour escort and
reach Piazza dei Cavalieri, where you can admire the historic
Scuola Normale, one of the most famous universities in the world.
TOUR #5a: EXCURSION TO CHIANTI AREA $72.00 per person
Season: All year round* -
Mon., Wed., Thurs., Sat. An excursion to one of the most suggestive areas of Tuscany, known all over the world for its wine and its countryside of unrivalled charm, where woods alternate with vineyards and olive groves, in a landscape dotted with Romanesque churches, farmhouses, villas and castles of rare beauty. This tour includes a visit to a site of particular historic and artistic interest in an ancient hamlet and to one of the most famous wine-growing estates, complete with a snack and tasting of its prestigious wines. The excursions are carried out in different areas of the Chianti region. (*) Excluding 15 August
TOUR #5b: EXCURSION TO THE CHIANTI AREA WITH DINNER $133.00 per person
Season: From 2 March to 30
October - Tuesday and Friday
A journey through the Chianti
countryside, one of the most suggestive areas of Tuscany famous the world
over for its wine, to reach a magnificent Castle:
a visit to the gardens and the splendid cellar with its the famous
barrels of the Chianti Classico wine. Stop for snack and
wine tasting, followed by a visit to one of the most beautiful
Romanesque churches in the area. For dinner: a
typical meal (with rich menu and excellent Chianti wine)
in the magical atmosphere of an old village among the hills.
TOUR #8a: GUCCI AND PRADA OUTLET SHOPPING TOUR $36.00 per personSeason: All year round - Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Departure from Florence to
reach the Prada outlet. Stop of about 1h30, then departure
to reach the famous center The Mall (stop 2h45 approx.)
where you can find prestigious high fashion companies including:
Gucci - Giorgio Armani - Fendi - Ferragamo - Y.S. Laurent - Valentino -
Ungaro - Zegna - Bottega Veneta - Sergio Rossi - Loro Piana. TOUR #6: EXCURSION TO LUCCA AND PISA $93.00 per person
Season: All year round -
Wednesday and Sunday
Upon arrival in the elegant and refined town
of Lucca, a pleasant walk with our tour escort will take you along
the famous sixteen century walls, then entering into the enchanting
historical centre where you will have the chance to admire the amazing
Piazza Anfiteatro, the Torre Giunigi, the Duomo di San Martino
and the typical “antique dealers’ street”. After some free time, departure
for the historical town of Pisa, renowned for its architectural
masterpieces. Upon arrival in Pisa, free time for lunch (not included). Then
guided walking tour of Piazza dei Miracoli, with the celebrated
Leaning Tower (exterior), the Baptistery (exterior) and other
important monuments. This is followed by a visit to the interior of the
Cathedral, an unrivalled masterpiece of Romanesque art
constructed between the 11th and 12th centuries. Free time at your disposal.
Those who are interested can take a pleasant walk with our tour escort and
reach Piazza dei Cavalieri, where you can admire the historic
Scuola Normale, one of the most famous universities in the world.
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In-between
the famous landmarks, we'll take enchanting back-streets and
alleys paved with the original stones from ancient times.
Here, we'll discover lesser known attractions that will help
weave together the complex and rich history of the city and
provide our guests with a more intimate experience of
Florence. We'll pause to admire the Ponte Vecchio and to
discuss the history and role of the oldest surviving bridge
crossing the river Arno . As we enter the piazza Signoria,
after admiring Vasari's Corridor from the exterior, we'll
enter Dante's old neighborhood. After enjoying a walk
through the historical centre of Florence we arrive at the
Accademia Gallery, home to Florence 's most treasured work
of art – “MichelAngelo's David”. 
WALKING
TOUR OF THE UFFIZI, FLORENCE
Hill
Towns of Tuscany Tour - Siena, San Gimignano & Monteriggioni
CHIANTI
WINE & HILL TOWNS TOUR TUSCANY
free
time to explore this friendly market town ( Market Day is
Saturday) with the opportunity to do an optional wine tasting
or olive oil tasting while in the town. Before lunch, we'll
visit a local vineyard to learn more about the winemaking and
to enjoy our first wine tasting of the day. An optional lunch
can be taken at a delightful Trattoria known only to the
locals. Located at the end of a long dirt road that terminates
at a small hamlet lost in the Tuscan countryside, enjoy an
undisturbed panoramic view of the hill country and delicious
regional cuisine while you fall under the spell of the Tuscan
countryside
TOUR
OF THE CINQUE TERRE FROM FLORENCE