The Florence Food and Sightseeing Tour is a mix of history, art and food. Get to know the flavors of the city and its traditions with a local guide! Are you tired of visiting museums and seeing Renaissance art? This is a funny tour of Florence for foodies. You will find out everything about the history of Florence, seeing the most iconic places (such as the Cathedral, Ponte Vecchio, the Renaissance palaces, etc), getting to know about the culinary traditions of Tuscany. Nevertheless, we won’t forget to delight our palates eating a good bruschetta, drinking Chianti wine glass and, last but not least, having the best gelato of your life! We will also see some of the now famed buchette del vino (wine windows) and we will eat a delicious schiacciata (not at the famous panini place you’re thinking of!). If you’re curious to see an archeological evidence of me showing the wine windows and THAT sandwich shop way before all the commercial mania started… take a look at this! (and don’t laugh at my hair!).
With the Florence Food and Sightseeing Tour we will get to know Florence highlights:
-Piazza della Repubblica: we’ll step back into a Florence of street merchants, groceries, marketplaces and brothels, where selling meat without paying duty or revealing to foreign merchants the undisclosed secrets of silk dyeing could earn you a public flogging in the Old Market…
-Piglet’s Market: dishonest merchants and debtors were punished here with the so-called “acculata” (I’ll explain to you what it literary means in Italian, but nothing pleasant at all!).
–San Lorenzo Central Market: dried mushrooms, smoked cheese, hand-made pasta, fresh fruit. An explosion of flavors and smells! You’ll learn how to buy bread and you’ll taste our baked delicacies.
-Piazza della Signoria: here we’ll stop for a gottino of wine (local measure glass) and eat a crostino or bruschetta.
-Piazza del Duomo: on Giotto’s bell tower all the history of mankind is depicted in its many phases. Ready for another for another glass of wine?
Meanwhile, we’ll look for some “buchette del vino” (wine windows). They were special places where wine in the past was sold directly. Small doors were opened at the top of the cellars just large enough to place a small glass or a flask of wine. And we’ll drink some glass of wine too! Chianti Classico, Prosecco, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Brunello di Montalcino, Morellino di Scansano are amongst the most famous wines of Tuscany. Do you want to try the best gelato in Florence? My favorite flavors are croccantino, a crunchy cream with nuts, and Modica chocolate, a grainy and aromatic chocolate cream. Bernardo Buontalenti, mechanic, artist and architect in the court of Cosimo I de’Medici, invented a new dessert: a sorbet made with ice, sal, lemon, sugar, egg, honey, milk and a drop of wine. His cold cream was flavored with bergamot and orange and was the forerunner of modern gelato!
Fantastic Florence tours are nevertheless all private and completely customizable. So contact me to create together your own Florence Food and Sightseeing Tour!
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What is the Florence Food and Sightseeing Tour?
The Florence Food and Sightseeing Tour is a guided walking experience that combines the city’s most iconic landmarks with its authentic food culture. It’s the perfect way to explore Florence through both its history and its flavors.
What kind of food will I taste on the tour?
You’ll enjoy a selection of traditional Tuscan flavors, including truffle, a glass of Chianti wine (or some other Tuscan wine), authentic schiacciata, charcuteire, and artisanal gelato—carefully chosen to give you a true taste of Florence. But please keep in consideration that every tour is different, depending on the day, the time, and also your tastes!
Is your Florence Food and Sightseeing Tour a good alternative to museums in Florence?
Yes—this tour is ideal if you’re looking for a more relaxed and engaging way to discover Florence beyond museums. Instead of visits indoors, you’ll experience the city through its streets, stories, and local food traditions, never forgetting to talk about the city’s history and getting to know the most important landmarks.
Is the tour private or in a group?
The experience is private and fully customizable, allowing you to adjust the pace, focus, and food preferences to your interests. All my tours are private.
Is this tour suitable for gluten-free travelers?
This tour is not recommended for gluten-free guests. The main reason is that there’s a High risk of cross-contamination. Many stops are small, traditional food vendors or markets, where surfaces and tools are shared and gluten-free preparation cannot be guaranteed This can be unsafe for guests with celiac disease or strict intolerance.
