Florence Gourmet Food & Wine Tour at Local Restaurants

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Florence Gourmet Food & Wine Tour at Local Restaurants

Price from
€147
Duration
4 h
Group size
Up to 14 travellers
Guide languages
English

Overview

This tour offer the opportunity to sight-see the most beautiful squares and monuments in Florence while enjoying a rich dinner. Our expert, fully licensed, English-speaking tour guide will lead you at the discovery of the beauty of Florence, you will learn the history of the city, how it became the cradle of the Italian Renaissance while walking from Santa Croce square to Santo Spirito square, crossing the arch of San Pierino, Signoria square, Ponte Vecchio.

During the tour you will taste a wide variety of food, all the most traditional Tuscan dishes: from the typical starter of cured meat to the peasant soups ribollita and pappa al pomodoro, the chickpea bread and juicy meat, almod cookies and ice cream to indulge your sweet tooth. The dishes will be paired with the proper wines: bubbles to start, red wine with the main course and vin Santo as dessert.

What's included

Food and beverages
Small Group tour (maximum 14 participants)
English speaking tour guide

Not included

Gratuities (optional)
Additional food and beverages
Hotel pickup and drop-off and transportation to/from attractions

What you will do

Piazza di Santa Croce
Meet our fully licensed local tour guide in one of the most beautiful squares in Florence, here you will learn the history of this square and the Basilica of the Holy Cross also called Temple of the Italian Glories.
Here we will enjoy a refreshing glass of prosecco along with a good dish of local cured meat: ham, salami, finocchiona (fennel-flavored pork sausage).
Just nearby, in a authentic local grocery, we will taste the most traditional Tuscan soups: the ribollita (vegetable soup) and the pappa al pomodoro (tomatoes bread soup), we guarantee you will love the genuine flavor of these peasant dishes.
1 h
Piazza della Signoria
Let's enter the point of the origin and history of the Florentine Republic: piazza della Signoria, with its many imposing palaces (Palazzo vecchio, Loggia della Signoria, Uffizi Gallery, and many others) and the numerous statues that ring the square including the copy of the Michelangelo's David.
Just nearby we will enter a local bakery to taste the tasty flat bread made with chickpea flour, it has been said that this type of bread has been around since Roman times.
1 h
Ponte Vecchio
Before crossing the Arno river we will taste a traditional meat dish in a nice and cozy small osteria, we will enjoy the flavors of this traditional recipes perfectly paired with an aromatic glass of local red wine.
Let's now enjoy the beautiful view from the Ponte Vecchio.
1 h
Piazza Santo Spirito
We are now in the Oltrarno area, the hippest district in Florence, there are plenty of small cafè and osteries that serves traditional food with a modern and exotic twist.
Here we will indulge our sweet tooth having the most traditional Tuscan dessert: the cantuccini (almond cookies) and vin santo (sweet wine).
We cannot say to have tried everything before enjoy a refreshing ice- cream, a proper dinner in Italy never end without a strong cup of coffee. We will enjoy them relaxing in the beautiful Santo Spirito square.
After 4 hours of sightseeing, learning, tasting, having fun it's now time to relax and say our good byes certain to have shared a great experience.
1 h

Meeting point

Please meet your guide in front of the bakery

Important information

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This tour does NOT accommodate gluten-free, dairy-free or vegan participants.
Places visited during your tour are subject to change;
Dietary restrictions can be accommodated if advised in advance. Please note this in the 'special requirements' field on booking;
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Transfer from your hotel to the meeting point is NOT INCLUDED in the price. Taxi or buses are a convenient option;