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Private Florence Food Tour: Explore Local Dining with Expert Host
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8 Ratings
Firenze
Embark on a private food tour in Florence with expert host Giulia. Explore local dining, taste delicious Italian baked goods, visit the Sant’Ambrogio market, and indulge in 5-6 different types of food accompanied by wine.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Basilica of Santa Croce - This is where you will meet your host Martina at the start of the tour.
What's Included
- 1-2 glasses of wine
- Unique afternoon or Sunday tour locations
- Lunch included
- Tea and coffee provided
What's Not Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Additional Information
Join your friendly and knowledgeable guide, Giulia, for a private gourmet tour. Your culinary adventure begins at an Italian bakery where you will sample savory or sweet baked goods. Then, you will visit the Sant’Ambrogio market to explore an assortment of typical Italian ingredients and gain insight on the local culinary culture. The tour includes 5 stops and a tasting of 5-6 diverse food items. Your food sampling will be complemented with up to 2 glasses of wine.
The Sant’Ambrogio market operates from early morning until 2pm, Monday to Saturday. It is not open in the evenings or on Sundays. If you schedule the food tour in the afternoon or on a Sunday, Giulia offers a modified itinerary that includes tasting the same food and drinks at alternate locations outside the market. You may also have the chance to savor coccolo, bite-sized dough balls fried in olive oil and filled with prosciutto ham and a soft cheese known as stracchino.
Location
Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence
Piazza di Santa Croce
Meet your host Martina in front of the Basilica of Santa Croce in central Florence to begin your private Florence food tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(8 Ratings)
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William_m
Jun 7, 2024
Perfect taste of Florence - Our tour guide, Martina, was the perfect mix of knowledge and great personality! Also, her selections of the local market and bistros were perfect. We would highly recommend Martina and the tour.
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E5089xalaurah
May 27, 2024
Florence highlight! - By far the best thing we did in Italy! Learning about history and culture through food with Linda was an incredible experience. She is knowledgeable, fun, generous, and brilliant. Linda took me, my husband and my two adult children through the Florence market. We ate, we learned, we drank, and we laughed. We didn’t want it to end. Will not travel to Italy again without another experience with Linda. Cannot recommend highly enough!
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Michelle_w
May 7, 2024
Florence Food Tour - Martina was excellent! All
Our food stops and the central market were so good. Her local knowledge made the tour that much better.
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Jamil_t
Apr 30, 2024
Wonderful Experience - This didn’t involve the Duomo or the Baptistry or any other major tourist attractions (obviously if you read the description) BUT this was probably one of our favorite parts of the trip to Florence, and even Italy. We tried small tastes of multiple dishes from different small local restaurants and markets. Every local knew our guide (Martina) and it was amazing to live the real daily Florentine/Italian experience through her.
And speaking of Martina, she was amazing!
I swear we found a lost member of our family 🙂
Overall an amazing morning-early afternoon and even 3 hours isn’t enough since you won’t want it to end!
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Briangalante
Jun 4, 2023
Buono! - Guilia was incredible. She communicated with us before the tour, and the meeting place was very clear. We loved every stop, every moment of the tour. After we were done, Guilia sent us a list of all of the stops, and we went back to the restaurant and the gelato shop the next day! Arrive hungry…it’s a lot of food, but so worth it! And Guilia even helped us with our Italian lessons! Highly recommended.
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Deborah_s
May 6, 2023
Recommend Guila - Guila was fantastic. She has such great knowledge of food, the local area as well as the history and a wonderful sense of humor. She made us feel at ease and although we tried everything she put before us we had our favorite and least favorite foods. Thanks Guila for a wonderful time out.
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Bradley_w
Oct 3, 2022
Fantastic Food Tour! - Martina was a fantastic guide through the market in Florence. We enjoyed her perspective on food and loved eating all of the food she got for us. She made it to easy to navigate the market and restaurants to try all the food and understand how it relates to Florence and it’s culture. Would 100% recommend for any traveler wanting to know more about Florence food and get a local perspective from a great person.
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Navigate382071
Mar 14, 2022
Fabulous Tour Guide! - Martina was fabulous! She had a vibrant personality and a real love for the Florentine culture. She was extremely knowledgeable and kept the tour light and fun while treating us to her favorite spots in Florence. 10/10 would recommend taking a tour with Martina!
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