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Florence Travel Guides

Every tour and experience in Florence, reviewed and ranked by our team. From San Lorenzo street food walks and Oltrarno wine tastings to reserved entry at the Uffizi and the Accademia, the climb inside Brunelleschi's dome, and day trips out into Chianti and the Val d'Orcia.

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Guide leading a small group past cured meat and cheese stalls inside Mercato Centrale in Florence

Food & Drink13 min read

Florence Food Tour: 8 Top-Rated Tastings Compared for 2026

Eight of Florence's best-reviewed food tours compared on price, length, group size and how much you actually eat, so you can tell a two-hour market graze from a full bistecca dinner before you book.

The stacked pastel houses of Manarola above the harbour rocks on the Cinque Terre coast in Liguria, Italy

Sightseeing15 min read

Best Cinque Terre Day Trips From Florence: 8 Tours Compared (2026)

Eight Cinque Terre day trips from Florence compared on villages, group size and duration, including which tours leave the train and ferry tickets out of the headline price and which put them in.

Hands rolling and cutting fresh tagliatelle on a floured wooden board at a Florence cooking class

Food & Drink11 min read

Best Pasta Cooking Classes in Florence: 8 Compared for 2026

Eight Florence pasta cooking classes compared on group size, duration, how many pasta shapes you actually make and whether tiramisu and unlimited wine are included, so you know what you are booking before you pay.

Glasses of Chianti Classico on a stone ledge above terraced vineyards in the Tuscan hills near Florence

Food & Drink11 min read

Wine Tasting in Florence: 8 Tuscan Wine Tours Compared (2026)

Eight Tuscan wine tastings bookable from Florence compared on estates, wines poured, group size and whether a meal is included, plus the thing the search results do not tell you: none of them actually taste in Florence.

A hand stretching pizza dough beside a tub of freshly churned gelato at a Florence cooking class

Food & Drink9 min read

Best Pizza & Gelato Cooking Classes in Florence: 4 Compared for 2026

The four Florence pizza and gelato cooking classes worth booking, compared on group size, how hands-on the gelato really is, whether the class is in the city or at a Tuscan farmhouse, and what the wine actually covers.

A chef guiding guests rolling fresh pasta dough at a long wooden table in a Florence cooking school

Food & Drink12 min read

Best Cooking Classes in Florence: Every Type Compared for 2026

Every type of Florence cooking class compared: pasta and tiramisu, pizza and gelato, market shopping, Tuscan farmhouse days and adults-only evenings, with the best-reviewed option in each and what around 800 guest reviews say they all get wrong.

Brunelleschi's red-tiled dome and Giotto's marble bell tower rising above the rooftops of Florence at golden hour

Sightseeing12 min read

Florence Duomo Tours: 10 Compared, and What You Need to Pay For (2026)

Ten Florence Duomo tours compared on the only fields that matter: whether the dome climb is actually included, which official pass you are really buying, and what the €30 ticket already covers.

The long Vasari corridor of statues and painted ceilings inside the Uffizi Gallery in Florence

Sightseeing12 min read

Uffizi Gallery Tour Florence: 8 Compared, and What the Ticket Already Costs (2026)

Eight Uffizi Gallery tours compared on the one field that separates them: whether you are buying a licensed guide or a phone app wrapped around a ticket the gallery sells for €29.

An electric golf cart parked at the Piazzale Michelangelo terrace with the Florence skyline and Duomo behind

Sightseeing12 min read

Best Golf Cart Tours in Florence: 8 Compared for 2026

Eight Florence golf cart tours compared on the fields that actually differ: live guide or audio app, private or shared, and whether the route climbs the panoramic hills, crosses to Fiesole or stays in the centre.

Cyclists riding past the terracotta rooftops and Brunelleschi's dome on a guided bike tour of Florence

Adventure12 min read

Best Florence Bike Tours: 8 Compared for 2026

Eight Florence bike tours compared on bike type, group cap, age limits and route, including two operators selling the same ride to the same viewpoint at €20 and €49.