San Lorenzo Farmer's Market and Santa Croce Food & Wine Tour

Enjoy the thriving atmosphere of Florence local farmers market, taste delicious specialties and visit the city highlights on this top-rated guided food tour.

Tour Features

Local Guide

Certified Official Guide

Tour Languages

English

Duration

4 hours

     Tour Size Options Small Group (up to 14 ppl)
Private
    

Includes

Food and/or Drinks

Itinerary

Tuscany has one of the best culinary traditions in Italy, get ready to taste a simple and humble cuisine made of excellent simple recipes, use the best virgin olive oil, fresh seasonal ingredients and the deed is done!

During this 4-hours culinary experience an English-speaking tour guide will take you by the hand into a gastronomic trip of Tuscan food culture, you will learn how to discern the traditional excellent food from the touristic traps, in Tuscany excellency is the key word, during our tour you will taste and see only the best Florence can offer.

Tour Details

Full Description

Available from Monday to Saturday at 11am.

Starting in Piazza dell'Unità Italiana we will enter the central market then pass by the San Lorenzo Church and San Giovanni square; get ready to admire the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral complex, the Paradise Door of the Baptistery, the incredible Dome realized by the famous architect Filippo Brunelleschi and the outstanding Giotto's bell tower; the tour will end just in front of Santa Croce church.

A leisure walk will bring us to the Duomo square we'll be impressed by this majestic complex, words cannot completely express the feeling of admiration we experience while standing in front of this incredible work of art. Be prepared to lose yourself into the perfumes and flavors of the truffle olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Enjoy the atmosphere of a local market in Italy and get to know all about the fresh ingredients. Tasty fresh pasta with typical sauce from Tuscany and other main courses from a local genuine trattoria. There will be several food stops between savory and sweet! Be certain to leave room for the dessert, you can’t miss the traditional biscuits, and our food walking tour grand finale: a huge artisanal ice-cream!

Indulge our sweet tooth with the fried bread and the artisanal ice-cream; we will say our goodbyes with our belly full of delicacies and our eyes full of beauties in Santa Croce square.

What is Included

Included:

Included: Several Food Tastings
Included: Soft Drinks and Alcoholic Beverages
Included: Lunch in trattoria
Included: Local top-rated guide

Not included:

Not included: Gratuities

Important Information

Vegetarians are welcome, please, advise us in advance if you require vegetarian options.
We cannot accommodate vegan, gluten or dairy free diets.
Please let us know if you have any allergy and/or dietary restrictions.