Florence Food and Wine Walking Tour - Private

About this tour

A three-hour private walking tour through Florence's neighbourhoods and markets, sampling Tuscan food and wine with locals. Start with espresso in a residential quarter, then browse the open-air markets where you'll chat with vendors and taste their wares. Wind through medieval streets stopping at independent shops for tastings of truffles, cold-pressed olive oil, aged balsamic, cured meats, cheeses, regional wines and gelato. You'll eat proper local snacks—biscuits dunked in wine, stuffed pastries—not tourist approximations.

Highlights

• Espresso with locals in neighbourhood café away from centro
• Meet butchers and fishmongers at sprawling open-air market
• Truffle, olive oil, and aged balsamic tasting at heritage shops
• Regional wines paired with cured meats and artisan cheeses
• Cantucci biscuits and stuffed pastries—authentic regional bites
• Cobblestone street routes through lesser-known quarters

What to expect

Your guide leads you from the city centre into residential Florence, where you'll queue for espresso like locals do and observe how Florentines actually eat. The market visit is genuinely busy—vendors are working, not performing—so you'll taste what they sell daily. Stops at family-run shops are brief and focused; tastings are generous but unpretentious. Expect to walk steadily on uneven medieval paving, with frequent pauses to eat and chat. By the end you'll have had proper meals across multiple stops, not token samples.

Good to know

Wear comfortable walking shoes for cobblestones. The tour covers several kilometres at an easy pace, suitable for most fitness levels. Water and wine tastings included; lunch is not. Service animals welcome. Public transport stops nearby if you need to exit early.