Florence Oltrarno Food & Wine Tour: Tuscan Tastings
Wine windows have been pouring drinks through stone walls since the 1600s, and you'll taste from them tonight.
A private evening food and wine tour through Florence's Oltrarno neighborhood, where you taste Tuscan wines, cured meats, cheeses and fresh pasta at historic wine windows, trattorias and a 12th-century cellar. You'll learn to make a Negroni, meet the neighborhood's celebrated cheese vendor, and finish with artisan gelato. A local English-speaking guide leads the group through seven stops over 3.5 hours.
Step-by-step itinerary
Florence Oltrarno food and wine tour
- Sip Prosecco in vibrant square
- Visit classic wine window with charcuterie
- Taste Pecorino and Parmigiano cheeses
- Enjoy bruschetta and Tuscan wine
- Watch chef prepare Gnudi and taste with Chianti
- Experience traditional wine window with Negroni and Tuscan dishes
- Learn about artisanal gelato and savor two flavors
What’s included
- Local English-speaking guide.
- Prosecco toast in a Florence square.
- tastings at two wine windows.
- cheeses from the neighborhood's celebrated vendor.
- fresh pasta at a reimagined trattoria.
- Negroni lesson and drink at a historic fiaschetteria.
- artisan gelato with a guide to spotting the real thing.
- four Tuscan wines from Chianti Classico to Super Tuscans.
- 'Food & the City' insider tips on the neighborhood.
- Monday to Saturday 11:00 15:15 18:15
- Sunday 11:00 15:15
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Join a local guide through Florence's Oltrarno district to taste Tuscan wines, cheeses and fresh pasta at historic wine windows and trattorias, plus learn to make a Negroni.
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The experience
Oltrarno sits across the Arno from Florence's main tourist routes, and that distance matters: the neighborhood still belongs to locals. Your evening starts with Prosecco in one of the district's liveliest squares, then moves into the wine windows themselves: narrow openings in old stone walls where you order and drink without stepping inside. At the first one, you'll taste charcuterie on a board inside a cellar that dates to the 12th century. The second window serves bruschetta with stracciatella and a choice of Tuscan white or red, and your guide explains why these openings exist and what they meant to Florence's working people centuries ago.
The stops build around food that tells a story. You'll meet the neighborhood's "King of Cheese" and taste two types of Pecorino and Parmigiano from his counter. At a reimagined trattoria, you'll watch the chef toss gnudi, pillowy pasta with no flour, before it arrives at your table with Chianti Classico. A historic fiaschetteria that has served locals since the 1950s is where you learn about cucina povera (peasant cooking) and Super Tuscan wines, then order a Negroni and taste it alongside Tuscan soup and wild boar stew. Four Tuscan wines move through the evening, from Chianti Classico to Super Tuscans. The guide teaches you how to build a Negroni to balance, not overpower. You finish at an artisan gelato shop where you learn what separates real gelato from the neon-colored versions, then choose two flavors.
The tour runs 3.5 hours and covers enough tastings to count as a full meal. Your guide speaks English and knows the vendors and owners by name. Dietary needs can be accommodated if you note them at booking. Children from age 13 are welcome, and the neighborhood is wheelchair accessible with public transit nearby.
Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years). Children under 13 can't be included in the booking.
What are wine windows and why do they exist in Florence?
Wine windows are narrow openings in old stone walls where Florentines once ordered and drank wine without entering the building: a tradition dating back centuries. On this tour, you'll taste from two of them: one serving charcuterie in a 12th-century cellar, the other pouring bruschetta and Tuscan wine. Your guide explains the history and what these windows meant to the city's working people.
What happens at the "King of Cheese" stop?
The neighborhood's celebrated cheese vendor lets you taste two types of Pecorino and a Parmigiano from his counter, sampling his local dairy selection. It's one of seven stops where you taste something different.
Will I learn how to make a Negroni?
Yes. Your guide teaches you the art of building a Negroni to balance, not overpower, and you'll drink one at a historic fiaschetteria alongside Tuscan soup and wild boar stew paired with Super Tuscan wine.
Can I request vegetarian or gluten-free options?
Dietary needs can be accommodated: email the operator or add a note at booking, and they'll do their best to adjust the tastings. The tour is not suitable for guests with severe or life-threatening food allergies to ingredients on the route.
How much walking is involved in the Oltrarno tour?
The tour moves between seven stops over 3.5 hours at an easy pace through the neighborhood. The district is wheelchair accessible, and public transportation options are available nearby if you need them.
Operated by Florence Food Tours by Eating Europe. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.
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Florence Oltrarno Food & Wine Tour: Tuscan Tastings
3h 30m · EN
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