Things to do in Florence
Florence Wine Tour91 optionsDay Trips from Florence14 optionsFlorence Walking Tour171 optionsFlorence Museum Tours33 optionsFlorence City Tour8 optionsVineyard Tour Florence12 optionsFlorence Vespa Tour9 optionsPitti Palace Tickets37 optionsBoboli Gardens Tickets17 optionsPalazzo Vecchio Tickets43 optionsVasari Corridor Tours8 optionsFlorence Food Tour133 options
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Medici Chapels Florence: Michelangelo Sculptures Skip-the-LineA private guided tour of the Medici Chapels in Florence with skip-the-line entry, led by a local guide in your choice of language. You walk through the New Sacristy to see Michelangelo's Twilight, Dawn, Day, and Night sculptures, tour the Princes Chapel with its rare marbles and gemstones, and descend into the Buontalenti Crypt where the Medici family is buried. The tour also includes the San Lorenzo Church and Palazzo Medici Riccardi. Duration is two hours; morning and afternoon departures are available.Is it for me?Book the morning departure if you want the chapels before the afternoon crowds build, or choose the afternoon slot if you prefer a later start to your Florence day. Either way, the skip-the-line tickets and the guide's knowledge of Michelangelo's sculptures and Medici history mean you spend your time looking, not waiting.
Florence & Chianti E-Bike Tour: Self-Guided Vineyard RouteYou rent an e-bike or regular bike with GPS navigation, helmet, and a water bottle you keep. Follow a self-guided digital map through the Florentine hills and Chianti vineyards at your own pace, stopping at a traditional wine and oil maker and the town of San Casciano. The full-day option covers more ground and more wine country; the half-day stays in the hills around Florence. Check in by 10:45 am with a charged phone and downloaded map.Is it for me?Right for riders who want to explore Chianti and the Florentine hills at their own pace without a guide or group schedule, and who have a moderate level of fitness and a charged phone to navigate by GPS.
Pitti Palace tour Florence: Palatine Gallery & Royal ApartmentsA guided tour of the Pitti Palace in Florence takes you through the Palatine Gallery—the grand-ducal painting collection—the Royal Apartments where Italian kings lived, and the Treasury of the Grand Dukes. The tour lasts three hours with a professional guide speaking English, Italian or Russian, and includes pickup. All areas are wheelchair accessible.Is it for me?Book this tour if you want to see the Medici collections arranged as the family kept them rather than sorted by period—the Palatine Gallery's private-collection layout is what sets it apart from Florence's other major galleries, and a guide walks you through three centuries of royal rooms and treasures in a single morning.
Private Walking Tour Florence: Customized by a Local GuideA private walking tour of Florence customized to your interests, led by a local guide who contacts you in advance to build an itinerary around what you want to discover. You meet at your accommodation and spend two to eight hours exploring neighborhoods, monuments, history and local dining and shopping spots at your own pace. Museum interiors are not included, though your guide can help arrange tickets for a separate fee if you want to visit one.Is it for me?Choose a longer option—four, six or eight hours—if you want to move beyond the main landmarks and spend time in neighborhoods where locals actually live and eat. A two or three-hour tour works if you're short on time or prefer a focused introduction to one part of the city.
Florence: Boboli Gardens Entry & Audio GuideYou get entry to Boboli Gardens plus a digital audio guide that covers the main grottos, fountains, and garden rooms. You move through the site at your own pace, climbing from the palace courtyard through an Amphitheatre, past artificial caves and Renaissance sculptures, down a cypress avenue toward the city gates. The route takes two to four hours depending on how many hidden corners you explore. Check the last entry time for your season before you go—it ranges from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.Is it for me?Right for anyone who wants to step away from Florence's crowded center and spend a few hours in a Renaissance garden without arranging a separate tour—the audio guide handles the history and the layout, so you just walk and look.
Florence to Pisa Airport: Private Transfer & Meet-AssistYou get a reserved vehicle that arrives at your hotel, a driver who tracks your flight, and a fixed price agreed before you travel. No negotiation at the airport, no shared minibus with other passengers, no guessing how long the journey takes. The driver confirms your details the day before, so the only thing you manage is walking out the door on time.Is it for me?Book this if you're leaving Florence early or late and want to avoid arranging a taxi, negotiating a fare, or sharing a minibus with other travelers — the fixed price and hotel pickup mean you're done organizing the moment you reserve it.
Florence: Palazzo Vecchio Skip-the-Line & Audio GuideYou enter Palazzo Vecchio without waiting in line, then move through Renaissance rooms at your own speed with an audio guide explaining the frescoes, sculptures, and Medici history. The multimedia option adds video and 3D views of how rooms looked centuries ago. If you add the tower upgrade, you climb first for the panorama, then return to the museum an hour later. Entry, guide, and optional tower access are all included.Is it for me?Right for anyone who wants to see Palazzo Vecchio's Renaissance art and Medici history without losing an hour to the entry queue—the skip-the-line ticket and self-guided audio pace mean you move through the palazzo on your own schedule instead of the crowd's.
Florence: Uffizi Gallery & Palazzo Vecchio Small Group TourYou get timed entry to the Uffizi Gallery, a guided walk through Piazza della Signoria, and entry to Palazzo Vecchio, all with a professional guide and a group capped at nine people. The radio system keeps everyone connected when the group is larger. Everything is included; you just show up with your valid ID and the voucher that has your name on it.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see the Uffizi and Palazzo Vecchio without arranging separate tickets or timing—the timed entry and small group size mean you skip the morning queue and move through both buildings at a pace where you actually absorb what you're seeing.
Florence Airport to Hotels: Private Transfer & Flight TrackingYou get picked up at Florence Airport with your name on a sign, tracked flight arrival, and a direct drive to your hotel in a clean, air-conditioned car. The driver handles luggage and speaks English. Child seats are available if you need them. The price is fixed upfront with no hidden fees, and you receive the driver's contact number the day before travel.Is it for me?Book this if you want to skip airport taxi lines and arrive at your Florence hotel without arranging transport or negotiating a price at the curb — the fixed booking and flight tracking mean you land and go straight to your destination.
Palazzo Vecchio Private Tour + Tower: Florence's seat of powerA private guided tour of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence with priority entry, Arnolfo's Tower ticket and a live guide in your choice of language. You walk through the Government Halls of the Florentine Republic, the private rooms of the Medici family renovated by Giorgio Vasari, and the Salone dei 500—the palace's main hall—before climbing to the terrace for views across the city. The visit runs 90 minutes and children are welcome from age 8.Is it for me?Book this tour if you want a private guide to walk you through the halls where Florence's government actually met and to explain the Medici family's role in reshaping the palace—the 90 minutes are structured around the building's history, not a fixed schedule, so your guide can linger on what interests you most.
Florence: Monster of Florence Crime Game & Palazzo VecchioYou download an app, follow clues through Florence's most iconic squares and palaces, and unlock stories about a real serial killer case as you solve puzzles at each stop. The game works offline, has no time limit, and you control the pace entirely. No guide, no crowds, no rescheduling — just you, your phone, and the mystery waiting in the streets.Is it for me?Pick this if you want to explore Florence's main landmarks on your own schedule without hiring a guide or managing a group — the self-guided format and offline app mean you move when you want, stop where you want, and learn the real history of these places through a story that actually happened here.
Private Sunset Boat Tour Florence: Prosecco on the ArnoA private boat tour on the Arno River in Florence with a certified guide, lasting about 75 minutes, that passes Ponte Vecchio and Ponte Santa Trinita at sunset. Prosecco is served on board. The tour operates on a typical Florentine gondola and suits all fitness levels.Is it for me?At 75 minutes, the tour leaves the rest of your evening open—long enough to feel the shift in how you see the city from the water, short enough to fit dinner or a walk afterward without rushing the day.
Florence: Leaning Tower of Pisa & San Gimignano Private Day TripYou're driven from your Florence hotel through Tuscan countryside to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, where you can visit the 12th-century basilica and climb the tower if you've reserved ahead; then on to San Gimignano, a walled medieval town with 14 surviving towers and the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the whole day runs on your schedule, not a group's.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see the Leaning Tower and a genuine medieval town in one day without arranging a rental car or timing yourself around a group schedule — the private vehicle and hotel pickup mean you're moving on your own pace, not waiting for others to finish.
Private Hot Air Balloon Flight over Chianti VineyardsA private hot air balloon flight departing from San Casciano in Val di Pesa in the Chianti region, about 20 minutes from Florence, takes you up at sunrise for an hour aloft over vineyards, olive groves and rolling hills. A pilot guides the flight while you float in silence above the landscape; the experience includes a safety briefing on the ground, prosecco and light refreshments after landing, and aviation insurance. The flight operates in English or Italian.Is it for me?The three-hour commitment—briefing, flight and celebration included—fits into a morning, leaving your afternoon free for wine tastings or exploring Florence. If you need a transfer from your hotel to the launch point at Bargino, arrange that separately before booking.
Pitti Palace Private Tour: Palatine Gallery & Boboli GardensA private guided tour of the Palatine Gallery inside Palazzo Pitti in Florence, where you see masterpieces by Botticelli, Titian, Rubens and Caravaggio collected by the Medici family. Your guide leads you through the gallery for roughly three hours, then you have entry to Boboli Gardens to explore fountains, sculptures and panoramic views of Florence on your own. A local guide in your chosen language (English, Spanish or Italian) is included, as is pickup from a centrally located hotel.Is it for me?Book this tour if you want a guide to walk you through the Medici collection and explain the art, then have the freedom to linger in the gardens or the palace's other museums without being rushed. The three-hour guided portion gives you the context and the highlights, and the free time afterward lets you spend as long as you want on whatever caught your eye.
Florence Treasure Hunt: Solve The Birth of Venus MysteryIf you want to see Florence from a different angle, this treasure hunt is for you. You’ll follow clues, solve puzzles, and feel like you’re living inside an art mystery—all while exploring real streets most tourists never notice.
Florence: Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens Combo with AudioYou get priority entry to both Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens with a multilingual audio guide, meaning no entry lines and the freedom to spend as long as you want in the Palatine Gallery's Raphael collection, the Treasury's jewels, or the 11-acre gardens. The guide covers the Medici history, the art, and the hidden corners most visitors miss. You're in and out on your schedule, not a tour operator's.Is it for me?Right for anyone who wants to see the Medici's Florence without a guide's schedule or entry-line wait—the priority ticket and audio guide mean you move through the palace and gardens on your own time and actually absorb what you're looking at.
Private Uffizi Gallery and Vasari Corridor tour FlorenceThis private guided tour of Florence takes you through the Uffizi Gallery's masterworks by Botticelli, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, then into the Vasari Corridor—a 1565 Medici passageway reopened to the public in 2024 that crosses the Arno and links the Uffizi to Boboli Gardens. Your own English-speaking guide brings Renaissance art and architecture to life without other guests in your group, and the tour ends at the Buontalenti Grotto, a whimsical sculpture garden built by the Medici family. Timed entry tickets to both the Uffizi and Vasari Corridor are included; you'll need to bring ID, and the tour involves moderate walking.Is it for me?Book this tour if you're visiting Florence for the first time or have only a few hours free and want to see the city's most important art without the stress of queues or planning. The private format means your guide focuses entirely on you and your group, so you can ask questions and spend time with the works that matter to you instead of moving with a crowd.
Florence: Uffizi, Pitti Palace & Boboli 5-Day PassYou get fast-track entry to the Uffizi Gallery on a set date, then five days to visit Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens at your own pace, with multilingual audio guides and eBooks included. A Tuscan tasting is part of the package, and the ticket covers all three major museums for one price—€40 for adults, free for children under 17. Just bring ID matching your booking name and keep your tickets to show at each entrance.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see Florence's three major art museums without buying separate tickets or worrying about timed slots for each one—the five-day window and fast-track Uffizi entry mean you control the pace instead of the clock.
Florence: Vasari Corridor & Uffizi Gallery Private TourYou start at Via Cavour with a private guide who takes you through the Uffizi's masterpieces — Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo — in two hours without getting lost in the crowds. After a terrace break overlooking Florence, museum staff opens the Vasari Corridor, the 750-meter elevated passage the Medici used to avoid the streets, and you walk it in 30 minutes with views of Ponte Vecchio and the city below. You exit into the Boboli Gardens and return on foot to Piazza Signoria, seeing the corridor from outside as well. The whole tour takes three hours, includes earphones, and requires a valid ID or passport.Is it for me?Best for art lovers and anyone who wants to see the Uffizi's masterpieces without navigating crowds alone, plus access to the Vasari Corridor — a space most visitors to Florence never get to enter. The private guide and reserved access mean you move through both at a pace that lets the art land, and the 3-hour structure fits a morning or afternoon without eating your whole day.
