Things to do in Tuscany
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Florence: Private Electric Rickshaw Ride & Flexible PickupYou’ll ride through Florence in a private electric rickshaw with your own local driver—choose your pickup point and stop wherever curiosity takes you. Smell fresh bread near old piazzas, pause for photos or coffee breaks, and end your ride wherever feels right. It’s relaxed, personal, and lets you see the city at your own pace.
Florence: Accademia David & Duomo Skip-the-Line TourYou enter the Accademia and Duomo without waiting in the main lines, guided through Michelangelo's David, his unfinished sculptures, Ghiberti's bronze doors, and the cathedral's interior. The VIP option adds rooftop terrace access and a head start up Brunelleschi's dome. Your ticket works for 72 hours across four other Duomo monuments, so you can return at your own pace.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see Florence's two most-visited attractions without losing a morning to queues, and you'd rather have a guide explain the history than read a placard. The small group size and skip-the-line access are what make it possible to move through both sites without the usual crowds.
Florence: Evening Food Tour with Steak & Tuscan Wine TastingsYou’ll wander Florence’s lively streets at dusk with a local guide, tasting everything from peppery meats on Via dei Neri to rare Florentine steak paired with Tuscan wine in Oltrarno. Expect laughter over mispronounced Italian and stories behind every bite—including artisan gelato to end your night sweetly. It’s less about checking boxes and more about feeling part of Florence for an evening.
Pisa, San Gimignano & Siena: Chianti Wine Tasting Day TripYou leave Florence at dawn, spend the morning exploring Pisa's cathedral complex and Leaning Tower, then drive through Chianti vineyards to a working winery for lunch and wine tasting. Afternoon takes you through the medieval streets of San Gimignano, followed by a guided walk through Siena's most important squares and the Cathedral. You return to Florence in the evening with a professional guide, air-conditioned bus, and all transport included.Is it for me?This works well if you want to see four major Tuscan destinations in a single day without renting a car or coordinating your own schedule — the fixed itinerary and included transport are what make it possible to move between Pisa, the Chianti hills, San Gimignano, and Siena all in one morning-to-evening loop.
Florence: Vintage Fiat 500 Self-Drive & Tuscan Wine TastingYou’ll get behind the wheel of a vintage Fiat 500 in Florence and follow your local guide into Tuscany’s rolling hills. Enjoy stories along secluded roads, taste regional wines at a Renaissance villa with lunch included, and soak up those quiet countryside moments you can’t really plan for — just feel them as they happen.
Florence: Private Food Tour with 6 or 10 Local TastingsYou walk through Florence's real neighborhoods with a local guide who knows where to find the food that matters, stopping for 6 or 10 tastings of wine, cheese, cured meat and Tuscan specialties that aren't on any tourist menu. The tour is private — just you and your guide — and includes the main squares (Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio) without feeling rushed. Dietary alternatives are available if you message ahead, and the whole experience runs carbon-neutral. Book the 10-tasting option if you want to linger; the 6-tasting works if you're short on time.Is it for me?Book this if you want to eat your way through Florence without planning stops yourself or joining a group — the private guide and fixed tastings remove the guesswork, and the small size keeps you moving through real neighborhoods instead of tourist queues.
Florence: Small Group Walking Tour with Duomo & UffiziYou’ll stroll Florence’s historic center with a small group and local guide, hearing stories behind places like the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and Palazzo Vecchio. Expect sensory surprises — scents from market stalls, echoes in old piazzas — plus real-life moments you’ll remember long after you leave.
Florence: Italian Opera Concert at Santa Monaca ChurchYou arrive at the 15th-century Santa Monaca church at 8:45pm, settle into a wooden chair, and listen to 70 minutes of Italian opera sung by professional performers in a Renaissance space. The evening includes a viewing of a Leonardo-inspired painting on the church wall. You're back outside by 10:30pm, having heard the arias that built opera itself, in a setting that amplifies every note.Is it for me?Right for travelers spending an evening in Florence who want to hear classical opera in an authentic Renaissance setting without the formality of a theater. The 70-minute concert fits between dinner and a late return to your hotel, and the church's intimate scale means you hear every phrase clearly from any seat.
San Gimignano: Tuscan Cooking Class & Wine PairingYou'll prepare authentic Tuscan antipasti, hand-rolled pasta with two sauces, and a meat or vegetarian second course, then sit down to eat it all paired with local wine. The class runs in a family farmhouse outside San Gimignano with groups kept small, and they accommodate vegetarian, gluten-free, and allergy requirements if you mention them when booking. You leave knowing how the food should actually taste, not just how to follow a recipe.Is it for me?Book this if you want to learn how Tuscan food actually tastes rather than just follow a recipe, and you'd rather spend an afternoon in a family kitchen than a commercial cooking school — the small groups and seasonal menu are what make it feel like you're cooking with people who've been doing this their whole lives, not taking a class.
Tuscany: Vespa Tour with Chianti Winery Lunch & Wine TastingYou’ll ride your own Vespa through winding Tuscan roads with a local guide, pausing for views across Chianti’s vineyards before settling into a family-run winery for lunch and wine tasting. Expect laughter over shared plates, olive oil tastings straight from the source, and small moments—like sunlight flickering through cypress—that stay with you long after you’ve returned to Florence.
Florence: Pizza & Gelato Class with Unlimited WineYou'll spend three and a half hours in a working pizzeria in central Florence, mixing pizza dough and making gelato from scratch under a professional chef's guidance. You cook your own pizza in a wood-fired oven, prepare gelato with fresh ingredients, and eat both immediately, all while drinking unlimited Chianti wine. Everything — apron, tools, seasonal ingredients, lunch, wine — is included, and you walk out with a certificate and the actual skills to do it again at home.Is it for me?Book this if you want to actually learn pizza and gelato-making rather than just watch, and you'd rather spend an afternoon doing it in Florence than reading about it at home — the three-and-a-half-hour format gives the chef time to teach you properly, not rush through a demo.
Florence: Pasta Cooking Class with Michelin-Trained Chefs & Unlimited WineYou’ll roll fresh pasta dough alongside Michelin-trained chefs in central Florence, laugh over your mistakes (and triumphs), sip unlimited Tuscan wines, and enjoy a full meal featuring three classic dishes. Expect hands-on learning, real stories from locals, and the kind of warmth that makes you want to linger at the table long after lunch ends.
Tuscany: Vespa Tour in Chianti Hills with Lunch & Wine TastingYou’ll ride a Vespa through Chianti’s rolling hills with a local guide, stopping for photos among vineyards and olive groves before sitting down to lunch at a Tuscan villa. Enjoy wine and olive oil tasting with stories from locals—plus round-trip transport from Florence so you can just relax into the day.
Florence: Private Golf Cart City Tour with Panoramic StopsYou’ll see Florence’s icons up close—from the Duomo’s wild dome to Ponte Vecchio’s golden shops—all without breaking a sweat. Your guide shares stories as you cruise hidden lanes and pause for city views at Piazzale Michelangelo. It’s relaxed, personal, and lets you feel Florence’s rhythm from street level.
Florence Oltrarno: Food Tour & Wine Windows with GelatoYou walk through Florence's Oltrarno neighborhood with a local English-speaking guide, stopping at a traditional deli, a family-run pasticceria, historic wine windows, a fiaschetteria serving since the 1950s, and Florence's best gelateria. You taste Pecorino cheese, Finocchiona salami, cantucci biscotti with espresso, Tuscan soup and wild boar stew with Chianti, lampredotto street food, and artisanal gelato. The tour takes three hours and includes all tastings, wine, and a crash course in spotting real gelato.Is it for me?Book this if you want to eat like a local in Florence without arranging stops yourself — the guide knows which family has run each place for generations and can explain why each dish matters, which turns a food tour into a conversation with the neighborhood.
Florence: Sant’Ambrogio Food Tour with Wine TastingsYou’ll wander Florence’s Sant’Ambrogio district with a local guide who knows every shortcut and story. Taste cecina fresh from the oven, sample wines you can’t pronounce yet, and swap smiles with real Florentines along the way. Expect laughter, drizzle on cobblestones, and flavors that linger longer than you’d guess.
Florence: Small-Group Pasta Class & Wine TastingYou arrive and help choose the day's menu with the group, then spend hours making two types of fresh pasta and two sauces from scratch under a professional chef's eye. You eat everything you've cooked together, with wine, and leave with printed recipes. Small groups mean real instruction, not a crowd.Is it for me?Right for anyone who wants to actually make pasta, not watch someone else make it, and doesn't mind a group setting where the menu gets decided together. The small size and hands-on format mean real instruction; the shared meal and wine make it social, not rushed.
Lucca Walking Tour: Cathedral & Piazza Anfiteatro with GuideYou walk through Lucca's medieval center with a professional guide, moving from the Roman street layout through Renaissance churches and past the tower houses of Via Fillungo to Piazza dell'Anfiteatro and the Cathedral. The tour is wheelchair accessible, free for children under 15 with a paid adult, and takes you through the layers of the town without requiring you to arrange transport or figure out which direction to go.Is it for me?This tour works well if you want to understand Lucca's layout and history without navigating on your own or missing the connections between the Roman streets, medieval buildings, and Renaissance churches — the guide is what makes those layers visible instead of just walking past them.
Florence Food & Wine Tour: Tuscan Tastings & Gelato WalkYou’ll wander Florence’s lively piazzas with a local guide, tasting Chianti wine and classic Tuscan dishes like ribollita and lampredotto along the way. Enjoy creamy gelato near the Duomo, learn stories behind ancient wine windows, and end your day dipping cantucci cookies in sweet Vin Santo. Come hungry—you’ll leave with new friends and flavors stuck in your memory.
Florence: Vintage Bike Tour with Small Group & Private OptionYou’ll ride a vintage bike through Florence’s narrow lanes and across legendary bridges like Ponte Vecchio, with a small group or private guide sharing stories as you go. Expect pauses for photos at places like Piazza della Signoria and time to soak up details you’d miss on foot — plus helmets, water, and flexibility if rain surprises you.
