There is no doubt that Florence, Italy is one of the most charming cities to travel to. The city offers a wealth of cultural attractions that feature the city’s arts, food, and history. When you visit, take the time to take one or more of the many tours of Florence Italy the city has to offer.
If you’d like to take a walking tour you’re among the many who favor the one to three hour strolls through the city’s historic streets. Different tours offer different attractions and stops and yours may visit places like the Santa Maria Novella Cathedral, Giotto’s Bell Tower, various architectural highlights, museums, or the Baptistery.
Some walking tours of Florence are self-guided. Most of the tours, though, are headed by a professional guide that will have plenty of knowledge about the area and will be happy to answer your inquiries. Many of the city’s walking tours include a special bonus when they visit places that are popular with tourists. You may be able to forget the long ticket lines of the high season as your sdmission will have been included with the price of your guided tour.
Another option in touring is a bicycle tour. These offer some sights you might not see on other tours. If you go on a bike tour you will be able to make your way to places that are too remote to walk or bus to. You will be provided a bicycle, the needed safety equipment, water bottles and the escort of a knowledgeable guide. Many of these tours will have a minivan for support if a biker becomes exhausted or bicycles require repairs while on route.
There is a wide range of options for bike tours in Florence and some may last for several days. Shorter tours take you through side streets, pointing out historical areas along the way and ending at unique views of some of the more popular sights. Longer tours often include stops at restaurants to sample local cuisines and vineyards to sample world-famous wines.
Along this line, a great tour for oenophiles is to take the Tuscany wine tour which can start from Florence and the wine tour will give you a great chance to learn more about the wine. On the tour you will stop a vineyards and see what they offer as well as actually getting to taste at some of them. Many vineyards will offer you a tour of their facilities that will show you how your wine arrives in the bottle from the grapes in the field.
Select wine tours will also include other interesting sites too. You may have an opportunity to shop, and visit an olive oil producer or one of the area’s many world famous restaurants. Most wine tours, due to their length, are given only as full day-long excursions. For those of you who may need to economize your time there are a few half-day tours offered.
Most tours limit the number of people in the group. Walking and biking tours tend to be smaller than tours that take buses. For those who want a more private tour many operators will offer such services complete with some customization if you want to visit somewhere outside the scope of regular tours. Not surprisingly, private tours are a good bit more expensive than public tours.
Whether you choose to take a walking tour, biking tour or Tuscany wine tour, you will have the opportunity to see the wide variety of tastes, attractions and culture Florence, Italy has to offer. Florence has something to capture everyone’s heart. All they need to do is find the right tour for them.