Small-Group Florence Food Tour with Markets, Wine Tastings and Gelato
Florence, Italy
Trip Type: Food Tours
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Our Florence Food Tour is a comprehensive introduction to the rich culinary traditions of one of Italy’s finest cities. Taste some of Florence’s best wines and snacks, including olives, crostini, olive oil in a local enoteca and Indulge in a cold gelato. Learn about cucina povera or “peasant food” like tripe, as your guide explains the history that has made it so important to the region. Enjoy a small group of 12 people or fewer with amazing access to your knowledgeable and passionate guide and all-inclusive food at all the stops on the tour.
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Our Florence Food Tour is a comprehensive introduction to the rich culinary traditions of one of Italy’s finest cities. Taste some of Florence’s best wines and snacks, including olives, crostini, olive oil in a local enoteca and Indulge in a cold gelato. Learn about cucina povera or “peasant food” like tripe, as your guide explains the history that has made it so important to the region. Enjoy a small group of 12 people or fewer with amazing access to your knowledgeable and passionate guide and all-inclusive food at all the stops on the tour.Tour starts in a local enoteca (an informal restaurant) where you’ll taste the region’s wines straight from the barrel and sample traditional snacks like crostini, olives, and olive oil.
Next you’ll be introduced to the humble origins of Florentine food with their traditional cucina povera or “peasant food”. You guide will teach you how the history of Florence shaped this type of cuisine before giving you a chance to try some, but beware: dishes like lampredotto, a favorite food made from cow’s stomach, aren’t for everyone - we’ll leave it up to you whether you’d like to try or not.
Move from famine to feast as you dive into the sensory banquet that is Sant’Ambrogio Market – where Florence’s locals and chefs come to do their daily shopping. Wandering the teaming stalls, stepping in and out of the best local food stores, you’ll taste a variety of Tuscan delicacies from cured meats like finocchiona (fennel salami) and cinghiale (boar) to cheeses like the world-famous pecorino.
We hope you still have room in your stomach because the tour finishes at a local trattoria where you will sample some of the city’s finest primi (starters) before topping it all off with coffee and a gelato.
As part of a group of 12 or fewer you will have plenty of time and access to quiz your expert foodie guide on everything you want to know about Tuscan food. The guide will also offer you advice on when, where and how to eat in Florence so you won’t just eat well during the tour, you’ll eat like a local for the rest of your trip too!
Sites Visited:
Next you’ll be introduced to the humble origins of Florentine food with their traditional cucina povera or “peasant food”. You guide will teach you how the history of Florence shaped this type of cuisine before giving you a chance to try some, but beware: dishes like lampredotto, a favorite food made from cow’s stomach, aren’t for everyone - we’ll leave it up to you whether you’d like to try or not.
Move from famine to feast as you dive into the sensory banquet that is Sant’Ambrogio Market – where Florence’s locals and chefs come to do their daily shopping. Wandering the teaming stalls, stepping in and out of the best local food stores, you’ll taste a variety of Tuscan delicacies from cured meats like finocchiona (fennel salami) and cinghiale (boar) to cheeses like the world-famous pecorino.
We hope you still have room in your stomach because the tour finishes at a local trattoria where you will sample some of the city’s finest primi (starters) before topping it all off with coffee and a gelato.
As part of a group of 12 or fewer you will have plenty of time and access to quiz your expert foodie guide on everything you want to know about Tuscan food. The guide will also offer you advice on when, where and how to eat in Florence so you won’t just eat well during the tour, you’ll eat like a local for the rest of your trip too!
Sites Visited:
- Piazza dei Ciompi flea market
- Tasting at a local enoteca, including crostini, olives, olive oil, and wine
- Tasting of Florence’s cucina povera, including lampredotto (optional, for the brave!)
- Sant’Ambrogio market
- Tasting of local cured meats
- Tasting of local cheeses
- Sampling of primi in an authentic trattoria
- Gelato tasting
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