Florence Private Food Tour: Market, Wine Windows, Desserts & More
Overview
Taste the real Florence with your own private local guide. Choose the food experience that suits you: the city’s famous market, its hidden wine windows, a sweet tour of pastries and gelato, a full tasting walk through local favourites, or a classic Italian aperitivo. Every tour is just for your group, with tastings and local stories included.
Choose your experience:
Central Market Food Tour (2h): explore the Mercato Centrale and taste local products from the best vendors.
Wine Window Tour (2h): discover Florence’s historic buchette del vino and taste Tuscan wines paired with local snacks.
Dessert Walking Tour (2.5h): visit historic pastry shops for traditional sweets, Tuscan biscuits and artisanal gelato.
Florence Taste Tour (3h): street food, wine, trattoria appetizers and the best gelato in town.
Aperol Spritz Tour (2h): Chianti tasting with a Tuscan board, a glass of wine in a local osteria and a classic Spritz.
Tours in English; other languages available on request.
What's Included
- Option Apero Tour: Chianti tasting, osteria wine and Spritz with snacks
- Option Wine Window Tour: Tuscan wine tastings with local snacks
- Option Florence Taste Tour: street food, wine, trattoria appetizers and gelato
- Option Dessert Walking Tour: pastries, Tuscan biscuit and artisanal gelato
- Option Central Market Food Tour: local product tastings from market vendors
- Licensed professional local guide
- Radio headsets to hear the guide clearly (groups of 5+)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Additional food and drinks not included in the tastings
- Gratuities
Meeting Location
Via dei Castellani
18 rosso, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Mercato Centrale
50123 Firenze FI, Italy
La visita terminera' all'interno del Mercato Centrale di Firenze, con la possibilita' di esplorare liberamente il luogo al termine del tour.
What To Expect
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Mercato Centrale (pass by)
Florence Historic Center (pass by)
Florence Historic Center (pass by)
Florence Historic Center (pass by)
Florence Historic Center (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Please tell us about any food allergies or dietary requirements when booking, so we can adapt the tastings where possible.
- Wine tastings are only served to travelers aged 18 and over.
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time at the meeting point.
- Tours run in English. For other languages, please contact us before booking.
- Wear comfortable shoes; the tour involves walking on cobbled streets.
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- Option Apero Tour: Chianti tasting, osteria wine and Spritz with snacks.
- Option Wine Window Tour: Tuscan wine tastings with local snacks.
- Option Florence Taste Tour: street food, wine, trattoria appetizers and gelato.
- Option Dessert Walking Tour: pastries, Tuscan biscuit and artisanal gelato.
- Option Central Market Food Tour: local product tastings from market vendors.
- Licensed professional local guide.
- Radio headsets to hear the guide clearly (groups of 5+).
- Hotel pickup and drop-off.
- Additional food and drinks not included in the tastings.
- Gratuities.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Florence Private Food Tour: Market, Wine Windows, Desserts & More is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Florence Private Food Tour: Market, Wine Windows, Desserts & More will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Option Apero Tour: Chianti tasting, osteria wine and Spritz with snacks
- Option Wine Window Tour: Tuscan wine tastings with local snacks
- Option Florence Taste Tour: street food, wine, trattoria appetizers and gelato
- Option Dessert Walking Tour: pastries, Tuscan biscuit and artisanal gelato
- Option Central Market Food Tour: local product tastings from market vendors
- Licensed professional local guide
- Radio headsets to hear the guide clearly (groups of 5+)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Additional food and drinks not included in the tastings
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Please tell us about any food allergies or dietary requirements when booking, so we can adapt the tastings where possible.
- Wine tastings are only served to travelers aged 18 and over.
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time at the meeting point.
- Tours run in English. For other languages, please contact us before booking.
- Wear comfortable shoes; the tour involves walking on cobbled streets.
