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Best Tours & activities in Florence (2026)

A good guide adds a great deal in Florence, where almost every street corner has a story and the major museums are easier to understand with context. Local tour companies cover everything from introductory walks to after-hours museum visits. Artviva, founded in Florence in 1996, runs its long-standing Original Florence Walk as well as early-morning and after-hours tours of the Uffizi, the David and the Vasari Corridor. Florence Town, with an office near Orsanmichele, combines walking tours with museum entry and also runs cooking classes, bike tours and day trips to Chianti, Siena and San Gimignano, including Vespa rides through the vineyards.

Food and drink are a natural focus. Curious Appetite Travel offers small-group food and aperitivo tours led by people who know the city's food culture well, and In Tavola in the Oltrarno teaches hands-on classes in handmade pasta, pizza and gelato. To see the countryside under your own steam, I Bike Italy runs guided and self-guided bike and e-bike tours into the hills and Chianti. Book popular tours in advance in spring and autumn, check what is included, especially museum tickets, and wear comfortable shoes for the stone streets.

5 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 tours & activities in Florence

  1. Artviva Walking and museum tours, City centreA Florence tour company founded in 1996, known for its Original Florence Walk, skip-the-line Uffizi and Accademia tours and after-hours museum visits.
  2. Florence Town Walking tours, cooking classes and Tuscany day trips, Piazza della RepubblicaA licensed Florence tour operator with a central office near Orsanmichele, running walking tours, cooking classes, bike and Vespa tours and Tuscany day trips.
  3. Curious Appetite Travel Food and wine tours, City centreA food and wine tour company founded by Coral Sisk, offering small-group Florence food tours, aperitivo tours, cooking classes and Tuscan wine trips.

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1. Artviva

Walking and museum toursCity centre

A Florence tour company founded in 1996, known for its Original Florence Walk, skip-the-line Uffizi and Accademia tours and after-hours museum visits.

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Tour operator

2. Florence Town

Walking tours, cooking classes and Tuscany day tripsPiazza della Repubblica

A licensed Florence tour operator with a central office near Orsanmichele, running walking tours, cooking classes, bike and Vespa tours and Tuscany day trips.

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4. I Bike Italy

Bike and e-bike toursFlorence and Tuscany

A Florence-based cycling company running guided and self-guided bike and e-bike tours into the Florentine hills, Chianti and towards Siena.

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