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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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2. Galleria Borbonica

Underground tunnel toursSan Ferdinando

Guided tours of a 19th-century Bourbon tunnel beneath Monte di Dio, used as a wartime shelter and later as a dump for cars, scooters and statues.

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3. Row Venice

Venetian rowing lessonsCannaregio

A non-profit of expert women instructors teaching voga alla veneta, standing Venetian-style rowing, in traditional boats from Cannaregio, all year round.

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4. Walks of Italy

Guided walking toursPrati

A Rome-based tour company running small-group and private tours of the Vatican, the Colosseum and the city's underground sites.

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5. Zani Viaggi

City tours, canal boat trips and day tripsBrera

A long-established Milan travel company running city tours, Last Supper visits, Navigli boat trips, hop-on hop-off buses and day trips to Lake Como.

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6. Eating Europe Naples Food Tours

Food tourCentro Storico

Small-group food tours of Naples, including an evening pizza and drinks walk through the historic centre and a morning street-food tour of the Spanish Quarter.

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7. Eating Europe Rome

Food tourTestaccio / Trastevere

Running food tours in Rome for more than 15 years, Eating Europe leads small groups through Testaccio, Trastevere, Monti and the Jewish Ghetto.

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8. 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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9. Neiade Tour & Events

Guided cultural toursCittà Studi

A Milan company running guided cultural visits since 2004, from museums and churches to a Navigli walking and boat tour and a historic tram ride.

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10. Venice Kayak

Kayak toursCannaregio

A kayak tour company in Cannaregio, owned by Classic Boats Venice, running guided canal tours, full-day lagoon trips to Burano and private outings.

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11. Ad Artem

Museum and heritage guided visitsSant'Ambrogio

A Milan cultural heritage company founded in 1993, running guided visits, family workshops and school programmes in the city's museums and monuments.

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12. Curious Appetite Travel

Food and wine toursCity centre

A 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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13. Kayak Napoli

Sea kayak toursPosillipo

Sea kayaking company on the Posillipo coast offering guided group paddles, sunset and full-moon outings, private tours and kayak hire.

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14. Venice Free Walking Tour

Free walking toursCannaregio

A Venice walking tour group running two free daily English-language walks, Hidden Venice and Venice through the centuries, with mandatory online booking.

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15. Walks Inside Rome

Private and small-group toursCentro Storico

A family-owned Rome tour company offering private and small-group tours of no more than eight people, from the Vatican to the Appian Way.

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16. Eating Europe: Eating Milan Navigli Food Tour

Food and drink walking tourNavigli

A three-hour small-group food and drinks walk through the Navigli canal district, run by the food tour company Eating Europe.

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17. 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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18. Through Eternity Tours

Guided walking toursRome

With 27 years of guiding in Italy, Through Eternity runs Colosseum, Vatican and walking tours of Rome in groups capped at 12.

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19. Trentaremi

Hiking and kayak excursionsCentro Storico

Naples-based outdoor company offering guided hikes to the Vesuvius crater, the Path of the Gods and the Lemon Path, and kayak tours along the Posillipo coast.

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20. Venezia Autentica

Local experiences and private walksVenice

A Venetian social enterprise offering private walks, rowing, night photography and artisan workshops with licensed locals, as an alternative to mass tourism.

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