Florence and Tuscany Tours
 

Hello Everyone,

Questions about the Florence and Tuscany Tours.


1. Has anyone taken the Florence and Tuscany Tours before?

http://www.florenceandtuscanytours.com/


2. If you have, which tour did you take?

3. Did you think it was worth paying for the guided tour, or could you have done it yourself?

4. Was it your first time to Florence?

5. What did you think of the
Walking tour + The David + BUS Citysightseeing tour ?

http://www.florenceandtuscanytours.c...p?cat=5&det=84

5. Have you taken the Uffizi Gallery Tour?
http://www.florenceandtuscanytours.c...?cat=6&det=388


I'm trying to get a sense of whether I would need to book a guided tour.
I've never been to Florence before and will only be there for two days.
I live in the Czech Republic and am quite well-travelled (good with maps and can communicate fine in five languages, but not Italian).
I'll probably return in the future, so this would be my "overview" tour of the city.


Thanks very much :-)

hi nancicita,

i recognise that you are travelling by yourself, but even so, Florence is very easy to navigate by yourself. most guide books eg michelin or blue book have ideas of what to see in 1,2, or 3 days, which you can adapt to your own interests, and the centre is really quite small and compact.

nor will a lack of Italian be any problem - they are used to that.

in particular, IMHO there is no need for a uffizi tour - any good guide book will oint out the highliights and the tickets are easy to book in advnace on the net - here's the link to the official website:

http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/english/uffizi/

you will find lots of others on the web, but they will make a surcharge.

have a great trip,

regards, ann

I wouldn't do either of those tours. The Accademia is quite small and you wouldn't spend more than an hour there. The tickets are only 6.50€. If you reserve online (Polo Museale link above) you pay a 4€ reservation fee, but you avoid standing in line. The Uffizi is regularly the same price, but there is a special exhibit this summer which makes it 10€ plus the reservation fee.

The historic center of Florence is really compact and you can easily walk from one side to the other in about 20-30 minutes. Much of the area is pedestrian only so I can't really see where a bus tour would be of much use.

Thanks annhig and kybourbon,

I think you're right. I'll be travelling with a friend, so I won't be doing this trip solo actually, but we've both never been to Florence. I'm trying to figure out what's the most time efficient way to see the city with the limited time (2 full days, no travel involved on those days) we have.


I read that there are tours to the countryside of Tuscany from Florence. Some of these tours include food + wine tastings. I wonder if anyone has taken this type of tour?

When will you be in Florence? The tourist board has a voucher called Florence Easy Pass (free) that gets you free admission a couple of places, discounts at others and 24 hour transit pass, but it's only ofr a certain time period

Opps. Posted too soon.

http://www.firenzeturismo.it/en/even...-florence.html

They also have Florence in 48 hours.
http://www.firenzeturismo.it/en/in-f...-48-hours.html

Last summer they offered a Chianti wine excursion for only 15€ which included transportation, wine tasting and some snacks with the wine. I can't find it on the website, so you would need to ask at the tourist office.

Here's their list of companies with excursions outside of Florence.
http://www.firenzeturismo.it/en/info...a-firenze.html

They also have maps you can download.

Here is the link to the Chianti wine tour:

http://www.firenzeturismo.it/en/even...l-chianti.html

For such a short period of time, you might think about skipping the Uffizi unless you are very keen to see specific paintings in the collection.

As others have said, Firenze is compact and no-Italian is OK.

Thanks zeppole, joannyc, kybourbon...

The Chianti wine tour looks very interesting!

I can't imagine skipping the Uffizi though...I know, I don't have much time in Firenze but I really love Italian Renaissance art and I'd feel like I missed out if I don't go. :-)

Thank you so much for the information...

Then go!

The tour is only one day a week so it might not work for you. Of course there are other wine tours you can book, but not at that price.