About this tour
Spend three hours walking Florence's centro with a local guide who knows where residents actually eat. You'll browse a working market, taste oils and cured meats, sit down for a proper lunch of seasonal pasta or soup at a family trattoria, and finish with gelato made the traditional way. No tourist trap shortcuts—just real Tuscan food as people cook and eat it daily.
Highlights
- Market browse: oils, cheeses, cured meats, regional wine
- Make your own schiacciata flatbread with guidance
- Lampredotto or vegetarian alternatives (pappa al pomodoro, ribollita)
- Seated lunch: seasonal pasta or Tuscan soup with wine
- Artisanal gelato tasting and lesson on technique
- Walking tour through Florence's city centre streets
- English-speaking local guide throughout
What to expect
You'll start at a neighbourhood market where your guide points out what's in season and worth eating, then taste your way through local cheeses and cured meats. Next comes hands-on time making schiacciata—the flatbread Tuscans have eaten for centuries. After working up an appetite, you'll sit at a trattoria for an actual meal: pasta or soup made that day, not for tourists. A bottle of Sangiovese and water come with lunch. The final stop is a proper gelateria where you'll see how authentic gelato differs from the sweet, airy versions most places churn out, and you'll eat some.
Good to know
Gluten-free and vegetarian options available if you give advance notice. What's on offer changes with the season, so the specific dishes vary. You'll need to arrange your own way to the meeting point, but public transport is nearby. The walk is gentle—it suits any fitness level.
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