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( 055 264 50 33;
www.italy.artviva.com
;
Via de' Sassetti 1; per person from €25)
Marketed as the
'Original & Best', these excellent one- to three-hour city walks are led by historians or art
history graduates; tours include the Uffizi, the Original David tour and an Evening Walk/
Murder Mystery Tour. ArtViva also runs trips further afield to Chianti (wine tasting) and a
Renaissance villa outside Florence (villa lunch and swim).
Freya's Florence Tours
( 349 0748907;
www.freyasflorence.com
; per hr €70)
Australian-born, Florence-based private
tour guide; admission fees not included in guiding fee.
WALKING TOUR
Faith Willinger - Lessons & Tours
(
www.faithwillinger.com
)
Food lovers' walking tour, a market stroll, gelato crawl and much
more by American-born, Florence-based food writer Faith Willinger, who runs cooking
courses, hands-on 'market to table' sessions, tastings, demonstrations and culinary visits,
including meaty field trips to Panzano in Chianti.
CULINARY
Accidental Tourist
( 055 69 93 76;
www.accidentaltourist.com
)
Become an Accidental Tourist (membership €10),
then sign up for a wine tour (€60), cooking class (€70), gourmet picnic (€35) and so on;
tours happen in and around Florence.
WINE, CULINARY
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
TOP 5: LOSE THE CROWD
»
Florence can be overwhelming: flee to
Fiesole
(
Click here
) in the Florentine hills for peace, quiet
and lunch with a spectacular view.
»
Take tea with a panoramic city view in the manicured gardens of
Giardino Bardini
(
Click here
)
.
»
Join the privileged few in an exclusive, cross-river stroll along the enigmatic
Vasarian Corridor
(
Click here
).
»
Motor out of the city through vineyards and olive groves in a vintage Fiat 500 with the
500 Touring
Club
(
Click here
)
.
»
Lose yourself among rare trees and sculpted lions in Florence's secret garden, aka
Giardino Torri-
giani
(
Click here
)
, Europe's largest private walled garden right in the heart of Florence.
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