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PRIVATE FOOD LOVERS TOUR OF FLORENCE
A Shore Excursion For Foodies

Take your palate on tour! New flavors await you on a culinary holiday. Enjoy regional and national cuisines, taste wines from around the world, and experience a new culture through one of its most interesting aspects - its food.

Your guide, who has a personalized catering company in Tuscany, is very familiar with the markets. She can get you on the inside track in the right places to buy your precious Italian products to enjoy during your stay, or to ship home to prolong your vacation after you return home.

Have you been to Florence before, or have you seen too many churches, or are you just are passionate about food and wine? Then this tour is for you.

You begin at 10:00am and eat and drink your way through Florence, covering a vast number of things, including the right way(s) to order coffee, wine sipping, balsamic vinegar dabbing, traipsing through local markets, fun Italian house wares, and some unique surprises.

There will be be six stops: Coffee lesson, wine lesson, grappa lesson, mid-afternoon snack of the nobles, chocolate lesson, Florentine housewares, the Central market, extra-virgin olive oil, Traditional balsamic vinegar, cheese, salumi (yes that is spelled correctly, it is the generic term that describes salami, prosciutto, etc...), and lampredotto, the Florentine hot dog. The tour does not include lunch, be we doubt you'll still be hungry by the end!

Pricing:
Charter for up to 2 people: $588.00USD
$155.00 USD per person additional for the 3rd to 6th person after purchasing charter.
Prices are subject to change (at any time) based on current exchange rates. Purchase today to lock in the above prices.

Days of Operation:
Daily, Monday through Sunday

Departures (Local Time)
10:00 AM (4 hrs)

Transfer / Meeting Instructions:
No Taxi Required Specific pick up or taxi instructions will appear on your voucher after you purchase your trip.

Special Instructions:
Groups are kept small (2 to 6 people) to maintain intimacy and maximum personal contact and attention.
All food and drink are included in the price of this tour.

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