Top Florence Unique Experiences - page 3

Uncover the secrets of truffle hunting among breathtaking Tuscan scenery on this half-day tour. Join a local expert on a captivating excursion which lasts 4-hours and includes a lunch with delectable flavors. With over 130 years of experience passed down through generations, your host knows exactly what it takes to make dreams come true. Delve into this unique world filled with mystery, pureness, and tradition for unparalleled culinary experiences that you'll never forget.

Florence is Tuscany’s culinary epicenter, but sometimes it’s hard to tell the authentic dishes from tourist fare. Take a deep dive into the cuisine of both the city and the surrounding region with this private food experience. Join your host at Florence’s Sant’Ambrogio market and then prepare classic Tuscan dishes together at her home just outside the city. Make three or four recipes to sample during lunch along with wine, limoncello, and Prosecco.

Enrich your visit to Florence and take a private cooking class with a local cookbook author. Spend the afternoon or evening—classes are offered twice daily—in a historic home learning to prepare traditional seasonal dishes from Tuscany and the Emilia Romagna region. Alongside your host, Patrizia, you will make a four-course meal, including fresh pasta. Then, relax and enjoy Italian wine with your delicious lunch or dinner.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at authentic Italian cuisine on this private half-day excursion in the heart of Florence. After a guided visit to a local market where you learn tips and tricks for navigating the stalls, enjoy an intimate cooking demonstration in your guide’s home kitchen. Come hungry: The tour ends with a 4-course meal that features traditional recipes, dessert, and wine pairings.

Set out on a hunt for the elusive truffle on this 6-hour private tour from Florence. Traverse the forest with an official truffle hunter and his dog to learn everything there is to know about this delicacy. After you work up an appetite, sit down to a delicious 3-course truffle lunch accompanied with four wines from a local farm to complete your truffle experience.

Go beyond the tourist sights in Florence and experience authentic Florentine hospitality and cuisine with this exclusive home cooking class. Connect with a passionate host for a hands-on pasta workshop, where you’ll learn how to make three different pasta dishes from scratch. Cap off your experience with a family-style lunch or dinner featuring the specialties you’ve prepared together.

Prepare a 4-course menu of Tuscan cuisine at a cooking class on the 14th-century Villa Pandolfini estate. Cooking alongside a professional chef, you’ll discover tips and tricks for making classic Tuscan dishes. When lunch is ready, enjoy the feast alongside the estate’s own wine and extra virgin olive oil; since the class includes a take-home recipe book, you’ll leave ready to recreate the experience in your home kitchen.

Tuscans were making wine long before Roman times. Discover the region’s rich wine traditions, the fine art of winemaking, and a wealth of local delicacies on this intimate guided tour with a maximum of eight people. Taste wines including Chianti Classico, Chianti Reserva, and super Tuscans; visit two separate wineries; sample olive oil, balsamic vinegar, cold cuts, and pecorino cheese; and enjoy a light lunch with wine.

Leave the selfie stick at home and commemorate your Florence vacation with a private photo shoot. This customized experience is perfect for couples, families, and solo travelers alike. Have your picture taken in front of iconic attractions, like the Duomo and Piazzale Michelangelo, or take your shoot to the city's hidden corners. You'll receive professionally edited digital photos within five days of the shoot, ready to share, print, or simply cherish.

Immerse yourself in Florentine culture and cuisine during an in-home three-hour cooking presentation with a four-course meal. Learn how to prepare a variety of local dishes including a starter, pasta, side-dish, and main course. In true Italian fashion, your meal also comes with wine and dessert. As an added bonus, take home a Cesarine shopping bag and apron to remember your day of Italian cooking.

Carmignano is one of the most historic wine areas in Tuscany, but navigating its rural roads on your own can be frustrating. With this tour, leave the driving to the experts and relax as you take in views over the rolling countryside and stop at two local wineries for tours and wine and olive oil tastings, and a traditional Tuscan lunch.

Savored across the world, pasta is a simple delicacy with a strong place in Italian culture and cuisine. During this private tour, enjoy an immersive experience in the world of Italian cookery. Gather fresh ingredients among the grocery stores and supermarkets of Florence with your host, and step into the kitchen to prepare three pasta dishes with a dessert. When you’re done, enjoy the food you’ve prepared with care.

Discover some of Tuscany’s most sought-after wines on this private, full-day tour to the home of renowned Brunello di Montalcino. Departing from Florence or Siena, travel in a private luxury vehicle through a landscape of vineyards and cypress groves that surround the charming medieval town of Montalcino. Stop at three different wineries to tour the cellars, learn about production methods and taste many different regional wines, including coveted Brunello and Rosso varietals. Complete the tasting experience with a gourmet lunch of farm-fresh Tuscan specialties. 

Embark on this 6-hour journey into the enigmatic world of Chianti Classico. Treat yourself to exclusive access and insight with an experienced wine expert. Be introduced to some of the most prestigious wines in the world, alongside hidden secrets behind producing extra virgin olive oil. Visit family-run vineyards and cellars and fill your glass with tastings at two wineries; the perfect pairing for your lunchtime break within this wondrous region.

Indulge in a 6-hour Chianti and Super Tuscan tour, catering to a small group of eight people maximum, departing from Florence. Live like a true Tuscan and seize the opportunity to explore local hotspots where Tuscans spend their leisure time. If you're a wine enthusiast seeking insight into traditional wine-making methods, then this tour is tailor-made for you. Highlights include an expert guide, comfortable transport via an air-conditioned minivan, and tastings at two wineries.

Cruise through Tuscan wine county in true Italian style — behind the wheel of a vintage Fiat 500. Learn how to drive the classic Italian car with a brief lesson, then hit the road with a private guide for a joy ride along scenic country roads. Stop at a typical Chianti village, a medieval hamlet, and an antique farmhouse, where you'll be treated to a homemade lunch and tasting of wine, grappa, and olive oil.

Enjoy the charming Tuscan countryside and the haunting beauty of the Tuscan forests. In this experience you will learn all about truffles, considered one of the elite foods in the world. Join an experienced truffle hunter and his trained dogs to get an introduction to the magic and mystery world of truffles. Follow the dog in the woods to find truffles, and became a truffle expert. The day concludes with a wine tasting paired with local truffle based delicacies and a course of Home made pasta or risotto with truffles.

Explore the many uses for one of Tuscany’s most prized culinary specialties with this truffle cooking and dining experience in Florence. In a small group and with the help of an expert chef, prepare a gourmet 3-course dinner featuring seasonally based dishes designed around truffles as the star ingredient. When the cooking’s done, sit down among new friends to enjoy the decadent homemade feast with wine pairings.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS • Sit down to taste everything you created along with wine tasting from the library vintage reserves • Learn from a passionate local chef to create a delicious Tuscan Feast • Take home recipes and knowledge that will let you replicate your authentic Italian meal experience at home - Do you want to experience the art and culture of Tuscan cooking? Then prepare to embrace yourself to make a delicious Tuscan meal with our high expertise local chefs as they will guide you to each and every step. This experience will also give you the opportunity to have fun to spend time with loved ones and learning how to prepare Tuscan food with special recipes given by us. Later Join to also enjoy a complete dinner, with wine tasting school and tasting of many local products.

Explore mouth-watering Italian cuisine with this exclusive 4-hour cooking class in a San Gimignano winery. Under the guiding hand of a local chef, discover how to turn wholesome Tuscan ingredients into indulgent dishes like handmade pastas, savory sauces, and delightful desserts–all while sampling fine wine varietals from this picturesque region. Take away tantalizing recipes to recreate at home as your appreciation for true Italian fare blossoms.

Connect with Tuscany’s time-honored culinary heritage on a private truffle and wine experience from Florence. Join in a traditional truffle hunt led by an expert ‘tartifaio,’ who will share the age-old history and techniques of searching for the prized, aromatic tubers. Savor a gourmet lunch of Tuscan cuisine, and visit a winery in the famed Brunello appellation for a cellar tour and tasting. Cap off your day in the countryside with a stroll through the winding streets and unique shops of a medieval village.

Trade the big city bustle for the Tuscan countryside on this half-day, truffle-hunting tour. In the morning, drive or take a taxi to a meeting point outside of the city. There, you’ll meet your guide—an expert truffle hunter—and set off for a walk in the woods. With the help of a trained dog, see if you can uncover any of the coveted fungi. Then, enjoy a light, truffle-centric lunch and glass of local wine before returning to Florence.

Join a truffle hunter and trained dogs as they search for truffles in an oak tree forest in the Tuscan countryside. Learn about the difference between white and black truffles and how the dogs hunt for them. Afterward, prepare a meal with a cook using truffles—including those found on the “hunt”—and enjoy the fruits of your labor with wine tastings, more truffles, and local food products.