Dig into the history of the Tuscan capital in a way the whole family will enjoy with this 2.5-hour walking tour of Florence for families. Join a kid-friendly guide as you explore Santa Croce, the San Lorenzo Market, the Porcellino, Piazza della Signoria, the Duomo, Piazza della Repubblica, Ponte Vecchio, and more. Keep kids engaged with interactive games and activities.

2.5-hour walking tour of Florence for families
See the Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Piazza della Repubblica, and more
Visit the San Lorenzo Market
Keep kids entertained with interactive tools your kid-friendly guide brings

What's Included

Local guide
Private tour

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Entrance fees to various museums and sites

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Piazza della Signoria
P.za della Signoria, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
Departure Point: Piazza Signoria next to the statue of Cosimo I on horseback. The Tour guide will be holding a sign with your name. Address: Piazza Signoria Return point: San Lorenzo Market

End point

Piazza del Mercato Centrale, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

What To Expect

Meet your guide in the Piazza Santa Croce to begin your fascinating and fun tour of Florence for families and children. Your kid-friendly guide will keep younger minds engaged with interactive activities using iPads, flash cards, and other tools

Follow your guide through the historic center of Florence to see the ancient Ponte Vecchio, the most famous bridge that crosses the Arno River. See the sculptures in the open-air loggia on one side of the Piazza della Signoria. Admire the Palazzo Vecchio, where the Medici family once lived, and the Uffizi Gallery, which was once the Florentine government offices.

Visit an outdoor market and rub the nose of the boar statue – the Porcellino – for good luck. See the Piazza della Repubblica and visit Florence's magnificent Duomo. Learn about the miracle of architecture that is Brunelleschi's dome over the cathedral.

Finish your tour in the bustling San Lorenzo Market, where you can continue checking out the food stalls or stop for lunch at the end of the tour. Taking this tour early in your Florence visit means you'll get great tips and information for the rest of your stay.

Raphael Tours in Florence (Pass By)

Piazza Santa Croce

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ponte Vecchio

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Piazza della Signoria

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fontana del Porcellino

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Piazza del Duomo

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mercato Centrale

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 hours of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Recommended for child aged 5 and over
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

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Great tour for your first day.

Stephanie_M, Mar 2024

A great way to get an overview of the city. The guide engaged the kids and shared lots of interesting facts and history about the city.

Highly recommended for touring with young kids

Mark_E, Mar 2024

Had a great time seeing the city with kids engaged and not complaining! Our guide was very good with our kids and made sense of the structures and art around us.

Great, private tour

Andrea_A, Jun 2023

Our guide Martina was wonderful! We loved being a private tour group and being flexible and able to ask questions. Our boys, 11 and 9, even loved it!

Perfect Tour for Family

Emily_C, Apr 2023

My family LOVED this tour! I have three kids (ages 9-15) and they were really engaged throughout this morning. Martina was excellent and made the experience so fun for them, particularly interacting with my 9-year-old. We all learned just enough about Florence but weren't overloaded with information. Was perfect for my family! I would highly recommend Martina!!

Great way to experience Florence with family.

Keviin_D, Jul 2022

Illaria was truly amazing. She kept our children engaged and interested during the entire experience. She had both great energy and patience. Highly recommend for anyone traveling with kids.

Great family walking tour of Florence

Elizabeth_K, Nov 2021

Julia was a great tour guide. She engaged our kids the whole time. She knew the city so well from the well-known sites to fun facts and things we would’ve never noticed.

Excellent guide for kids!

Christopher_L, Feb 2020

Our guide was amazing with our 6 and 7 year old kids! She brought us around the small town of Florence and showed us the sights. No part of the tour brings you into any buildings, museums, or cathedrals. It's a good tour to start your Florence vacation with, because it gives you an idea of what you'd like to see more of later.

Thanks Rachele!

Alex_H, Jan 2020

My girls loved their adventure through Florence with Rachele! She was patient, kind, and fun with my 4 and 1 year olds. We had the best gelato too! We recommend this tour to anyone with kids because regular walking tours can get boring for them. This was something extra special that allowed the adults to see the city as well.

Family tour in the center of Florence

Redin_S, Sep 2019

Our three kids loved the tour! Ilaria Perini (our guide) was great, she caught their attention, and the kids enjoyed the whole tour ( although of different age 4, 7 and 12 years old). From the moment we met her, we felt welcomed and in a friendly environment. The scenery was beautiful and we got a lot of new information (although we had previously visited Florence). We really recommend this tour to other families with young kids like ours.

Awesome Tour of Florence for the Whole Family

mattyly0ns, Jul 2019

We did a 2 and half hour walking tour with Giulia. She was sensational! Dynamic, informative and lovely with our children (12, 9 & 5). Highly recommend this tour for the whole family. 5 stars!!!

Perfect Afternoon!

Tiffany_E, Jun 2019

We have 4 girls (ages 5, 9, 9 and 11) and we met Rachelle for this tour at 2 in the afternoon. This was the first thing we did when we got to Florence, and it was a great way to start our visit. The tour was private, with just our family. Rachelle showed us all the popular spots and gave us plenty of time to see what we wanted to. She was great with the kids of all ages. She took our 5 year olds hand while walking to make sure there were no incidents with cars, but talked to the other kids at their more grown up level. She did a great job using the points system to keep the kids entertained and to create a little friendly competition between parents and kids. I loved that the points sort of recapped and ensured they soaked in the history. They were so interested in the history that they even forgot about the points at some times. I definitely recommend this trip. I loved where it ended, leaving us easy access to the leather market and to eat at San Lorenzo, but we were also able to walk back to the Duomo for our 6pm tour there.

A great walking tour of Florence for...

Sanjay M, Aug 2018

A great walking tour of Florence for adults and kids. Rachele did a great job pointing out little details and involving the kids throughout the tour... and even more impressive was able to keep our band together through the massive tourist season crowds

Finally a tour that my child was...

Laurie_S, Jul 2018

Finally a tour that my child was excited about! It made a big difference to have a tour leader who knew how to engage and interact with a child! Rachele was very energetic, and my daughter had fun following her clues! I definitely recommend this tour for families with kids. The only difficulty we had is that we thought the tour would end in the San Lorenzo market. We didn't end up there, however. I asked the tour leader how to get there, and she pointed the direction out, but we ended up getting really lost. I wish she had taken us there. The tour ended early, so I am not sure why the tour leader did not walk us to San Lorenzo market. Other than that issue, the tour was great!

Fun Florence Tour with Valeria

Michael O, Jun 2018

Our first visit to Florence as a family and the kids really enjoyed the tour. Our guide, Valeria, was full of good energy, humor and knowledge and kept the kids really engaged throughout the 2.5 hour tour. Thank you!

Our children are teenagers and were...

Maliza J, Apr 2018

Our children are teenagers and were made to feel unwanted by the guide who made comments when we first met such as they are not kids and by not providing a clip board to my kids for the scavenger hunt. As indicated when I booked, my kids were 13 and 15. There was no indication that this would not be appropriate for them.

We had an amazing tour guide our...

Sandra K, Nov 2017

We had an amazing tour guide our little girls of 4 and 5 had a blast! Best way to see Florence! :

We had an amazing time with Martina...

Milena O, Oct 2017

We had an amazing time with Martina. She was great with our kids and we learned so much about Florence! This is a great tour to book if you have school age children with you.

Martina was a wonderful guide. She...

adam w, Sep 2017

Martina was a wonderful guide. She kept our three kids, ages 10,9, and 6, engaged and interested for 2 hours. We saw all the major sites and more importantly learned something interesting about each one. Highly recommend Martina!

We absolutely loved it! We did a...

Melissa G, Aug 2017

We absolutely loved it! We did a private family tour and Giovanna was our guide. She was fantastic. Both kids age 7 and 12 were fully engaged even though our little one wasn't feeling well, she still wanted to complete her games with Giovanna. It was an easy walking tour, even in 100 degree weather. The adults even learned a lot about the history of Florence, which has so much history and incredible beauty. Giovanna texted the day before the tour to touch base, which was helpful in connecting at our meeting place the following day. The tour was a highlight of our week in Tuscany. Thank you!

Emilia, our guide, was very...

Robyn B, Aug 2017

Emilia, our guide, was very knowledgable, friendly and fun. Our kids really liked her as well. We all learned a lot and Emilia had so much more to teach. She is one of the best guides we had. I would highly recommend her. Thank you for everything, Emilia! Love from Toronto.