Florence Food & Wine Tour: Tuscan Specialties & Wine Windows

Highlights

• 4 wine tastings
• 9-10 Tuscan tastings
• The King of Cheese

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Piazza Santo Spirito

   10min

   Your evening opens with a glass of Prosecco in one of Florence's liveliest squares, as golden light hits Santo Spirito's facade. From the outside, your guide points out the crucifix Michelangelo carved in secret as a teenager, still on view inside.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   25min

   Down a quiet backstreet, discover a cellar dating to the 12th century for a charcuterie board of cured meats, cheese tartare, and wine.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   20min

   Meet the neighbourhood's self-appointed King of Cheese, who'll walk you through two kinds of Pecorino and a wedge of Parmigiano. Depending on departure time, this course may come from a nearby local deli instead.

4. 4

   Stop 4

   20min

   Learn how Florentines once passed wine through stone windows to dodge the plague, then taste the tradition with bruschetta topped with stracciatella and a glass of Tuscan wine, poured through one of the last windows still in use.

5. 5

   Stop 5

   30min

   A generations-old trattoria tosses and plates gnudi, a pillowy Tuscan take on pasta, paired with a glass of Chianti Classico.

6. 6

   Stop 6

   15min

   One of the city's best gelaterias, and a quick lesson from the chef on the tour will teach you how to spot the real, muted-colored stuff from the neon-bright imitations, right before you dig into your own two-flavour cup or cone.

Before you go

Location