FLORENCE · FESTIVE TOURS
The ones worth booking.
The 15 florence festive tours to wrap your trip around this winter, with what each one costs, how long it runs and who walks you through it.
Hear Italian opera arias in Florence’s Santa Monaca Church, an English-language 70-minute concert with professional singers in a smart-casual setting.
Most Popular“It should definitely be part of everyone's itinerary when visiting Florence. Excellent performances from both opera singers and also the pianist. Wonderful experience in a great venue.”
1-hour guided Florence Duomo tour with entry to Santa Maria del Fiore, dome art and architecture stories, and practical “skip-line” help.
“Julia was wonderful and gave us a great history lesson”
One-hour guided walk through Florence’s Santa Croce: Giotto frescoes, Donatello crucifix, famous tombs, crypt, and the 1966 flood story.
“Good tour. Interesting information. Always helpful to have a guide. Otherwise , you really miss everything.”
Pre-booked entry to Florence’s Santa Croce complex lets you skip lines and visit the basilica, tombs, chapels, and more in about an hour.
“Our forgettable part was the incomplete voucher for our ticket that was sent by viator. Was this viators problem?”
Guided Santa Maria del Fiore tour with radios. See Brunelleschi’s dome and Vasari’s Last Judgment for a budget price.
“I was looking for a skip the line tour, and searched using those terms. The tour said admission was included, but they simply took the tour group into the general admission line, and talked for 30 or more minutes while we stood in line. Not what I thought I was paying for. In the end,…”
Florence dinner plus Italian opera in Santa Monaca Church. Tuscan meal, famous arias, smart casual, English guide, near central sights.
“O jantar foi muito bom e o espetáculo também, os artistas são excelentes. Mas há um problema grave e, pelo que li em outras avaliações, recorrente. O endereço divulgado para o concerto está errado, o que pode gerar a grave situação de se perder a atividade. Você sai do restaurante em uma grande praça onde…”
A private Florence visit to Santa Croce Basilica and the Ancient Leather School, with expert art stops and handcraft time by the Arno.
“Ilaria was very attentive and knowledgeable. She enhanced our tour tremendously! Your included personal tour of the leather school.”
Priority entry and a 1.5-hour English guided visit to Florence’s Santa Croce, with Giotto frescoes, major chapels, and famous tombs.
“The trip to Santa Croce was my personal best and it became very special because Francesca was our tour guide. It was clear that she was passionate about the history of Florence. She explained every tomb and point inside Santa Croce with indepth detail and answered my questions with enthusiasm. She went above and beyond…”
Private Santa Croce tour in Florence with headsets in English. See tombs, Giotto frescoes, Donatello, and secret burial stories in 1 hour.
“Fascinating tour of one of the less visited Florence sites. Very easy to organise and Irina was there to meet us as planned”
Small-group Santa Croce Basilica tour in Florence with included admission, headsets, and time in Piazza Santa Croce. English guide.
“Delightful guide. Knowledgeable. Kind. Answered all question. Gave in-depth information of everything we saw. Explained why these items are important.”
A private 90-minute Florence tour decoding hidden symbols inside Santa Maria Novella with Sonia Sànchez, plus chapels, cloister, and Paolo Uccello.
“We loved Sonia is a super guide everything super clear and super cute knows everything super defined and very professional when you asked her to explain it again in case she did not understand super cute and patient gave you your space when you went to eat and gave you very good recommendations to go…”
A 2-hour Florence opera night in a small Santa Croce oratory, mixing Three Tenors arias, Neapolitan songs, and dancers with live mandolin and bass.
“Fantastic performance! We loved it. Small, intimate church with amazing performers. The acoustics were incredible. We would never get to experience this quality performance in a setting like this in the States. Viator—you need to provide a specific address in the listing…or say walk five minutes down the street to the left of Sante Croce.…”
Guided visit to Florence’s Santa Croce: Giotto frescoes, Brunelleschi chapel, major tombs, and optional Tuscan wine tasting with pairings.
“The tour was postponed by a day, moving it to the following day. We were only in Florence that one day. We were disappointed. I truly hope we get our money back.”
Private guided Florence visit of Santa Maria Novella Basilica and Officina Profumo Farmaceutica, art, cloister, scents.
“Laura was our guide for a private tour of Santa Novella. She was very knowledgeable and kind. We very much wanted to see Plautilla Nelli’s Last Supper and she helped us locate it, and we stood admiring its newly restored beauty. We visited the Perfumery and learned about its history. Such a fascinating spot, and…”
Private Florence walking tour centered on Santa Croce Basilica, the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, and Rossini, with a licensed guide.
“Hilary did a wonderful job of showing some of the best things in Florence. Her timing was excellent and her discussions were well structured. We give her an A+”
