The 5 Best Florence History Tours

1.Siena, San Gimignano and Chianti Wines Day Tour from Florence

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,542 reviews · 10 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78Our pick

Spend a long, scenic day visiting Monteriggioni, Siena, and San Gimignano from Florence. You’ll see Piazza del Campo and Siena Cathedral, enjoy free time in two medieval towns, and taste two or three Chianti wines with regional snacks. Guides such as Alex, Gabrielle, and Jacopo are often praised for clear organization.

“A well organised, enjoyable but long day trip. We left the meeting point at about 8.50 and arrived back 19.40 due to traffic. Montereggioni was very small but great to be able to look around and grab a coffee. We only had 45min there so would've loved to have longer, but still didn't feel rushed. Short walk from the carpark but up quite a hill. Siena was lovely to walk around. We did the walking tour, which was interesting but skipping it for extra free time would've been equally good. We didn't do the restaurant option offered by the tour which gave us more flexibility in using our time and…”

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2.Guided Medici Tour Florence: Discover Mysteries & History

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 1,077 reviews · 1h 30m · from $57

Walk central Florence with a live guide such as Julia, Eduardo, or Chiara, following the Medici family’s power, rivalries, art, and church ties. The 90-minute tour includes the Medici Chapel when that option is selected, with group or private formats and guiding in seven languages.

“Absolutely fabulous guide who was a great explainer of complex history in digestible chunks. We had an early morning tour and managed to get the guide to ourselves!”

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3.Florence Walking Tour with Accademia, Uffizi & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,033 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $136

Spend about six hours seeing Florence’s biggest sights, from Michelangelo’s David and the Duomo to Piazza della Signoria and Ponte Vecchio. Choose a half-day or full-day plan. The full option adds a guided Uffizi visit and a three-course Tuscan lunch, but you should expect several meeting points and different guides.

“The tour is broken up, you spend most of the day solo trying to find your way around, the guide didn't give good directions”

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4.Tipsy Tour: Guided Bar Crawl In Florence with Dark History

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 271 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $78Top rated

Start with wine by the Arno, then follow a guide through Florence’s scandalous past, a local bar, a wine window, and Santa Croce nightlife. The $78.64 tour includes wine, two cocktails, and a shot. Guides such as Zofia, Juliette, Anna, and Didar lead the English-speaking groups.

“Great fun with new people. Went solo and was a great way to meet fellow travelers. Sophia was awesome and really knew how to break the ice with the group”

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5.Renaissance & Medieval Florence Guided Walking Tour plus mobile App

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 140 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $30Best value

Walk central Florence with a local guide, from San Lorenzo and the Medici story to the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, and Pitti Palace. The roughly 90-minute English tour includes the VOX CITY app for extra self-guided routes, but attraction tickets, headphones, and smartphone use are not included.

“Waste of precious vacation time and money. Was a total of 10 people. 6 French speaking and 4 English. The guide struggled with both languages and spent 70% with French folk and 30 with us English. The guide had trouble with both languages, but mostly with the english language. Trouble communicating about the subject matter. A refund should made!”

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