City Tours
Florence
“Florence, the city of tranquility made manifest” K.C.Thurston
Discover Florence and the Tuscany region with a wide choice of tours and daily excursions made by Marhaba Italia.
Uffizi Gallery tour
Discover an impressive collection of over 1,500 masterpieces from the 12th up to the 16th century. The Uffizi complex’s construction started in 1560, by Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo de’ Medici, to accommodate the offices of the Florentine magistrates, hence the name uffizi, “offices”. The project planned also to display prime art works of the Medici collections, and over the years, more and more sections of the palace were dedicated to exhibit paintings and sculpture collected or commissioned by the family. Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo used to gather at the Uffizi “for beauty, for work and for recreation.”
Closed on Monday.
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Price: starting from 35€ pp
Boboli Gardens
The Boboli gardens are one of the greatest open-air museums in Florence: a spectacular example of “green architecture” decorated with sculptures and the prototype which inspired many European Royal gardens, in particular, Versailles. Along your walk, you will discover the highlights of the gardens, in particular the Amphitheatre, the Garden of the Cavalier, the Koffeehouse and the Egyptian Obelisk, placed right in the center of the garden, it was brought from Luxor in 1789.
Closed every first and last Monday of each month.
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Price: starting from 20€ pp
Florence walking tour
Experience a fun and informative “art class on the move” with your personal tour guide who will bring alive art and history while sharing with you fascinating stories of this beautiful city. From San Lorenzo neighborhood, with its outdoor market , famous for the leather products, to the Duomo of Florence with the Baptistery and Giotto’s Bell Tower, walking on the famous Ponte Vecchio bridge, full of jewelry shops. This tour offers different itineraries according to your taste, giving you the chance to know deeply the city.
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Price: starting from 45€ pp
Vespa tour
Enjoy Florence and the countryside on a vintage Vespa. Follow your guide through the Tuscan hills on your own iconic Italian scooter. First you will receive an orientation made by an English speaking trained professional, ensuring the safe operation of the Vespa before starting your enjoyable ride. The ride, along enchanting country roads will offer splendid views of the rolling hillside, vineyards and olive groves to learn all the secrets of wine and olive oil production, little ancient churches and medieval towers. A Tuscan meal is included, to let you try the typical product of the region.
Available from April to November.
Duration: approx. 6 hours
Price: starting from 90€ pp
Daily excursion: Tuscany countryside
Spend a delightful day exploring the hills and vineyards of Tuscany on a full-day tour from Florence. Stroll through the medieval streets of San Gimignano, a UNESCO World Heritage of Humanity, visiting its beautiful squares, palaces, churches and the magnificent towers. Continue your day discovering the Chianti region through vineyards and olive groves.
After a delicious and typical Tuscan meal you will reach Siena, to admire the Cathedral and Piazza Campo square, every summer in July the square hosts the famous horse race named Palio (*read more about the Palio on Marhaba Italia Events&Festivals section).
Before heading back to Florence, you will visit Monteriggioni, a medieval fortress built in the 13th century by the Republic of Siena, to create a defensive outpost against its rival, Florence.
Duration: full day
Price: starting from 110€ pp
Pisa and Lucca day trip from Florence
Explore the Italian gems of Pisa and Lucca. Your first destination will be Pisa, to visit the unique Piazza dei Miracoli with the Baptistery, the Duomo and the city’s most iconic attraction: the leaning Tower of Pisa, a UNESCO World Heritage of Humanity. Continue your day excursion towards Lucca, home of an impressive collection of Etruscan ruins and Renaissance architecture.
Duration: full day
Price: starting from 65€ pp
Discover the Cinque Terre
Explore the enchanting Cinque Terre region on the Italian north coast on this full-day trip from Florence. Visit charming villages and walk the narrow lanes of Manarola, Riomaggiore, Monterosso and Vernazza: four villages suspended between sea and land, seemingly hanging from sheer cliffs and surrounded by hills and vineyards. The first stop will be in the small village of Manarola, from where you will get the local train to reach Riomaggiore. You will have enough time to visit these two charming towns. By boat you will arrive to Monterosso, and while on board, you will see the Path of Love, a beautiful lane along the edge of the cliff that runs from Manarola to Riomaggiore. Monterosso is an old fishing village considered “the pearl of the Cinque Terre”, with its enchanting beaches and luxuriant vegetation. You will have a chance to swim in the crystal-clear sea and enjoy a traditional light lunch. Continue to Vernazza and experience the intricate layout of this village with its narrow lanes and steep stairways. Afterwards the tour continues to La Spezia, where the bus will be waiting to take you back to Florence.
Duration: full day
Price: starting from 95€ pp (train tickets, boat ride to Monterosso and lunch included)
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