Florence Central Market Food Tour with Eating Europe, Wine Tasting and Gelato
by Florence Food Tours by Eating Europe
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€188Overview
This Florence Central Market Food Tour with Eating Europe lasts about three hours and takes place in the San Lorenzo Market area, a key location for Tuscan food traditions. The tour begins near one of Florence’s oldest churches connected to the Medici family. It continues to the San Lorenzo Church, where participants see the Medici Chapels, including Michelangelo’s sculptures and the Chapel of the Princes. Next, the group walks to Via Faenza for a fifteen-minute stop to taste freshly made cantucci biscuits paired with Vin Santo, a naturally sweet Tuscan white wine. The tour then moves to the Central Market, a 19th-century iron-and-glass building with traditional food stalls on the ground floor and a food hall above. Nearby is the outdoor San Lorenzo Leather Market, where visitors can see stalls selling Italian leather goods, scarves, and souvenirs. Participants meet Marco, a vendor with forty years of experience who offers forty-six varieties of pecorino cheeses and cured meats for tasting. Inside the Central Market, the tour stops at the Le Lame stand, run by a family for generations, offering organic olive oils, vinegars, wines, liqueurs, and other Tuscan products to sample during a twenty-five-minute visit. The tour includes a twenty-minute stop at Bar del Mercato, a local café where guests can enjoy coffee alongside market vendors. Street food tasting features the Bambi family’s lampredotto, a traditional Florentine tripe sandwich made from a century-old recipe, as well as Tuscan meatballs, paired with a glass of Sangiovese wine during a twenty-five-minute stop. A brief five-minute visit is made to a takeaway kitchen serving seasonal Tuscan dishes made with genuine ingredients; the menu changes throughout the year. The tour ends at a historic wine shop run by three generations of sommeliers since 1944. Here, guests taste two wines from the family’s farm, paired with a main course brought from the market, during a twenty-five-minute visit. The final stop is a gelateria, where participants learn how to identify authentic artisanal gelato by its color, texture, and temperature, tasting two flavors including a signature one during a fifteen-minute visit. The tour includes a local English-speaking guide who provides information about Florence’s food culture and the Medici family history. Gratuities, hotel transfers, and extra drinks are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Church near San Lorenzo
Pass by one of Florence’s oldest churches, which is closely linked to the history of the Medici family.
San Lorenzo Church and Medici Chapels
View the San Lorenzo Church with its significant connection to the Medici family. Inside, see the Medici Chapels featuring Michelangelo’s sculptures and the Chapel of the Princes.
Via Faenza
Spend about 15 minutes tasting freshly baked cantucci biscuits paired with Vin Santo, a naturally sweet white wine, reflecting a traditional Tuscan ritual.
15 min
Central Market
Explore the 19th-century iron-and-glass Central Market building, which has traditional food stalls on the ground floor and a food hall upstairs.
San Lorenzo Outdoor Leather Market
Walk through the lively open-air leather market, browsing stalls with Italian leather goods, scarves, and souvenirs in the historic district.
Marco’s Cheese and Cured Meats Stall
Spend 20 minutes meeting Marco, a vendor with 40 years’ experience selling Tuscan cheeses and cured meats, including a display of 46 pecorino varieties and truffle cheeses.
20 min
Le Lame Stand
Visit this family-run stand inside the Central Market for about 25 minutes to taste organic olive oils, vinegars, wines, liqueurs, and other traditional products from the Tuscan hills.
25 min
Bar del Mercato
Pause for roughly 20 minutes at this local bar where market vendors gather for coffee and wine, offering a chance to mingle and taste one of Florence’s top coffees.
20 min
Bambi Family Street Food Stand
Enjoy 25 minutes tasting traditional Florentine street food made by the Bambi family, including lampredotto from a century-old recipe, Tuscan meatballs, and a glass of Sangiovese wine.
25 min
Takeaway Tuscan Kitchen
Stop briefly at a shop that serves takeaway Tuscan dishes prepared with seasonal ingredients; the menu changes throughout the year rather than following a fixed menu.
5 min
Historic Wine Shop
Enter a wine shop managed by three generations of sommeliers since 1944. Browse 2,500 wine labels and taste two wines from the family’s own farm, served with a main course brought from the Market.
25 min
Gelateria
Conclude with a 15-minute visit to a gelateria where guests learn to identify authentic artisanal gelato by evaluating its color, texture, and temperature, and taste two flavors including a signature one.
15 min
Meeting point
Your guide will be waiting for you near the rounded bench, and wearing our purple Eating Europe bag.
End point
Your guide will be waiting for you near the rounded bench, and wearing our purple Eating Europe bag.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Florence Central Market Food Tour with Eating Europe, Wine Tasting and Gelato
by Florence Food Tours by Eating Europe
Choose from 2 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€188Overview
This Florence Central Market Food Tour with Eating Europe lasts about three hours and takes place in the San Lorenzo Market area, a key location for Tuscan food traditions. The tour begins near one of Florence’s oldest churches connected to the Medici family. It continues to the San Lorenzo Church, where participants see the Medici Chapels, including Michelangelo’s sculptures and the Chapel of the Princes. Next, the group walks to Via Faenza for a fifteen-minute stop to taste freshly made cantucci biscuits paired with Vin Santo, a naturally sweet Tuscan white wine. The tour then moves to the Central Market, a 19th-century iron-and-glass building with traditional food stalls on the ground floor and a food hall above. Nearby is the outdoor San Lorenzo Leather Market, where visitors can see stalls selling Italian leather goods, scarves, and souvenirs. Participants meet Marco, a vendor with forty years of experience who offers forty-six varieties of pecorino cheeses and cured meats for tasting. Inside the Central Market, the tour stops at the Le Lame stand, run by a family for generations, offering organic olive oils, vinegars, wines, liqueurs, and other Tuscan products to sample during a twenty-five-minute visit. The tour includes a twenty-minute stop at Bar del Mercato, a local café where guests can enjoy coffee alongside market vendors. Street food tasting features the Bambi family’s lampredotto, a traditional Florentine tripe sandwich made from a century-old recipe, as well as Tuscan meatballs, paired with a glass of Sangiovese wine during a twenty-five-minute stop. A brief five-minute visit is made to a takeaway kitchen serving seasonal Tuscan dishes made with genuine ingredients; the menu changes throughout the year. The tour ends at a historic wine shop run by three generations of sommeliers since 1944. Here, guests taste two wines from the family’s farm, paired with a main course brought from the market, during a twenty-five-minute visit. The final stop is a gelateria, where participants learn how to identify authentic artisanal gelato by its color, texture, and temperature, tasting two flavors including a signature one during a fifteen-minute visit. The tour includes a local English-speaking guide who provides information about Florence’s food culture and the Medici family history. Gratuities, hotel transfers, and extra drinks are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Church near San Lorenzo
Pass by one of Florence’s oldest churches, which is closely linked to the history of the Medici family.
San Lorenzo Church and Medici Chapels
View the San Lorenzo Church with its significant connection to the Medici family. Inside, see the Medici Chapels featuring Michelangelo’s sculptures and the Chapel of the Princes.
Via Faenza
Spend about 15 minutes tasting freshly baked cantucci biscuits paired with Vin Santo, a naturally sweet white wine, reflecting a traditional Tuscan ritual.
15 min
Central Market
Explore the 19th-century iron-and-glass Central Market building, which has traditional food stalls on the ground floor and a food hall upstairs.
San Lorenzo Outdoor Leather Market
Walk through the lively open-air leather market, browsing stalls with Italian leather goods, scarves, and souvenirs in the historic district.
Marco’s Cheese and Cured Meats Stall
Spend 20 minutes meeting Marco, a vendor with 40 years’ experience selling Tuscan cheeses and cured meats, including a display of 46 pecorino varieties and truffle cheeses.
20 min
Le Lame Stand
Visit this family-run stand inside the Central Market for about 25 minutes to taste organic olive oils, vinegars, wines, liqueurs, and other traditional products from the Tuscan hills.
25 min
Bar del Mercato
Pause for roughly 20 minutes at this local bar where market vendors gather for coffee and wine, offering a chance to mingle and taste one of Florence’s top coffees.
20 min
Bambi Family Street Food Stand
Enjoy 25 minutes tasting traditional Florentine street food made by the Bambi family, including lampredotto from a century-old recipe, Tuscan meatballs, and a glass of Sangiovese wine.
25 min
Takeaway Tuscan Kitchen
Stop briefly at a shop that serves takeaway Tuscan dishes prepared with seasonal ingredients; the menu changes throughout the year rather than following a fixed menu.
5 min
Historic Wine Shop
Enter a wine shop managed by three generations of sommeliers since 1944. Browse 2,500 wine labels and taste two wines from the family’s own farm, served with a main course brought from the Market.
25 min
Gelateria
Conclude with a 15-minute visit to a gelateria where guests learn to identify authentic artisanal gelato by evaluating its color, texture, and temperature, and taste two flavors including a signature one.
15 min
Meeting point
Your guide will be waiting for you near the rounded bench, and wearing our purple Eating Europe bag.
End point
Your guide will be waiting for you near the rounded bench, and wearing our purple Eating Europe bag.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.