Sant'Ambrogio Market (Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio) Tours and Activities

Get an insider’s perspective on Florence’s vibrant food scene during this scenic tasting tour through the Tuscan Renaissance city. Join your private foodie guide to go behind the scenes and discover the food favorites most beloved by locals. Sip on an authentic Italian espresso, haggle over fresh pasta at the bustling Sant’Ambrogio market, and sample regional delicacies like Tuscan street food and the best gelato in Florence.

Immerse yourself in Florentine culinary culture with this private food-focused tour. Spend two hours with your private group—this tour is a great option for families—tasting the top Tuscan treats, such as pastries, snacks, espresso, and more. Visit several local food markets to see where the freshest meat and produce are sold; you can even purchase some with the expert haggling help of your guide.

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Discover the culinary traditions of Florence during a half-day tour led by your own private guide. Find places that locals love as your guide takes you to historical ‘botteghe’ (small shops) and the Central Market (Mercato Centrale Firenze). Meet vendors whose families have been in the food business for generations as you sample classic savory and sweet dishes including delicatessen specialties, cheeses, and gelato, accompanied by Chianti wine.

Most of tourists spend their time having bites at the touristy market of San Lorenzo. We take travelers to the real Florentine food market of Sant'Ambrogio, where locals have their daily shopping and fill up their belly with some tasty and sometimes challenging bites! Your guide will explain you seasonal recipes and give you insights on locals' daily life. You will have the chance to try foods not available in restaurants and often not even mentioned in guidebooks. We offer whatever is local, seasonal and traditional. no tourist traps of any kind! All guides are local. They present their own city from locals' perspective without filters of any kind.

Florence is Tuscany’s culinary epicenter, but sometimes it’s hard to tell the authentic dishes from tourist fare. Take a deep dive into the cuisine of both the city and the surrounding region with this private food experience. Join your host at Florence’s Sant’Ambrogio market and then prepare classic Tuscan dishes together at her home just outside the city. Make three or four recipes to sample during lunch along with wine, limoncello, and Prosecco.

Discover delicious Tuscan foods in Florence on a half-day food tour led by a food-loving guide. Visit places that locals love including the Sant'Ambrogio market, Piazza della Signoria, and Piazza del Mercato Centrale to taste delicatessen meats, cheeses, Tuscan breads, sweet treats, and wines, with enough food tastings to make up a lunch. Top off your food tour with an authentic gelato, which was invented during the Renaissance.

Come to discover Florence on our walking morning tour and you will have the perfect introduction to this wonderful town. Our guide will help you grasp the architecture and the food tradition while having a relaxing stroll through some famous roads as well as through unexpected hidden corners! Icing on the cake will be the visit to the food market and the various tastings in authentic stores.

For visitors to an unfamiliar city, it can be difficult to get a real sense of local life. This tour, tailored toward foodies, offers just that. In the company of a local cookbook author, explore a Florence food market then visit her home to prepare a meal to enjoy together.

Are you a foodie? If so, Florence will be heaven for you! Let me accompany you to the discovery of the genuine flavors of Tuscany in an unforgettable experience for your palate. During this tour you will explore our colourful local markets and you will find out where the locals go shopping and where they eat the best Lampredotto, the typical Florentine street food. You can drink a fine Chianti wine and taste an authentic Italian Gelato or taste our Cantucci almond cookies. You will taste plenty of different food, but you will also learn a lot about our traditional food recipees such as, what makes Tuscan olive oil so famous abroad and what are the main differences when talking about Italian cheese, why truffles are so expensive and how they can be tracked.....this tour will be a yummy experience that you won't forget!

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