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Stop At: Giardino di Boboli, Florence, Tuscany

At the start of your tour, after crossing the Pitti Palace's courtyard your guide will lead you up to the “artichoke” fountain, the large octagonal basin decorated with numerous statues and crowned by a bronze lily. and in front of you is the sight of the "Amphitheatre" adjoined to the hill behind the palace, the first phase of creating this beautiful garden as the guide will explain how it was designed.
As you climb up the hill, you will find "Neptune’s fountain", and at the very top of the hill, the large statue of "Abundance", by Giambologna. The guide will later lead you through a steep sloping avenue to head back down the hill and to a large avenue known as the "Viottolone”, with cypresses and statuettes that then lead all the way down to the "Isolotto" a large pond, with an admirable fountain known as "The Ocean", created by Giambologna.
After the guide spend time explaining these fountains and sculptures, the final stops will be at the "Giardino del Cavaliere", built by Michelangelo, "Kaffeehaus" and the "Buontalenti Grotto" created by Buontalenti from limestone concrete stalactites, shells and terracotta reliefs, with water running down the walls providing vivacity and color as guide will reveal all the secrets behind these designs.
The tour takes about an hour, the perfect amount to see the highlights inside the garden. You can also return to anything you might want to see again after the tour ends.

Duration: 1 hour

With this amazing workshop you will learn end explore the technique of free hand drawing. The location will be the amazing Museo del Bargello or the enchanting Bardinis Garden, both in Florence, where you will be able to choose your preferred subject to draw, overlooking at it in a 360 degrees.

You will be guided by a passionate and experienced teacher in this incredible adventure. Our teacher combine their passion for arts and teaching to let you live a memorable experience, giving you tips and advices to help you improve and develop your personal style and expression.  Your class program will be personalized to your needs, existing skills and objectives. No matter what kind of artist you are, the chances are pencil drawing was the skill that helped you learn how to draw, and the one that kicked off your artistic journey.
Lessons are for small groups of max 8 persons. The program will be arranged according to the level and the expectations of the students. Basic material is provided. More specific art material can be provided on request.
*PLEASE TAKE NOTE that all our tours are on a private basis for your party, not in sharing tour with other people*

Begin your Florentine culinary journey with Costanza in her lush garden filled with olive, fruit trees and seasonal vegetables, from leeks to eggplant and zucchini. Pick fresh seasonal vegetables that you might use in your cooking class together. With a basket of vegetables in hand, enter her family’s beautiful, spacious kitchen to learn to cook a seasonal Florentine meal from scratch. Your garden tour will last about 45 minutes. Start a cup of hot coffee or tea before rolling up your sleeves to begin your hands-on Florentine cooking class. Learn to cook a full menu of an appetizer, a salad, first course, meat, side dish and dessert from scratch. Your cooking lesson will last about three and half hours which includes a break for a glass of wine and a snack. Enjoy recreating her family’s recipes before you sit down at a formal dining table to share the meal you helped prepare over selected wine.
Your meal may include appetizers such as crostini Toscani, seasonal vegetable frittata and a garden salad with edible flowers, a first course of pasta such as pappardelle or gnocchi with wild boar ragu or lasagna and a main meat such as agnello arrosto (lamb in a red wine sauce) or roasted fish with beautifully prepared vegetable sides such as cavolo verza (sautéed cabbage in wild fennel) and carciofi fritti (fried artichokes). Your meal will conclude with a delicious dessert like tiramisu. 
If you’re interested, Costanza would be happy to take you on a 20-minute tour of a few of their historic rooms furnished with a collection of antiques from the end of the 1500s. 
Costanza is a warm and wonderful Italian host who makes you feel like family the moment you meet her. She owns a stunning estate right outside Florence that has been in her family since 1839. Costanza works with her family to maintain a gorgeous farm and two villas, one of which is converted into a bed and breakfast. Your experience will take place in her grandparent’s villa, a beautiful home filled with antiques from the 16th century. Unlike many villas in Italy, this villa has been in the same family for several centuries and has a magical charm to it.
Cooking has been Costanza’s passion since she was a child watching her parents cook wonderful meals for family and friends. They would host large food gatherings and she often relates being with her parents to cooking for other people. Her love for cooking grew because her grandmothers were amazing cooks and she always loved to eat! She says that hosting travelers has special meaning to her because it makes her feel like she is traveling the world! On days that Costanza is busy, her equally wonderful sister Serena will be your host.
Please note that because Costanza sometimes has guests staying in their B&B they may be present during your meal but your cooking experience will remain private.

• Pick up directly at your address
• Transportation service with Driver
• Guided Tour inside the Garden of Eden (the biggest Nursery in Europe)
• Wine and Olive Oil tasting inside the Nursery
• Lunch can be at the Nursery or in Pistoia or at Organic Winery in Chianti
• Time to see Pistoia (European Capital of Culture in 2017)
• Time to visit the incredible Marly Villa (Villa of the Flowers). Only each Saturday!Field-grown plants:
Quality is our objective right from the start of the production process, based on the following simple rules: 
•    rigorous selection of the young plants 
•    optimum planting distances to allow balanced growth of aerial parts
•    a succession of regular transplants. Planting distances increase every time - by the fourth transplant, distances are 2.5 mt. along rows and the same between rows.
•    Judicious fertilising and disease treatment, to avoid altering the microbial activity of the soil
•    Mechanical soil tilling to avoid over-irrigation, but encourage the formation of lots of secondary roots on the root system
•    Pruning for shape in wintertime and pruning back in summer
•    Constant monitoring of our plants' state of health and rigorous prevention of disease, in order to avoid recourse to treatments based on chemical products, while guaranteeing at the same time an optimum state of health.
Pot-grown plants:
Our company growth owes much to the quality and range of our pot-grown plants that are today a point of reference for plant nurserymen all over Europe. Huge investments have been necessary, but the outcome has been successful. Pot-grown plants are indispensable to garden centres because they guarantee planting success, are easily handled and can be sold all year round. 
Topiary Art
Horses and dolphins, elephants and flamingos, swans and giraffes, plus aeroplanes, boats and carriages, not to mention towers, fountains and musical instruments or just simply, little trees with rounded crowns, spheres, cones and pyramids.
Giant Garden Bonsai
These are the VIPs of topiary! It is worth exploring their origins, even if only to explain how their relatively high prices are more than justified by the years and years of work they involve. So let us take an imaginary journey to Japan, whose landscape offers a fascinating spectacle of century-old trees, formed into strange and original shapes - twisted, flattened, layer upon layer. These specimens, so wonderfully modelled by wind and weather, inspired Japanese gardeners right from ancient times to "cloud-clip" those conifers and shrubs which were most suitable because of their foliage, wood, branch system and ability to withstand pruning.

• Pick up directly at your address
• Transportation service with Driver
• Guided Tour inside the Garden of Eden (the biggest Nursery in Europe)
• Wine and Olive Oil tasting inside the Nursery
• Lunch can be at the Nursery or in Pistoia or at Organic Winery in Chianti
• Time to see Pistoia (European Capital of Culture in 2017)
Field-grown plants:
Quality is our objective right from the start of the production process, based on the following simple rules: 
•    rigorous selection of the young plants 
•    optimum planting distances to allow balanced growth of aerial parts
•    a succession of regular transplants. Planting distances increase every time - by the fourth transplant, distances are 2.5 mt. along rows and the same between rows.
•    Judicious fertilising and disease treatment, to avoid altering the microbial activity of the soil
•    Mechanical soil tilling to avoid over-irrigation, but encourage the formation of lots of secondary roots on the root system
•    Pruning for shape in wintertime and pruning back in summer
•    Constant monitoring of our plants' state of health and rigorous prevention of disease, in order to avoid recourse to treatments based on chemical products, while guaranteeing at the same time an optimum state of health.
Pot-grown plants:
Our company growth owes much to the quality and range of our pot-grown plants that are today a point of reference for plant nurserymen all over Europe. Huge investments have been necessary, but the outcome has been successful. Pot-grown plants are indispensable to garden centres because they guarantee planting success, are easily handled and can be sold all year round. 
Topiary Art
Horses and dolphins, elephants and flamingos, swans and giraffes, plus aeroplanes, boats and carriages, not to mention towers, fountains and musical instruments or just simply, little trees with rounded crowns, spheres, cones and pyramids.
Giant Garden Bonsai
These are the VIPs of topiary! It is worth exploring their origins, even if only to explain how their relatively high prices are more than justified by the years and years of work they involve. So let us take an imaginary journey to Japan, whose landscape offers a fascinating spectacle of century-old trees, formed into strange and original shapes - twisted, flattened, layer upon layer. These specimens, so wonderfully modelled by wind and weather, inspired Japanese gardeners right from ancient times to "cloud-clip" those conifers and shrubs which were most suitable because of their foliage, wood, branch system and ability to withstand pruning.

• Starting Time: 9:00 am
• Duration: about 3,5 hours
• Availability: every day except Monday
• Language: Any language of your choice
• Meeting Point: Outside the ticket office at Pitti Palace (Pitti Square). The ticket office is on the right side (when you look the entrance your guide will be waiting on the right side with a welcome sign UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN TOUR)
• A note on our guides: Our tours are led by professional guides who are licensed by the city of Florence. They are either native speakers or speak the requested language very well.
• After the visit at the Palatina Gallery, the guide will lead you to the Boboli Garden, located behind the palace. Originally designed for the Medici, they are one of the earliest examples of the Italian Garden which later inspired those of many European courts.

Your journey begins with an exclusive peek inside the private Vatican gardens. Hop on an open eco-friendly minibus, settle in and admire, in all comfort, the peaceful beauty of the smallest country in the whole world. For the duration of 45 minutes, enjoy the gardens’ imposing monuments, masterful artworks as well as expertly groomed greenery and natural wonders.
As the tour progresses, listen to stories and curiosities of the Vatican and its gardens thanks to a multilingual audio system with which the bus is equipped. The system supports English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Portuguese, and Russian and allows you to explore this masterpiece of garden architecture in great detail. Sit back and enjoy. Please, keep in mind, there are no stop-offs along this part of the tour itinerary.
After visiting the Vatican gardens, you are welcome to explore the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel,at your own pace. POP app for smartphones will serve as your guide. So, before you start, access the app audio guide dedicated to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel by scanning a provided QR code. Self-guided tour with a POP guide will not only provide you with a deeper insight into the museums’ history and the most notable artworks on display but also optimize your time and get the most of your visit.
To activate the audio, download the POP app to your smartphone and scan the QR code you were given. Once downloaded, the app won’t waste your mobile data or wifi so you can learn more about the riches of the Vatican Museums without worry.
Please note that as per Vatican-set requirements, this tour is not accessible to children under 6 years old. No exceptions will be made.

We tell the story of Italian agri-food culture combining local tradition, high-quality food, and the expertise of those who have always been working in the agri-food chains. All of this under one roof.
FICO - Fabbrica Italiana Contadina, the Italian Farming Factory. A place where values are produced, even before produce and products. It is Italian, from the seed to its final shape. And farming, meant as hands-on, fully connected to the soil.
Because the poetry originates there, precisely, in the uniqueness of our territory and our climate, and in the skillful hands of those who know how to take care, transform and cook, better than anyone else in the world, the production of mother nature.
FICO Eataly World is a training ground for a sensorial and educational experience about food and its biodiversity, where the wonders of the Italian food and wine industry are presented and narrated from their birth inside Mother Earth to their final destination on a dish and in a glass. We welcome hundreds of small and medium-sized Italian high-quality businesses that will showcase live their manufacturing and crafting arts. We shall be the echo of their tales, crafts, passion, ingenuity.
Inside the park, visitors can decide to walk or bike on their own or guided by FICO’s Biodiversity Ambassadors.
The taste and the beauty of Italy, illustrated to all citizens of the world.

We tell the story of Italian agri-food culture combining local tradition, high-quality food, and the expertise of those who have always been working in the agri-food chains. All of this under one roof.
FICO - Fabbrica Italiana Contadina, the Italian Farming Factory. A place where values are produced, even before produce and products. It is Italian, from the seed to its final shape. And farming, meant as hands-on, fully connected to the soil.
Because the poetry originates there, precisely, in the uniqueness of our territory and our climate, and in the skillful hands of those who know how to take care, transform and cook, better than anyone else in the world, the production of mother nature.
FICO Eataly World is a training ground for a sensorial and educational experience about food and its biodiversity, where the wonders of the Italian food and wine industry are presented and narrated from their birth inside Mother Earth to their final destination on a dish and in a glass. We welcome hundreds of small and medium-sized Italian high-quality businesses that will showcase live their manufacturing and crafting arts. We shall be the echo of their tales, crafts, passion, ingenuity.
Inside the park, visitors can decide to walk or bike on their own or guided by FICO’s Biodiversity Ambassadors.
The taste and the beauty of Italy, illustrated to all citizens of the world.

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Stop At: Florence Tours by Made of Tuscany, Florence, Tuscany

Pitti Palace and Boboli garden

Duration: 3 hours

Gardens, with their shady trees, fragrant flowers, and peaceful lanes, have always served as a counterpoint to the narrow, crowded streets of Florence's city center. During the Renaissance, a new form of garden-design came to the fore, heavily influenced by classical models from Roman villas. Florence, and its surrounding area, is a garden-enthusiast's paradise, boasting numerous Renaissance-style gardens, along with examples of 16th-century and English-style designs. This three hour Florence secret garden tour, led by a trained horticulturalist and garden designer, takes a look at Florence's two most stunning gardens—the Boboli Gardens, known to many, and Giardino Torrigiani, known to few. Florence Secret Garden Tour We will begin our walk in the Boboli Gardens, which cover the hillside behind the Pitti Palace (which we also explore on our Pitti Palace Tour)—a suitably grandiose complement to the expanding ambition of its Medici owners during the 16th and 17th century. The gardens developed from agricultural origins to the setting for dynastic marriage celebrations, with a formal network of grand avenues, vistas framed by Classical and Baroque statuary, dark bosquets and hidden lawns. Recent restorations have emphasized the masterpieces of architecture within Boboli, including the Mannerist Grotta Grande, built to house Michelangelo's famous Atlas figures, and the delightful Rococo structures of the Limonaia and the Kaffeehouse. Within the vast gardens are several “secret gardens,” housing precious botanical collections, proving not only the enlightened scientific patronage of the Medici and Lorraine rulers, but the passage of skills through generations of gardeners. An Exotic Experience Hidden behind a set of high walls in the same neighborhood of the Oltrarno (where our Florence Artisan Workshop Tour takes place) is the Torrigiani Garden, the largest private garden within city walls in Italy, which we will visit by special request. Originally planted by the founder of the Italian Botanical Society—the world's oldest—the garden still has an uncommonly wide variety of trees, especially exotic species, in keeping with its 19th century “English Landscape” style. Giardino Torrigiani has an intriguing air of mystery, as it is laid out as an initiation path with secret Masonic symbolism, and includes Gothic follies and the recurring theme of research and enquiry. There is no secret, however, in the dedication to the art and sciences, which are still the owners' guiding principles, as the Torrigiani Garden encloses a successful commercial nursery and regularly hosts lectures on the arts and gardening. Refreshments will be offered on the lawn, in the shade of a pomegranate tree.

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Stop At: Giardino di Boboli, Florence, Tuscany

Welcome to Giardino di Boboli, a historical park born as the grand ducal garden of Palazzo Pitti.
The Giardino di Boboli is one of the most important examples of a Renaissance garden organized in an Italian style. The Florentine garden has different species of plants and flowers that will enchant everyone with their colours and fragrances, and the greenery also houses a series of characteristic statues to be admired.
You will explore the Grotta del Buontalenti, an amphitheater with an Egyptian obelisk. This artificial cave is one of the most valuable environments of the entire garden of Boboli, a true masterpiece of Mannerist architecture and culture.
Then you will be pleasantly surprised by the panoramic view of the Florentine countryside that you can admire from the Giardino del Cavaliere. With our guide, you will also see a small room in the Porcelain Museum, containing collections of porcelain from the most important Italian and foreign manufacturers.

Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes

Stop At: Villa Bardini, Florence, Tuscany

Linked to the Giardino di Boboli, you will find the Giardino di Bardini, with four hectares of forest, characterized by gardens and orchards, flanked by the medieval walls of the city.

Duration: 40 minutes

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Stop At: Piazza Santo Spirito, Florence, Tuscany

We'll stroll and admire the old city center of Florence and its market places, split all over the city. San Lorenzo, Sant'Ambrogio, Santo Spirito, 3 different market places, where we'll decide if to buy or just to taste products.

Duration: 3 hours

Pass By: Pratolino Park

After the visit, a private minivan with driver will pick us up to take us to a wonderful Villa, in the closest countryside where, helped by a chef we'll cook our meals and we'll relax in the gourgeos private Renaissance Italian garden with the swimming-pool. At a convenient time, the driver we'll take you back to the original meeting place.

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Stop At: Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

Your tour starts at Pitti Palaca, where your guide will show you the palce one the house of the Medici Palace

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Giardino di Boboli, Florence, Tuscany

At this point your tour proceed to the Boboli's garden where you can admire the beautiful garden, fountains and statues

Duration: 1 hour

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Stop At: Giardino di Boboli, Florence, Tuscany

The tour will include a guided tour in Boboli Gardens During the treasure hunt, the guide will give you some historical information, telling you legends and secrets about the amazing garden of Boboli, and will help you with some useful tips to solve the riddles! The guide will unveil the history of the Boboli Gardens and how it was designed of the green oasis in the center of Florence, a marvelous design by Niccolò Tribolo and later featured by Giorgio Vasari, Bartolomeo Ammannati and Bernardo Buontalenti in 16th-century. Walk with your guide and admire its masterpieces like the Grotta Grande, the Amphitheatre, the Viottolone, and the Isolotto, the Knights Garden and the Kaffehaus and enjoy a spectacular view of Florence. You can have a relaxing walk through this amazing open-air museum, full of fountains, temples, beautiful caves and sculptures (Michelangelo, Giambologna) with your family while also gathering clues to solve the riddles and later on as for your final stop, you'll visit “La Strega Nocciola” for a delicious gelato offered to you by Star Florence. The tour takes about an hour, the perfect amount of time for a family bonding while seeing the highlights of the garden.

Duration: 1 hour

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Stop At: Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

Your tour starts at the Renaissance palace Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace), where your guide will show you and explain the history of the palace. The Medici family moved there in 1549; since that moment Pitti Palace became the residence of the rulers of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. It is now the biggest museum in Florence, after generations of nobles collected here paintings, plates, jewelry, and luxurious objects.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Giardino di Boboli, Florence, Tuscany

Then, your tour will proceed to the Boboli's garden where you can admire the beautiful garden, fountains and statues the park houses.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Real Barcelona Tours, Barcelona, Catalonia

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Stop At: Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany

Your expert local guide will meet you in PIAZZA SIGNORIA the civic heart of FLORENCE, an open air museum, introducing the MEDICI FAMILY. You will have a look at PALAZZO VECCHIO and reach the near UFFIZI GALLERY.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Gallerie Degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

You will explore the UFFIZI with a SKIP THE LINE entry ticket and marvel at MASTERPIECES by MICHELANGELO, LEONARDO DA VINCI, RAPHAEL , BOTTICELLI and more. We will focus on the iconic Botticelli's "Allegory of SPRING" and "BIRTH OF VENUS" both paintings once in the Villa di Castello (one of the Villas visited later in the day)

Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Florentine Neoplatonic Academy (Villa Medicea di Careggi), Florence, Tuscany

Leaving the Uffizi you will WALK with your guide to the new TRAMWAY and in 15 minutes you will reach the north district of CAREGGI, once a country area for the richest REINASSANCE Florentine families (included the MEDICI ) to see some of the most important VILLAS AND GARDENS IN TUSCANY recently admitted as part of the UNESCO World Heritage list.
On the way we will stop for a snack: a GELATO and a TYPICAL SANDWITCH (included).

Stop At: Villa Medicea La Petraia, Florence, Tuscany

We will WALK IN THE COUNTRY, outside the crowded city center, and reach the beautiful GARDEN of the VILLA DI CASTELLO.
The "GIARDINO DI CASTELLO" is the earliest example of formal ITALIAN GARDEN, commissioned by the Medici, full of rare species of plants cared using ancient cultivation techniques, historical LEMON HOUSES, the extraordinary GROTTO OF THE ANIMALS, beautiful FOUNTAINS and one of the most important and rarest collections of CITRUS FRUITS and potted CITRUS TREES in Europe started by the MEDICI.
Leaving this garden we will reach the near VILLA PETRAIA, rising in a dominant position on the slopes of MONTE MORELLO, with a SPLENDID VIEW over FLORENCE. This VILLA is considered the MODEL of the TUSCAN COUNTRY VILLA. We will admire the beautiful formal GARDEN that develops over 3 levels of terraces, we will visit the VILLA admiring the impressive pictorial cycles and the famous LUNETTES painted by GIUSTO UTENS: describing all the Medici properties represented in bird's eye views.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Meet your private guide outside Villa Petraia, and then head inside its gardens to explore. Learn how the villa was originally owned by the family of architect Brunelleschi, before it was sold to a Florentine banker. In the mid-16th century it fell into the hands of the Medici family, who transformed it into a residence fit for royalty.
Hear how Cosimo I’s son, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, expanded the garden with terraces and planted trees, flower beds, and citrus and dwarf plants. The estate was then lavished further with sculptures and fountains. Step inside the villa to visit the ballroom, admire its 18th-century frescoes, and hear gossip about Rosina Vercellana and Vittorio Emanuele who made the villa their love nest.
Next, you’ll visit Villa di Castello, which lies on the route of a Roman aqueduct. Explore the garden, which Cosimo I created to symbolize his dynasty’s power. Admire the many fountains, monuments, and sculptures, and check out the Cave of Animals with its marble, mosaic and seashell embellishments. A highlight of the interior is the ornate living room, complete with 19th-century landscape frescoes.
Your tour ends inside Villa di Castello.

Discover more than just the city center of Florence, and spend a wonderful day with your family visiting the natural treasures that the city has hiding in plain sight. Visit beautiful gardens in splendid villas that used to be owned by some of the wealthiest families to ever live in Florence and are now home to museums & galleries. Take a breath of fresh air while you walk through green spaces blooming with local plants and flowers. And for the kids: playgrounds! 
Florence is more than just what’s inside the small city center, but that’s something most visitors don’t get to discover. So, if you are looking for a way to enjoy a day out with your family, why not follow a local outside the touristy path?
Up a little hill, you’ll find the Stibbert Garden, a one of a kind natural complex where you’ll get a chance to visit 3 parks. This garden is inside a 19th century villa, home to an art collection its last owner left to the city of Florence plus the additional land he acquired at the end. This land was transformed it into a romantic style gem, with playgrounds, fountains, and a small neoclassical temple. Feel free to roam around this place with the savvy guidance of your favorite local!
And the green gems continue to show up, one next to another! Visit the Baden Powell Gardens, a place the local family’s love to visit to enjoy a nice picnic and for the kids to play. Catch a glimpse of the local daily life and let the kids have fun at the playgrounds where they can mingle with other local kids.
Feel the opulent vibes of Villa Fabbricotti, once inhabited by the infamous Strozzi family. Admire its beauty but remember, not everything that shines is gold! Behind this place, there are tons of historical gossip you need to know about. At the end of the villa, you’ll spot a small restaurant. Here, you’ll take a coffee “on the go”! Take your drink to the garden of the villa and simply enjoy the view, this is the perfect way to admire the beauty of Florence!
Gardens & flowers are also art and Florence being all into that, adopted these traits and created its own unique Horticultural Gardens. Follow your favorite local and discover the natural wonders planted in this place. Learn about a local character, Auntie Caterina and her one of a kind taxi! Her story will restore your faith in humanity!

Surround yourself with the beautiful nature outside the city center of Florence. Visit rich villas with incredible gardens & interesting stories. Discover the horticultural art of the city in a botanical garden & enjoy some prosecco “on the go” with an incredible view as a backdrop!

Discover more than just the city center of Florence, take the off the beaten track to the natural treasures that the city has hiding in plain sight. Visit beautiful gardens in splendid villas that used to be owned by some of the wealthiest families to ever live in Florence and are now home to museums & galleries. Take a breath of fresh air while you walk through green spaces blooming with local plants and flowers. Take a sip of prosecco while enjoying the view and listen to the incredible stories your favorite local has to share with you! 

Florence is more than just what’s inside the small city center, but that’s something most visitors don’t get to discover. So, why not follow your favorite local outside the touristy path and discover the Stibbert Garden, a romantic place filled with grottoes, fountains, and a small neoclassical temple? Feel free to roam around this place, admire the collection displayed inside and uncover its hidden secrets!

Catch a glimpse of the local daily life and explore the Baden Powell gardens, a place where local families love to enjoy a nice picnic. And feel the opulent vibes of Villa Fabbricotti, once inhabited by the infamous Strozzi family. Admire its beauty but remember, not everything that shines is gold! Behind this place, there are tons of historical gossip you need to know about. At the end of the villa, you’ll spot a small restaurant. Here, you’ll take a prosecco “on the go”! Take your drink to the garden of the villa and simply enjoy the view, this is the perfect way to admire the beauty of Florence!

Gardens & flowers are also art and Florence were all into that, adopted these traits and created its own unique Horticultural Gardens. Follow your favorite local and discover the natural wonders planted in this place. This modern park is home to statues, a greenhouse with different plants varieties and a restaurant but what’s also worthy to know about this place is the peculiar story of the soul and operator of this place. Learn about a local character, Auntie Caterina and her one of a kind taxi! Her story will restore your faith in humanity!

• Pick up directly at your address
• Transportation service with Driver
• Guided Tour inside the Garden of Eden (the biggest Nursery in Europe)
• Wine and Olive Oil tasting inside the Nursery
• Lunch can be at the Nursery or at Organic Winery in Chianti
• Time to visit Winner for the fourth consecutive year of the Academy of Chocolate Awards (also in 2017)
• Time to visit the famous Chianti Wine RegionField-grown plants:
Quality is our objective right from the start of the production process, based on the following simple rules: 
•    rigorous selection of the young plants 
•    optimum planting distances to allow balanced growth of aerial parts
•    a succession of regular transplants. Planting distances increase every time - by the fourth transplant, distances are 2.5 mt. along rows and the same between rows.
•    Judicious fertilising and disease treatment, to avoid altering the microbial activity of the soil
•    Mechanical soil tilling to avoid over-irrigation, but encourage the formation of lots of secondary roots on the root system
•    Pruning for shape in wintertime and pruning back in summer
•    Constant monitoring of our plants' state of health and rigorous prevention of disease, in order to avoid recourse to treatments based on chemical products, while guaranteeing at the same time an optimum state of health.
Pot-grown plants:
Our company growth owes much to the quality and range of our pot-grown plants that are today a point of reference for plant nurserymen all over Europe. Huge investments have been necessary, but the outcome has been successful. Pot-grown plants are indispensable to garden centres because they guarantee planting success, are easily handled and can be sold all year round. 
Topiary Art
Horses and dolphins, elephants and flamingos, swans and giraffes, plus aeroplanes, boats and carriages, not to mention towers, fountains and musical instruments or just simply, little trees with rounded crowns, spheres, cones and pyramids.
Giant Garden Bonsai
These are the VIPs of topiary! It is worth exploring their origins, even if only to explain how their relatively high prices are more than justified by the years and years of work they involve. So let us take an imaginary journey to Japan, whose landscape offers a fascinating spectacle of century-old trees, formed into strange and original shapes - twisted, flattened, layer upon layer. These specimens, so wonderfully modelled by wind and weather, inspired Japanese gardeners right from ancient times to "cloud-clip" those conifers and shrubs which were most suitable because of their foliage, wood, branch system and ability to withstand pruning.

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Stop At: Giardino di Boboli, Florence, Tuscany

You will walk through the beautiful paths of the garden where also the Medici family used to spend their leisure time

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Giardino Bardini, Florence, Tuscany

A visit to a nice and relaxing Romantic gardenwith a faboulous overlook on the city

Duration: 1 hour

The experience to skydive over Florence city is really unique. Normally, no private flights will be allowed over cultural UNESCO cities like Florence. The company we're working with is specialized in these kinds of flights. They are working in other cities like Dubai in the Emirates.
As described in the summary, we're taking care of you in every moment during your experience. An expert will welcome you at the Villa, giving you all the information and explanation of the flight. A shuttle will take you to the international airport and your private airplane will take off among the departures of the international flights. The view from this altitude is amazing and you'll have the experience of a freefall of only 1 minute before to open the canopy and to admire an incredible breathtaking skyline. You'll have a soft landing on the grass of the Villa's garden and time to relax before to be brought back to the meeting point.
It's also possible to change the time of the flight take off due to weather situations. The jump can be delayed or cancelled due to rain, heavy and low clouds, wind on ground or in altitude and a “weather notice alert” will be provided to you 1-2 hours earlier to the booking time. In case of cancellation due to bad weather, a new date can be arranged at no extra cost. You can re-schedule your tandem within 12 months form your original jump date.
It's important to be comfortable, for this reason we'll suggest to wear comfortable clothing (e.g. jeans)/sportwear and sneakers. For winter time, worm long pants and long sleeve shirt/windstopper. We will provide you googles, gloves and, if needed, sport pants.
We please you to remember to take your passport with you for the check-in procedure at the special area, dedicated to us, at the Vespucci civil airport of Florence, where the take-off for your tandem skydive will take place.

Get an up close and personal experience of Florence on this 2-hour walking tour. If you choose the “Highlights of Florence” option, you can visit the highlights of the city including the Duomo, the Baptistery, the Old Palace and the Ponte Vecchio.

Or, if you would prefer, you can choose the “Oltrarno Slow Tour” option and leave the most common areas of the city and cross the Ponte Vecchio and stroll to Pitti Palace. You can also choose to purchase a ticket to walk through Boboli Gardens and Bardini Garden. With this option, you can visit the famous church and the square of Santo Spirito.

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Pass By: Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

Meet your guide in front of Palazzo Pitti at Pitti's Square!

Stop At: Giardino di Boboli, Florence, Tuscany

See the most famous open-air museum of Florence. You can admire beautiful statues walking through the gardens and nature.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Your truffle walk and hunt starts in the morning at 9am.
Drive or take a taxi to meet your English-speaking truffle hunter-guide at 9am at a designated meeting spot. 
After greetings and some explanations, you will set out on your excursion into the lovely Tuscan woods.
Hear about the truffle hunting life while you witness the relationship between hunter and his trusty truffle-sniffing dog.
Around 12noon you will return to the guide's house or garden where you will enjoy a rustic, light lunch in the countryside, featuring truffle treats like Tuscan bread with truffle oil and pecorino cheese with truffle shavings, and gelato with truffle honey, and red wine to accompany the meal.
To conclude, you may the change to purchase any of the truffles unearthed on the hunt at the current market value.

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We will meet and shop together and taste different Tuscan products. After the shopping we will have a short breakfast

Duration: 25 minutes

Location: Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio, Florence, Tuscany

After breakfast, we will head to the cooking school, a beautiful location overlooking Florence, where we will prepare 3 types of fresh pasta (ravioli, gnocchi, fettuccine) with three different sauces. After the course we will sit down to taste our productions and taste 2 or 3 types of wine

Duration: 4 hours

Location: Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, Tuscany

The Brancacci Chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine is a landmark in the history of Renaissance art. Commissioned by a wealthy Florentine silk merchant in the 1420s, the chapel was painted with frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino depicting the life of St. Peter and the theme of redemption. In later years, the chapel suffered at the hands of the Florentine government when its patron, Felice Brancacci, was exiled and declared an enemy of the state.

The Damnatio Memoriae was executed, and the faces of the chapel's patrons were destroyed, only to be restored by Filippino Lippi fifty years later. A disastrous fire in the late 1700's blackened the frescoes until they could hardly be seen; they were restored in 1981-90. Masaccio's works, including the painfully expressive Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, have inspired the great artists of the High Renaissance, including Michelangelo.

Your visit not only includes a chance to view these famous frescoes, but your own personal tablet to explain their history and restoration. Please note that on Mondays, Saturdays and Sundays, the entrance ticket to the Brancacci Chapel also allows entrance to the Fondazione Salvatore Romano which is located in Piazza Santo Spirito, a few blocks from the chapel.

Enter the Brancacci Chapel in the historic heart of Florence, and discover the series of paintings and frescoes of the "Sistine Chapel of the early Renaissance."
The legendary chapel is located inside the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, built in the 13th century as part of a Carmelite convent, and given a major overhaul in the 16th century to bring it into line with the precepts of the Council of Trent. A devastating fire in 1771 destroyed much of the interior of the church and most of its furnishings. 
The Brancacci Chapel survived and still stands as a showcase of ecclesiastical art. The extraordinary cycle of paintings tell fabled religious narratives, such as "The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden" and "St. Peter Healing the Sick with His Shadow."
• Discover the "Sistine Chapel of the early Renaissance" at the Brancacci Chapel
• Learn the history of the chapel with a multimedia video guide
• Admire the most famous and influential paintings of the period

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Stop At: Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Tuscany

You will start in Piazza Santa Maria Novella where you will meet your expert local guide.You will be visiting one of the most unique places in town, the world's oldest apothecary, well worth a visit: THE OFFICINA PROFUMO SANTA MARIA NOVELLA. Antique apothecary bottles and perfume stills are displayed amidts imposing inlaid wood counters, stuccoes and frescos painted by Giotto's pupils. Here you can still purchase perfumes worn by Caterina De' Medici, one of the best known women in France's History and one of the first ambassadors of Florence civilization in Europe ! Domenican friars opened the pharmacy to the public in 1612 but the friars have been concting potions and cosmetics for almost eight hundreds years

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Via de' Tornabuoni, Florence, Tuscany

You will then move on and stop in other great perfume shops of the area and finally reach Via Tornabuoni where we will taste one of the best known truffle sandwich in town, at an Historical shop located in the heart of Florence. You will be captured by the attractive smell of "panini tartufati" just by opening the door. There is no one grown up in Florence that doesn't know this local livinig institution!

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Fontana del Porcellino, Florence, Tuscany

Our tour will then go on by reaching the PORCELLINO fountain, near the Ponte Vecchio: a spot loved by tourists and citizens. You will touch the very famous NOSE of the Porcellino that is a "must" to do if you want to come back to Florence !

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, Tuscany

It's now time to get by SANTA CROCE area to look for one of the best places for perfums' lovers. Created by perfume Master Sileno Cheloni the store is set in an antique 16th century palazzo. Beneath large wooden cabinets contain rows of brown glass bottles filled with botanical ingredients you will hear the story of this original "wizard" of scent creations and understand the Aqua Flor phIlosophy: not to be a commercial industry, rather use rare and sophisticated materials to create a small number of scents for clients to enjoy. Over 1500 ingredients are used to create his masterpieces and what's more: Sileno can create a bespoke perfume just for you if you desire a truly unique scent (NOT INCLUDED)
Perfume evokes memories and has a powerful effect on our senses!

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Folon e il Giardino delle Rose, Florence, Tuscany

By the end of the tour you will cross the river Arno and your guide will lead you to one of the most authentic area in town. Very soon you will be surrounded by roses, lilies and beautiful countryside ... Florence offers many parks and gardens in the OLTRARNO district, one of the most charming is the ROSE GARDEN. Located on a hill overlooking the city, Florence's Rose Garden is stunning during the month of May when all the flowers are in bloom. The Garden, designed in 1865 by Giuseppe Poggi is an ideal place to RELAX and enjoy the VIEW of Florence from on high.


Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Via di San Niccolo, Florence, Tuscany

And now it's time for "APERITIVO"...Happy hour in a typical wine bar "osteria" with typical food tasting (INCLUDED).
Guess what? It would be really easy to understand now....You'll love LA DOLCE VITA !

Duration: 30 minutes

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Day 1: Nice - Florence

Pass By: San Michele di Pagana, Rapallo, Italian Riviera, Liguria
Rapallo is a small town in Liguria, as it should be on the coast, in this rugged setting, mixing sea and mountain, clean the region. Rapallo nevertheless constitutes a pleasant stage, even a base for excursions in the surroundings.
To see, to do in Rapallo
In the city itself, we enjoy above all the seaside atmosphere, small beaches, restaurants ... not to mention the Castello sul Mare and other historical relics

Pass By: Santa Margherita Ligure, Santa Margherita Ligure, Italian Riviera, Liguria
The seaside resort of Santa Margherita Ligure is one of the most attractive and charming of the Riviera di Levante - the eastern half of the Ligurian coast in northwestern Italy.
The seafront is the main attraction in Santa Margherita Ligure, with its beach, bustling harbor and promenade and is very picturesque with palm trees, tall buildings and brightly colored houses immediately behind the seafront.

Stop At: Marina di Portofino, Portofino, Italian Riviera, Liguria
This beautiful sea resort, with its atmosphere and maritime traditions of the past, has always been loved by artists, famous people and writers who have paid tribute to them through their works.
The "piazzetta" (small square), meeting place of the characters of the international jet set, is the symbol of Portofino, while the small port, with its typical houses in bright colors, represents a testimony of the great maritime tradition of this small village, whose inhabitants were nicknamed "dolphins" by the Greeks and Romans, for their skills in navigation.
To have
Places of interest from the natural and cultural point of view are numerous.
Do not miss the opportunity to see the Church of the patron saint of Portofino, San Giorgio (St. George), built in the twelfth century, housing the relics worn by sailors returning from the Crusades and whose forecourt offers a panorama magnificent.
In the surroundings stands the Brown Castle, a fortress immersed in a beautiful hanging garden, with its characteristic walls enriched with bas-reliefs and architectural ornaments in marble and slate.
From here you can reach the lighthouse on Punta del Capo (Portofino Point) overlooking the entire bay. The oratory of the Brotherhood of the Assumption is also of great interest. It is a Gothic-style building housing several works of art, including a 19th-century wood statue depicting the Assumption.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Province of Pisa, Tuscany
An essential stopover of your stay in Tuscany, you can visit Pisa easily in one hour if you visit only Piazza dei Miracoli.
Piazza dei Miracoli ("Miracles Square") is the most important artistic and tourist center of Pisa. It is on this square that is the Tower of Pisa, the Cathedral (il Duomo), the baptistery, the monumental cemetery and the museum of the Opera del Duomo.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Massai Orafi in Florence, Florence, Tuscany
After 12 hours drive and 450 km and after visiting some of the most beautiful, interesting and famous Italian sites, we arrive in Florence ..
The driver will drive you to the hotel and you will find yourself the next day to discover the wonderful Florence
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Florence - Nice

Stop At: Firenzi Servizi, Florence, Tuscany
Visit Florence is a treat. And for good reason, the city has some of the best Italian museums, magnificent cathedrals and churches, but also authentic streets and squares with elegant buildings. Simply one of the most enchanting cities in Italy. Romantic, cultural, artistic destination ...
WHAT TO VISIT
1. The Duomo of Florence (Duomo - Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore)
2. Palazzo Vecchio
3. The Giotto Campanile
4. Santa Maria Novella
5. Museum of San Marco
6. Pitti Palace
7. Ponte Vecchio
8. Galleria dell'Accademia
9. The Basilica Santa Croce
10. Saint John Baptistery
Departure from Florence to Nice, scheduled for the hour 15:00
Duration: 8 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Discover The 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Florence & Tuscany - 3 Day Tours
• Day Tour 1 (full day 8 hrs): Florence and the Medici Villas, a 4 hrs Private guided tour in Florence with your Guide, included the 2 most famous museums (Accademy Gallery with David by Michelangelo and Uffizi Gallery with the more important collections of italian masterpieces). Time to see the Medici Villa in the Tuscany countryside (transportation service with Driver Guide).
• Day Tour 2 (full day 8 hrs): Pisa and San Gimignano and the famous Chianti wine region included lunch and tasting: The Piazza dei Miracoli with the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Medieval watch towers in San Gimignano. Wine tasting (Chianti, Supertuscan, Vernaccia, Spumante Prosecco, Vin Santo, Grappa) and taste the Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Balsamic Vinegar and Truffle Oil. Photo stops. Time to stop at the famous Michelangelo Square (panoramic overlooking on Florence). Transportation service with Driver Guide.
• Day Tour 3 (full day 10 hrs). Siena, Pienza and the Valdorcia landscape  included lunch and tasting... the Beauty of the Silence. ... Guided walking tour in Siena with your Private Guide (3 hrs included the beautiful Cathedral) and driver tour to Pienza (the "Ideal City for Man") ...famous also for the Pecorino Cheese production). Amazing Wine & Olive Oil tasting. You drink the famous Brunello and Nobile wines