I recently visited the beautiful city of Florence. I only had a short time, but our guide Michele was so knowledgeable and brought so much to our attention that we would never have known. He was so kind and catered to our wants and even worked in Gelato and a nice lunch! I would highly recommend this tour and hope... More

My husband and I had a quick stopover in Florence and took an afternoon tour with Paola. We had just finished Dan Brown's new book Inferno, which takes place largely in Florence and we wanted to see some of the sights mentioned. Paola was super helpful and took us to many of the specific Dante sites, offering excellent and knowledgeable... More

I recently returned from a fabulous week in Tuscany with a group of friends. Having only a day and a half to see Florence, we chose an all day tour with Guided Florence Tours to capture all the sights in a short amount of time. Paola was our guide and brought Florence to life in a way I would not... More

We had a wonderful private tour with Michele arranged by Guided Florence Tours. There were 5 in our group & Michele tailored the tour to not tax 1 of our member's stamina. He not only knew Florence's history & renaissance art but he was kind. He never indicated that we were going slowly & could be seeing more so our... More

Paola has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the art, the history, the people, and the architecture of Florence going back 800 years and beyond. More than this, her interpretation of the meaning, events and relationships is awe inspiring. Paola brings art alive and suggests it's meaning and relevance to our modern life - e.g. Botticelli's Venus. Paola's words about Michelangelo's David... More

Walk about Florence's Best of Tuscany Tour was the highlight of our trip to italy. Stefano , our guide was excellent. Very knowledgeable and funny...The tour was well planned with perfect amounts of time in each location. Driving through Tuscany in spring was a dream on its own. We had a guided walking tour through Sienna and lunch at an... More

We took two tours, one walking from ponte Vecchio to Academia and one thru the uffizi gallery. Both were led by Helma, an art teacher, fantastic introduction to the Renaissance art in Florence. great introduction to Florence and recommendations on what else to see in Florence. Out best tip was go either early or during lunch time when there are... More

Perfect, placed in a position from which it is easy to reach all points of interest. Clean, staff courteous, helpful. Recommend to all

Paola, owner, with her husband of the Hotel Kursaal Ausonia in via Nazionale in Florence, is a wonderful guide. Truly excellent. She has taken groups for me twice, and on both occasions we learnt a lot, had great fun, and got excellent value. She knows all the little things that make a visit worthwhile, she loves Florence, she knows her... More