Tours With Locals In Florence

Tailoring each tour to your wishes by locals who love their city

Top Florence tours & experiences

From exploring cool neighborhoods to eating with the locals to seeing iconic sites, these are some of our favorite experiences

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The best Florence private tours & experiences with locals

At City Unscripted, we strive to give travelers the experience of exploring a city with a good friend who calls it home. So if you choose to see Florence with us, your day will be anything but ordinary. Our tours with locals in Florence will help you uncover Italy’s sun-dappled Cradle of the Renaissance with someone who’s intimately familiar with this stunning city and can show you both its highlights and its hidden gems. If authentic travel is what you’re looking for, you’ve found it. Our Florence tours with locals are led by a network of handpicked local tour guides. Together, we’ll craft 100% personalized travel experiences and pair you with a like-minded host who shares some of your interests.

Meet some of our Florence local hosts

Like the people who travel with us, they have different backgrounds and interests – but they’re all so passionate about the place they call home, they choose to spend their free time sharing it with the like-minded travelers matched to them.

We’ve handpicked them and we’ll match you to your perfect one!

More than the must-sees

Florence is a famous destination for too many reasons to count. On the surface, the city is a treasure trove of ancient history and art, fantastic food, and beautiful nature. But even though the city offers all of this in bucketloads, you’ll discover there’s so much more to it on tours with locals in Florence. Instead of sticking to the tourist trail, Florence tours with locals can show you the city’s must-see attractions from a local perspective. Breakaway from the crowds to find family-run trattorias or watch the sunset from a private, hidden terrace no traveler could find alone.

Tailored tours with locals

Travelers come to Florence for a wealth of different reasons, so we don’t do cookie-cutter experiences. On tours with locals in Florence, we do some expert matchmaking to pair you with a like-minded local guide who can create the perfect itinerary specifically for you, inspired by your personality and interests. You might uncover artistic treasures in ancient San Giovanni, bask in the shadows of beautiful buildings in Santa Croce, or drink local wines at a sleek bar in San Niccolò. Whatever type of traveler you are, our Florence tours with locals are created with you in mind.

A range of tours to choose from

Do you want an unforgettable food tour or a quick crash course in navigating the city? There are many different ways to see Italy’s renaissance gem, and our range of tours with locals in Florence ensures you get the ultimate experience especially for you. Choose the way you want to explore and let us do some expert tailoring to craft the day of your dreams. Book our must-see tour to cram in as many of the top attractions as possible, or a hidden gems experience to uncover its secret side. And if you want both? You can’t go wrong with our full-day or half-day tours with locals in Florence.

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Latest reviews from our guests

He kept my children entertained and so us some great spots and he was easy to understand

January 2025

Meredith W
Mara is the best guide ever for food and wine in Florence! You can do no better. She’s kind, smart, attentive, funny; she’s the best.

November 2024

Dana C
Michele was an excellent guide. We were able to see everything we wanted in 4 hours. His recommendations for food were spot on. He was waiting on us in our hotel lobby prior to the start time. I would 100% use him again and I’ll be recommending him to my friends.

November 2024

Kerry G
On October 22nd, Gerry from City Unscripted took my wife and I through the beautiful old town of Tivoli. We began with a walk through the city streets, and Gerry took the time to explain how life in the middle ages affected the architecture of the city. He showed a deep knowledge of the area, its history and explained it very well. For Lunch, we ate at a small local restaurant where fresh pasta and wine from the owners' vineyard were provided - we didn't have to wait long, and the food tasted great. We then went through the Villa d'Este UNESCO World heritage Site, where we were given in-depth explanations on the meanings of the frescoes found in the villa, and looked upon many beautifully crafted fountains and well-maintained gardens. As we were running a bit short on time, our last two stops - The Tivoli Duomo Cattedrale di San Lorenzo (where we were allowed to see the ancient structure of the church) and the outer area of the Villa Gregoriano (where we saw a Roman temple) - were quite short, but Gerry wanted to fulfill my request of seeing more ancient structures from the Roman period, which was appreciated. Overall, I think we may have bit off more than we could chew, but Gerry was an excellent guide through the whole day.

October 2024

Mike R