In this guide
💡 The Short Version: For a first orientation, the 2-hour Medici and Renaissance walk is €12 and the 1½-hour highlights walk is €28 with an expert guide in a small group; neither lists a museum ticket. Tip-based walks run through GuruWalk, from morning and evening start times. For David and the Uffizi with a guide, the 4 to 7 hour tour with timed entryad is €89. The Accademia and the Uffizi are closed on Mondays, so a Monday tour cannot include David. Medici, ghost and night walks are €12 to €79. Golf-cart tours to Piazzale Michelangelo are from €39. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices for one adult and move with the date.
The tours, compared
| Tour | Length | GetYourGuide from | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance and Medici Talesad | 2 hours | €12 | How the city became the cradle of the Renaissance and the Medici’s part in it |
| Dark Mysteries and Legendsad | 105 minutes | €12 | From the Cathedral to the Ponte Vecchio, with ghost stories and tales of murder |
| Highlights Walking Tour with Expert Guidead | 1½ hours | €28 | A small group through the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio area; private option |
| Small Group Walking Tour: Stories & Secretsad | 1½ hours | €34 | The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and Piazza della Signoria |
| Audio Guided Walking Tourad | 2½ hours | €15 | A multilanguage audio guide with a professional tour leader |
| Guided Walking Tour of Medici History & Secretsad | 1½ hours | €31 | The Medici and Renaissance history; private option |
| Dark Secrets & Scandals Evening Walkad | 1½ hours | €18 | Palazzo Strozzi, Palazzo Buondelmonti and Borgo Santi Apostoli |
| Florence by Nightad | 2 hours | €44 | The historic centre after dark; private option |
| Medici Family Secrets and Chapelsad | 2 hours | €79 | The Medici Chapel in San Lorenzo with pre-booked skip-the-line tickets |
| Walking Tour with David, Duomo & Uffiziad | 4 to 7 hours | €89 | Timed entry to the Accademia and the Uffizi; skip the line; private option |
Tip-based walks
GuruWalk lists tip-based walks in English from the morning to the evening. The listings include a 2-hour Renaissance and Medici walk with several start times from 09:30 or 10:00, and a 1 hour 45 minute evening walk on the city’s dark side starting at 18:15 and 19:15; each date shows its own times when you book (guruwalk.com). Florence Free Tour’s walk starts at the Piazza Santa Maria Novella and runs by Piazza Strozzi, Piazza della Repubblica and the Duomo to Piazza della Signoria, the Uffizi and the Ponte Vecchio, and ends at the Pitti Palace (florencefreetours.com).
The arch and column on Piazza della Repubblica. Photo: Alboholic, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
City walks
Highlights with an expert guide
From €28 · 6,063 reviews · 1½ hours · small group
Florence: Highlights Walking Tour with Expert Guidead takes a small group past the Renaissance landmarks, including the Duomo and the Ponte Vecchio. It lists a private option and needs a booking at least 4 hours ahead.
The Ponte Vecchio over the Arno. Photo: Rhododendrites, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Renaissance and Medici Tales
From €12 · 2,118 reviews · 2 hours · wheelchair accessible
Florence: Renaissance and Medici Tales Guided Walking Tourad is the cheapest fixed-price walk. Guided Walking Tour of Medici History & Secretsad is the Medici story in 1½ hours from €31 (1,185 reviews), with a private option.
Piazza della Signoria, with Palazzo Vecchio at right. Photo: Palickap, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
Small group and audio
From €34 and from €15
Florence Small Group Walking Tour: Stories & Secretsad (130 reviews) is 1½ hours with a local guide. Florence: 2.5 hour Audio Guided Walking Tourad is from €15 (852 reviews) and leads a group with a multilanguage audio guide.
Tours with the sights inside
David, the Duomo and the Uffizi
From €89 · 459 reviews · 4 to 7 hours · skip the line
Florence: Walking Tour with David, Duomo & Uffizi Galleryad has timed entry to the Accademia and the Uffizi and lists a private option and a stop at the Porcellino boar in the market. The two tickets alone, booked ahead, are €53: the Uffizi €29 and the Accademia €24 with its booking fee. Uffizi tickets and Accademia tickets have the operators’ prices.
Walks of Italy runs small-group tours with the sights inside. Its Best of Florence Walking Tour with David & the Duomo is 3 hours at 9:00 in a group of up to 18, and takes in the Accademia, the ground floor of the Cathedral, the Baptistery doors, Piazza della Signoria and the Ponte Vecchio. On Sundays the guide explains the Duomo from outside because of Mass, and on Mondays, when the Accademia is closed, the tour becomes a 2½-hour walk through the historic centre that keeps the Cathedral. Prices are on its own booking page.
Medici Chapels
From €79 · 616 reviews · 2 hours
Florence: Guided Tour of Medici Family Secrets and Chapelsad visits the Medici Chapel in the Basilica di San Lorenzo, with Michelangelo’s work and pre-booked skip-the-line tickets. Medici Chapels tickets has the museum’s own prices.
After dark
Dark legends, scandals and night
From €12, €18 and €44 · 1½ to 2 hours
Dark Mysteries and Legendsad (€12, 1,397 reviews) walks from the Cathedral to the Ponte Vecchio with ghost stories and tales of murder and betrayal. Dark Secrets & Scandalsad (€18, 239 reviews) is an evening walk around Palazzo Strozzi, Palazzo Buondelmonti and Borgo Santi Apostoli. Florence by Nightad (€44, 59 reviews) is 2 hours through the historic centre, with a private option.
By golf cart or bike
Golf cart
From €39 · 1½ hours · small group
Florence Official Grand Panoramic City Tour by Golf Cartad (€39, 963 reviews) runs from the Arno to Piazzale Michelangelo and San Miniato al Monte, with an optional multilingual audio guide. Golf cart tour of the hills of Florence and Piazza Michelangeload is €40 for a private group, with a short walk to Piazzale Michelangelo. Florence: Small Group Golf Cart Tour, Piazzale Michelangeload is €69 for up to 10 people.
Bike and e-bike
From €20 · 2 to 3 hours
Florence: E-Bike City Tour with stop at Piazzale Michelangeload is 2 to 2½ hours from €20 (273 reviews) and ends with a tasting. Florence: 3-Hour City Highlights Bike Tourad is €40 (272 reviews).
Which tour
- Free: a tip-based walk from GuruWalk or Florence Free Tour.
- A fixed price, cheapest: Renaissance and Medici Tales or Dark Mysteries and Legends, €12.
- A small group of experts: the €28 highlights walk or the €34 small-group walk.
- David and the Uffizi: the €89 tour, or Walks of Italy’s 3-hour tour, not on a Monday.
- The Medici: the €12 walk for the story, the €79 tour for the chapel.
- After dark: Dark Secrets & Scandals, €18, or Florence by Night, €44.
- The hills: a golf cart from €39 or the e-bike from €20.
For a walk with food, see the Florence food tours. What to book before you go to Florence lists the sights that need tickets and the days they are closed, 3 days in Florence fits a tour into the days round them, and Florence public transport covers the bus to Piazzale Michelangelo. Where to stay in Florence compares the areas, and hotels near the Duomo is the centre.
Common questions
Are the free walking tours in Florence really free?
They have no fixed price: free walking tours in Florence run on tips, which you pay to the guide at the end. GuruWalk lists tip-based walks in English, such as a 2-hour Renaissance and Medici walk that starts in the morning, and a 1 hour 45 minute evening walk on the city's dark history.
How much is a walking tour in Florence?
€12 for a 2-hour Renaissance and Medici walk and for a 105-minute walk on the city's dark legends, €28 for the 1½-hour highlights walk with an expert guide, and €34 for a small-group walk. These are GetYourGuide's lowest 'from' prices for one adult.
Do Florence walking tours include entry to the Uffizi or the Accademia?
Only the ones that say so. The €12 and €28 walks list no museum ticket. A 4 to 7 hour walking tour with timed entry to the Accademia and the Uffizi is €89, and Walks of Italy's 3-hour tour with David and the Duomo includes the Accademia and the Cathedral.
Can I see David on a walking tour on a Monday?
No: the Accademia is closed on Mondays. Walks of Italy runs an alternative on Mondays, a longer walk through the historic centre that still includes the Cathedral.
Do walking tours go inside the Duomo on Sunday?
Not inside the Cathedral. Walks of Italy says that on Sundays, because of Mass, the guide explains the Duomo from outside, and the same happens on days when the Cathedral is closed for ceremonies.
