Sorry for all the questions y'all, but this forum really is the best at helpful direction from real travelers!
Favorite food tours in Florence? Emphasis more on the food side rather than wine.
Also, we will be spending our Italy time split between Rome and Florence. We very much want to see and experience some of the coast. . We have pretty much ruled out Cinque Terre as it seems his would eat up too much of our Florence time and not too practical for a daytrip. Sorrento (and on to Amalfi) is several hours from Rome and same problem. What are some towns along the coast outside Florence that are charming and worth a day?
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How many days do you have in total, and are you open to renting a car?
It seems like I am constantly the plugging southern Tuscan coast, and I have not even gotten there yet, but I keep seeing questions where it really seems to fit.
Posted by
Houston, TX
487 posts
We did a food tour out of Bologna with Italian Days and it was wonderful. I noticed recently on their website that they have branched out to other Italian Cities. I can't vouch for the Florence tour specifically, but would definitely book with them again if I have the opportunity.
http://tours.italiandays.it/index.asp?IDcategoria=2&citta=Florence
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franktown, colorado
2252 posts
Haven't been on their food tour in Florence but I see they offer one. The one we took with the same company in Rome was wonderful. Lots of fabulous food, drink and an informative walking tour. It was a lot of fun! I have seen other very positive recommendations for the EatingItaly food tours on this forum as well as TA. Here's the website for the three cities:
http://www.eatingitalyfoodtours.com
Have a great trip!
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OP
Williamsburg, United States
42 posts
Thank you for the tour suggestions! I will look into both of them.
We are planning three days in Florence. Most likely one of those days dedicated to a day trip. And yes, we are leaning more and more towards a car rental for the day. So, where to??
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5320 posts
What is the max amount you wish to drive?
An hour and a half north is the Montemarcello peninsula, full of great food towns and gorgeous scenery. You will pass the marble mountains of Carrarra and then you could stop in Sarzana, Ameglia, do a scenic drive incorporating Tellaro, and finish in Lerici to have dinner at Pescatori--the biggest seafood feast of my life.
If you went south instead, there is a route suggested in A Culinary Traveller in Tuscany: Exploring and Eating off the Beaten Track by Beth Elon (chapter 9). There is a famous seafood place near Marina di Bibbona called La Pineta.
Also south, it is 2 hours to Orbetello, and that region is also worth exploring.
good luck!
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OP
Williamsburg, United States
42 posts
Wow!! That's a lotta good choices! Thank you!! We have some reading to do!!