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The Original and Best Walking Tours
Via Sassetti 1
Florence 50123
Italy
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Hotel Della Signoria $199 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
La Loggia Bed & Breakfast $159 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Hotel Davanzati $314 0.1 mi 0.1 km 5 of 5 stars
Residence Hilda $368 0.5 mi 0.8 km 5 of 5 stars
Palazzo Alfani $226 0.6 mi 0.9 km 5 of 5 stars
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The Best of Tuscany Tour 0.1 mi 0.2 km 5 of 5 stars
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 220 attractions in Florence
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The Original and Best: We are the first company in Italy to offer high quality guided tours with professional specially trained guides. Our experts...... more » The Original and Best: We are the first company in Italy to offer high quality guided tours with professional specially trained guides. Our experts make history come alive and give entertaining and informative tours. We continue the tradition with high quality services at a great price. About Our Guides: All our tour guides are highly qualified enthusiastic experts. Our tour guides and historians have a sense of humor and can speak excellent English; ensuring a wonderful tour for you. « less
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Attraction type: Tour
Address: Via Sassetti 1 Florence 50123
Italy
Tel: 39 055 2645033
Fax: 39 055 272 8680

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“Sylvia was Great”
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5 of 5 stars
DDowler 8 contributions
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jun 30, 2009

We booked this tour at the last minute (based on the recommendation in Rick Steve's book). They kept the groups relatively small (we had 16 people in ours) and our guide, Sylvia, was fantastic. She is originally from America and came to Italy as a student and has stayed. She was a very knowledgeable guide, very personable and had great... more

“Florence Walking and Bike Tour”
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5 of 5 stars
Cruz_Rosso 1 contribution
Guaynabo
Jun 29, 2009

We took both the walking and biking tours of Florence. The 3 tour guides were excellent and know the subject very well. Small groups made it better. The bike tour was great, and we got to see Florence with a different perspective. I highly recommend it. Thanks, The Cruz Rosso family. more

“Artviva Tours -- A great way to see Florence”
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5 of 5 stars
lindabf 3 contributions
Columbia, MD
Jun 25, 2009

All 3 of our guides for the Florence in One Day tours were excellent. They were very knowledgeable and did a good job explaining as we went. We thought the people in the office were very cordial and helpful as well. We would recommend these tours to anyone. more

“Original Florence Walk”
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5 of 5 stars
Yoga_Grand_Rapids 3 contributions
Grand Rapids Michigan
Jun 22, 2009

This walking tour was excellent and well run. Our guide was Heather an American living in Italy and her knowledge was wonderful. Worth every penny my only regret is we did not book more tours with Art Viva. more

“a must”
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5 of 5 stars
vaddake 1 contribution
san antonio
Jun 13, 2009

trip is very well organized and get to see and learn about so many places in one day. Our guide was Saandra and she was just fabulous more

“excellent tours, wonderful guides, the best!”
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5 of 5 stars
Charlotte0609 1 contribution
Central New Jersey
Jun 12, 2009

These tours helped us not only to enjoy Florence, but to get educated as well! We would highly recommend this organization to anyone who will be visiting Italy. Our guide made the visit to the Uffizi outstanding with her knowledge and helped us to appreciate the art in a way we couldn't have on our own. Visiting the Castle with... more

“Great tour - well worth the money.”
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5 of 5 stars
Hens47 2 contributions
Berkeley, CA
Jun 7, 2009

Our group of four all thought the tour of Florence was very well done and definitely worth the money we spent. We could not have seen or learned nearly as much on our own without investing a lot more time. more

“Wonderful intro to Florence”
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5 of 5 stars
castone 4 contributions
Kensington, MD
May 29, 2009

Our guide, Heather, is an American living in Florence and did a terrific job. The three hours passed so quickly, and we never felt as though we were walking our feet off. I highly recommend this experience. more

“Don't miss out!”
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5 of 5 stars
ifle 1 contribution
Canada
May 18, 2009

As was anticipated, the Original Florence Walk was excellent. My husband and I had done it before (which is why we booked it again) but the other 4 people traveling with us were new and they really enjoyed it, too. Our guide was excellent...professional yet personable; qualities that are difficult to have in most people doing this kind of work.... more

“Awesome!”
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5 of 5 stars
Cobwellac2 1 contribution
Arlington, VA
May 8, 2009

The Original Florence Walk tour was great. Our guide was very knowledgeable and told interesting little stories about every place we visited. She maintained a great and enthusiastic attitude throughout and handled all types of questions. I would definitely recommend the tour to friends visiting Florence. My parents, who travelled with me, were also highly impressed with the tour. more

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Via Sassetti 1, Florence 50123, Italy
Tel: 39 055 2645033 Fax: 39 055 272 8680