Freya's Florence Tours
Freya's Florence Tours
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Freya Middleton is a private tour guide of Florence with fifteen years of experience. Renaissance Art History undergraduate and postgraduate degrees provide the solid foundation for her knowledge of the monuments and sites, and this, mixed with abundant enthusiasm, humour and a genuine love for Italy make Freya's Florence tours a memorable and thoroughly enjoyable experience. Specialising in all ages and covering artistic, historical and gastronomic interests. Full and half day options.
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Caroline B
1 contribution
Oct 2023 • Couples
Our three hour walking tour of Florence with Cate was AMAZING! She was so knowledgeable about the rich history, unbelievable architecture, and stunning artwork around the city! Cate was very thoughtful, accommodating, and professional. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with her and learned so many incredible details about this beautiful city! It was so nice to have our own personal guide versus being in a large group, especially in areas that were very crowded. The highlight of our morning with Cate was seeing Michelangelo’s David. The background of Michelangelo and the details she shared with us of how he created the famous statue blew us away! Cate has such an appreciation for art and architecture, and we really appreciated her creative style in pointing out so many fascinating details along our tour! We highly recommend Freya tours and give our personal guide, Cate five stars!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Written October 15, 2023
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MrsEAH
Melbourne, Australia88 contributions
Sep 2023 • Family
Hilde from Freya's Florence Tours was one of the most outstanding, informed and interesting people our group has ever met. We had Hilde for the entire day and she took us on a curated tour of the Uffizi and Academia and was utterly mesmerising. She told us countless stories of the artists, their works, who was who, who knew who and all the fascinating urban legends associated with every art work. Her English is impeccable and her warm and engaging nature makes her someone our family will always remember. Freya booked us a restaurant for lunch that was the most memorable of the entire month we were away (Vecchio Vicolo). Thank you Hilde, Freya and your team for our wonderful day in Firenze :)
Written October 2, 2023
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Alexandra M
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Jul 2023 • Family
We did a Countryside Day trip which included free time in Sienna and San Gimignano along with a scrumptious winery lunch and wine tasting in Tuscany. Apart from the gorgeous scenery, we were lucky to have a local knowledgeable driver called Lorenzo who also provided excellent commentary in very good English. The luxury car made the trip so comfortable and relaxing as well as the skilful driving. The driver used any spare time to provide additional commentary and was definitely the icing on the cake for this tour.
Written July 6, 2023
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Rosemary I
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Jul 2023 • Family
Our family enjoyed a wonderful tour of the Uffizi with Beatrice. An expert overview of the shift from medieval to Renaissance, with stories about the personal lives and quirks of the artists and the Medicis, which brought it all to life. Perfectly pitched, with great charm and friendliness. She paid special attention to our 12 year old boys and kept them fully engaged with the tour. We started at 8.30 am - definitely worth the early start as there was no queue at all and we sometimes had masterpieces to ourselves.
Written July 21, 2023
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Carrie H
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May 2022
We had an amazing tour with Cate from Freya’s Florence tours. My husband and I really appreciated the knowledge and personal insights Cate brought to our tour. She made the 3 hours fly by with all the fascinating information she shared and was so much fun to hang out with. We really appreciated her helping us make a reservation for both lunch and dinner (the food was incredible and just what we were hoping for). We couldn’t have imagined a better time and really appreciate Cate’s time and expertise. Thank you again, this tour really made our Florence experience special!
Written May 25, 2022
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LMSCSM
31 contributions
Sep 2022
We took a private tour and it was worth every dime. Anne, a 'trusted colleague' of Freya's was lively informative and easy to talk with. Everything came alive with her descriptions. We'd already booked our trip when we discovered museums in Florence are closed on Mondays. This means Tuesdays the museums are busy. Anne was an expert at finding us little tucked away places for us to stay while she explained what we were seeing.
My husband had stomach issues, so for lunch she introduced us to a good restaurant explaining the need to their management for my husband to have plain rice.
If you are on Facebook, follow Freya as she gives a lot of insight to Italy.
My husband had stomach issues, so for lunch she introduced us to a good restaurant explaining the need to their management for my husband to have plain rice.
If you are on Facebook, follow Freya as she gives a lot of insight to Italy.
Written October 12, 2022
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Hamilton231
Southern California7 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
Our guide for the day, Sara, was wonderful. Her knowledge of the history of Florence and of the art of the time was truly impressive. We got a real feel for the City of Florence with a visit to the City Market as well as some of the out of the way places, like a local marbled paper maker who demonstrated their skill for us to watch. My daughter particularly loved the shopping tips for buying leather and jewelry. Our lunch location was one of the best meals we had during our stay in Italy. Grazie.
Written September 3, 2022
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Lorie
Ottawa, Canada30 contributions
Oct 2022 • Friends
Three dear friends are grateful to Kate for her personalized two days of tours with us! Kate was fun, personable and so so knowledgeable about Florence, it’s art and history. She did a full day tour with us to Uffizi and To see “David” with a restaurant stop we would not have found and enjoyed too. Our second day was the history of fashion and artisans in Florence. We loved seeing mosaic paintings, marble paper printing and many other unique shops and artisans. Without a doubt, Kate would be our go to with Freya’s when we come back. We felt we had a fourth friend along for the two days! Thanks for bringing Florence to life for us Kate.
Lorie, Colleen and Mary!
Lorie, Colleen and Mary!
Written October 23, 2022
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Nancy H
Oakland, California, United States19 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
Four of us took a 3-hour tour of the Uffizi with Lisa the other day. She was fabulous! We learned so much, and the time flew by. Her depth of knowledge and presentation style were unparalleled. A delight from start to finish.
Written March 31, 2023
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Carolyn T
vermont5 contributions
Apr 2023 • Family
We were paired with Dina for a family food tour. She was really awesome and informative and took us to some great spots for snacks as well as shared a lot of interesting history. She was also very engaging with our 10 year old daughter. Highly recommend!
Written April 22, 2023
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The Artemisia Gentileschi Tour with Freya which tour is this and how can I find it. I want to book it...thanks
Written February 2, 2023
Hello, did you do the 3 hour Florence Overture walking tour? I will be visiting with 2 daughters ages 11 & 15 and traveling from Rome for the day. It will be our first time in Florence and trying to decide how much time to spend considering train travel, etc.
Thank you!
Written June 28, 2019
Hello,
We are traveling to Florence and will arrive on New Year’s Day. We would like to go to a traditional restaurant and experience stuffed pig trotters. Would you be able to recommend an option?
Thank you so much for any information you can give us.
Best regards,
Friendsny
Written November 12, 2018
Hello,
We are traveling to Florence and will arrive on New Year’s Day. We would like to go to a traditional restaurant and experience stuffed pig trotters. Would you be able to recommend an option?
Thank you so much for any information you can give us.
Best regards,
Friendsny
Written November 12, 2018
I would ask the hotel where you are staying.
Written November 16, 2018
How much would a tour be for 8 persons? Also for the Uffizi ?
Written March 15, 2018
For a group of 8 people the cost of a tour is 85 euros per hour. For a standard Uffizi Gallery tour of 2.5 hours the cost would therefore be 212.50 euro. Why not check out my website to see the tours offered, together with the prices. There is a link to the website at the top of this page.
Written March 16, 2018
Hello. Where would I find info on the selection, length and cost of your tours? Do you have "skip-the-line" access for the 2 museums? Thank you in advance!
Written August 30, 2015
you can click on our website at the top of the tripadvisor listing or search for it on the web under our name. on the website you will find lots of info and our email to contact us directly
Written April 18, 2016
joses293924
Hanoi, Vietnam
hola somos un grupo de 4 mexicanos y nos gustaria hacer un dia en tour por florencia
Written June 20, 2015
We are arriving from Rome on 12th April by train arriving at 10:30 we leave for Venice the same day at 4pm. We have two kids 9 and 10 and would like to visit David and the uffezi gallery etc and Dunomo all the main sites. Are you able to help us and make it more fun. please let us know what the cost is and how long the tour would be. kind regards sarah perry
Written April 7, 2015
I am thinking of spending four or five days in Florence either in August or September. I took an art history course and would love to have a guide show me around. I went to Florence as a young person but I would like to see the art again.
Written March 8, 2015
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