• Private Tour
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If you are looking for a quick day trip from Florence, here's a perfect opportunity: go to Lucca! Discover this charming town & bike along its medieval walls. Walk through its cobbled stone streets & explore beautiful hidden gems along the way. Delicious local food is included!

Destination

Florence, Italy

Category

Day Trips

Duration

5 hours

Transport mode

Bike

Available languages

English, Français, Español

Included

• Private guide

Excluded

• Train tickets
• Bike rental

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Valentina.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Firenze Santa Maria Novella - Florence to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Meeting Point

   Meet me at Santa Maria Novella train station in front of the pharmacy

4. Stop 1

   Catch a train from Florence with destination to Lucca!

5. Stop 2

   Go on a fun bike ride following the Renaissance wall in the city

6. Stop 3

   Known by its many churches, you'll get a chance to visit the Cathedral of St. Martin

7. Stop 4

   Visit the stunning Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, one of the most beautiful squares in Italy, made over the ancient roman amphitheater

8. Stop 5

   Pay a visit to the medieval church of San Frediano.

9. Stop 6

   Stop at a local bakery to eat 'Cecina', the delicious & typical Lucca's street food

10. End of Tour

    Go back to Florence by train. Arrival in Santa Maria Novella train station

11. Make it yours

    Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

    Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

    Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

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• Tell me your preferred date and group size
• Tell me your preferences and wishes so I can customize the tour for you
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Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Judi🇦🇺 Australia

2 September 2022

“Withlocals” is a great way to see sights from a locals prospective and this is no exception. A wonderful day out, enjoying Lucca and all its offerings. A morning coffee in a quaint little cafe to get us started, and then a relaxing ride around the wall and then into the city, finishing with a tasty lunch. Throughout the day Valentina kept me up with the local history and was very knowledgeable. A ride to suit all and highly recommended. Thank you for the day Valentina. Biking in Lucca

Lisa🇦🇺 Australia

13 June 2019

A highly recommended way to see the views of Lucca. Valentina was a great guide taking us through the town and showing us the important parts of this small town. Amazing!!

Bill

20 June 2018

We had a great day in Lucca with Valentina. She is so knowledgeable and friendly it was like visiting a friend abroad. The city was very picturesque and beautiful , and the bike tour by the wall a really interesting experience. Would recommend it !Private Day Trip to Lucca: Bike Tour & Churches

Jeff

4 June 2018

Lucca is an amazing place, the tour is relaxing and we had the chance to enjoy every single moment.Private Day Trip to Lucca: Bike Tour & Churches

Linda

29 May 2018

We had a wonderful day in Lucca, Valentina is an amazing guide, the bike ride in the wall is most beautiful part. We really recommend this tour.Private Day Trip to Lucca: Bike Tour & Churches

patrick

3 October 2024

We came to Florence with our elderly mother in her wheelchair. Valentina advised us in advance about buying tickets for Uffizi, Accademia etc, and then whisked us past the queues. She gave us a brilliant and fascinating commentary on the treasures inside. We really learnt some history! She’s really kind and good fun. We really enjoyed it. Highly recommended.Friendly, informative, fantastic!

Beth-Anne🇨🇦 Canada

22 March 2024

Valentina is a fantastic guide! She shared with us the city highlights and some of her favourite paintings at the Uffizi. Travelling in a group of 5, with three teenagers, private guides bring to life the sites and ameliorate overwhelm and boredom. Our boys enjoyed the historical and cultural elements of our trip so much more through Valentina’s lens. Thank you for making our trip to Florence a memorable one. Worth every penny!

Unknown

15 March 2023

What an incredible afternoon in Florence with Valentina! She not only was so incredibly knowledgeable and shared fantastic spots and streets with us, but was very kind and personable with us. She answered everything we asked her with grace, and really enjoyed her company. Would absolutely recommend With Locals and especially Valentina!Valentina was the best!

Katarina🇩🇪 Germany

5 March 2023

Valentina Shared her in-depth knowledge with us and made our tour very special. She has a great way to communicate with people.Valentina is a star

Gilbert🇨🇭 Switzerland

19 November 2022

jessica🇨🇭 Switzerland

24 October 2022

Merci à valentina pour cette belle escapade a Florence! Nous avons profité d un magnifique tour de la ville avec ses explications riches de détails. Tres belle experience

sabine🇧🇪 Belgium

8 August 2022

Dear Valentina we would like to thank you very much for the pleasant and interesting tour. It was unbelievably hot, but your enthusiasm kept us captivated for 3 hours. Doing this tour is highly recommended as it will give you a really good idea about the city and its history. This is always laced with facts that make it very pleasant to listen to. It was a great experienceValentina is a great guide

Unknown

23 June 2022

On a very hot day, we had the great pleasure of learning more about the Duomo and Baptistry as well as hidden secrets of living in early Florence. Valentina was very helpful, knowledgeable and fun to be with. We’d seen some of these sights in the past, but this version of Florence was far more interesting.A different view of Florence

Paul🇺🇸 United States

15 June 2022

Valentina listened to our request and curated an excellent tour for us. She is knowledgable, funny and able to tell the stories of Florence, its origins, and the history surrounding her beautiful city. It was clear that Valentina has passion for her work and enjoyed guiding and teaching us about the Renaissance, its artists and the beauty they created. Valentina also talked about her country's part in WW II, so she herself is a renaissance woman. Part of our request was to see some of the hidden sights and hear the stories of Florence and Valentina delivered. We would gladly tour with her again.Incredibly informative and fun

Johanna🇩🇪 Germany

3 June 2022

We had a great time with Valentina, our Mrs. Renaissance. We learned so much about the Medici, the Renaissance and Florence that we never would have learned from a guidebook. It was an enjoyable three hours and Valentina was able to expertly answer any question, no matter how specific. We highly recommend a tour with Valentina. Great tour to explore Florence

Kathleen 🇺🇸 United States

28 May 2022

Valentina knows Florence well and answered all of our questions with ease. We highly recommend her as she showed us things off the beaten path to illustrate what life in ancient Florence was like. Very interesting! Knowledgeable & friendly!

Lukas🇨🇭 Switzerland

16 May 2022

Dino🇫🇷 France

11 May 2022

Valentina was a real pleasure, she made everything so nice and easy and her capacity or storytelling explaining the beauty and history of Florence was very enjoyable. Totally recommend her. Thank you Valentina

Julie🇺🇸 United States

2 May 2022

My mom and I had a great time with Valentina. She was kind, knowledgeable and was able to answer our questions. She was also very accommodating. My mom is 76 so I asked her if we could split the tour into 2 days in case the 6 hours was too long for her. I would highly recommend Valentina for your Florence tour. Great Tour

Nicola🇨🇭 Switzerland

29 April 2022

Valentina zeigte uns Verona. Die Tour war sehr informativ, unterhaltsam und auch zeitlich perfekt organisiert. Es hat sich wirklich gelohnt; gerne wieder!

Ana🇨🇭 Switzerland

21 November 2021

Thank you Valentina for the wonderful time. Choosing a guide is not easy, especially when looking for an excellent storyteller. Valentina has a deep and vast knowledge of the history of Florence, without batting an eye, above all, the passion for what she does is what makes her so special. If you are a demanding person, choose Valentina.Thank you Valentina for the wonderful time.

Sharla🇺🇸 United States

10 October 2021

We had a wonderful time touring Florence with Valentina. This was our first trip to Florence and we wanted an overview of the city and it's history. Valentina was thorough, knowledgable and fun to walk through the city with. She grew up in Florence and was able to answer all of our questions ranging from restaurants, sites to visit, history of the Medicis/prominent families and even shopping. I highly recommend Valentina!Fantastic!

Dorota

22 August 2021

We had a lovely 3-hour tour with Valentina. We were two families with four children 6-9 years old, and Valentina made the tour super fun and interesting for the children, as well as for the adults. We will definitely reach out to her again.Lovely tour!

Catherine🇧🇪 Belgium

10 August 2021

Valentina est très sympathique et flexible. Elle a réponse à toutes les questions quel que soit le sujet. Top expérience.

Schmidlin🇨🇭 Switzerland

2 August 2021

We are a family with two teenagers and Valentina performed for us a wonderful 3 hours tour in Florence with the perfect blend of history, arts, local customs and funny /curious stories. It was so nice that the time run by very quickly … even for my teens. By the way, they were disappointed when they realized that the 3 hours walk (under a hot summer temperature) were over 🤗 Strongly recommended! Top of the art: Valentina’s performance was in French. However she also speaks very good English and, obviously, Italian!Perfect tour !!!

Kevin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

21 September 2020

Valentina is an erudite and charming young lady who is a fountain of local knowledge and accepted all my own foibles without batting an eye 😊. I was introduced to many of the hidden an interesting secrets of a truly ancient, historical and fascinating city. Yesterday an Englishman today a budding Florentine🤣🥴😆 SALVA LA TERRA, per favore! È l'unico pianeta che ha il vino🍷 🍷 🤔 🍷 Valentina also happily took photos for me and introduced me to local restaurants that cooked genuine Florentine food in great atmosphere with intoxicating wine ( well it would be wouldn’t it🤣) and local prices too. So much more to say but I must not give to much praise erst she changes to a lower gear😆At home in Florence

Aaron🇮🇪 Ireland

11 August 2020

After a bit to back and forth due to our last minute lack of planning and the altered openings of various sites due to Covid-19, we were quite please with Valentina’s patience and flexibility. Those traits were shown again when our tour happened to be in the same area as a parade and day of celebration. But she didn’t skip a beat and explained what was happening and why, giving us plenty of time to watch before continuing our tour. Valentina customised the tour to our requests perfectly and shared all the small things that we would have never known otherwise. She was a delight to walk with and you could really tell how much she loved talking about the history and sights of her city. We could have easily spent the entire day with her and would recommend her as your guide, you’ll be as happy as we are! Thanks again Valentina!A relaxed walk with a knowledgable friend!

Rupert🇨🇭 Switzerland

8 March 2020

Oded🇮🇱 Israel

30 November 2019

Valentina was wonderfull, interesting and entertaining. She made the tour suitable for us plus a very uniq workshop we wanted. Thanks!Wonderfull experiens

Donna🇺🇸 United States

24 September 2018

Valentina was right there to meet our party of four, and after introductions we were off! What I enjoyed is her knowledge of the the players that played upon the stage of what is now modern day Florence. From the beginning as tribes fought for dominance through the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance, she was able to take the history and imagine it in the squares, narrow alleyways, churches and humble neighborhoods and grand homes that we we surrounded by. I would recommend Valentina to anyone who wants to learn more about the history of Florence; who and what shaped this fascinating city we see today.A walk Through Time and then some

Philippe🇨🇦 Canada

20 August 2018

We had an amazing tour with Valentina! Very knowledgeable,professional and pleasant! Can’t ask for a better visit ! We would also like to thank Valentina for her quick reaction when my daughter was suffering from to much heat from the sun. Thanks again Valentina we will never forget!!!!Beautiful Florence

Marilena🇺🇸 United States

7 July 2018

Our tour of Florence’s Seacrets, Signs & Symbols with Valentina was wonderful. This was not your typical Florence tour but we learned so much. I was on the tour with my husband and two teenage sons, and we all thoroughly enjoyed. My boys we’re engaged, start to end, and my husband and I learned some very interesting things that even our prior tours in the past had not touched upon. This was a terrific tour and Valentina was a superb host!Excellent Tour with Engaging Guide

Lena

26 April 2018

Valentina was a wonderful guide, both knowledgeable, communicative and charming!Stories, Secrets and Sighns

Maria

26 April 2018

Valentina did an amazing job!! She was very knowledgeable, interesting and kept our kids engaged!!Stories, Secrets and Sighns