Culture Trip Tours in Florence

Omar was a wonderful guide. His explanation of his neighborhood was truly a tour of his life and experiences. He immersed us in his day to day, introducing us to several artisans at a beautiful mosaics shop, showed us how to drink cafe, we shopped at a local market and introduced us to a local live theater manager. Omar was charming and engaging! If we are lucky enough to come back we would love to choose another of his tours.

We (a family of four, including 14 and 10 year old boys) enjoyed a wonderful morning with Omar, learning about so many interesting aspects of Italian daily life and Sant’Ambrogio in particular. We regret that we forgot to take a picture with Omar because he was so incredibly warm, friendly, and interesting! We were treated to many different experiences but especially appreciated trying delicious local pastries, getting to spend time in an artisan workshop for mosaics (amazing to see the process!) and seeing a local dinner theater with deep ties to the community. Omar was talented at weaving interesting facts and personal stories into the different sites on the tour (his elementary school is absolutely beautiful!) and made our first morning in Florence a memorable and personalized experience. Grazie, Omar!!!

I had been eyeing Omar’s tour of Sant’Ambrogio for weeks before my arrival, but didn’t book it ahead of time because I thought there were just so many museums and sites I wanted to check off in Florence I didn’t think I would have time. Fast forward to my arrival and the city was just so crazy crowded and I didn’t want to blindly walk around trying to get away from the masses so I sent a last minute message to Omar and he was kind enough to oblige! Our morning spent with him was truly awesome and worth every penny. I definitely don’t think I would have appreciated Florence as much as i did if I hadn’t gotten off the beaten path for a bit with such a sweet, passionate and informative local. It was such a great time being able to experience the food market, leather making school, and one of the last mosaic workshops in the city with Omar. We had many other fantastic stops with lots of history to go with! Also, we had a coffee and snack stops! Florence is truly glorious but Withlocals tours brings the city to life on a whole different level that is so much fun and hard to explain so you just need to book this tour with Omar so you can see for yourself! Thank you for a lovely morning spent together Omar and also thank you for the fabulous restaurant tips! ♥️

Marco is one of the most fascinating and interesting tour hosts we’ve ever had. Our trip to Fiesole is a highlight of our trip to Italy. It was about a 20-30 minute trip out of central Florence and we found ourself above the city in the calm and peaceful (and beautiful) Tuscan countryside. Marco is extremely kind and thoughtful- he had thought of all the logistics and shared helpful information prior to the actual tour. The tour itself was wonderful - Marco started with teaching us about the ancient Etruscans and then worked his way forward through history. We got to see ruins, churches, and even a monastery! If you love history - I would very much recommend Marco & this tour as a guide. It was also such a lovely and peaceful way to see the history of the are.