Artisan Workshops: Private Walking Tour in Florence | La Vacanza Travel

Artisan Workshops: Private Walking Tour in Florence

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: Italy, Toscana, Florence
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  • 3 hours
  • Florence
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Embark on this 3-hour expert-led small-group walking tour of artisan workshops in Florence where you will discover the heart of Florentine traditional craftsmanship. Treat yourself to a lovely experience that includes meeting practitioners of ancient crafts, from hand carved wood furnishings to gorgeous mosaics and sculptures. On this exploration of Florentine creativity you will also have a chance to purchase one-of-a-kind items that are the perfect souvenirs or gifts for someone back home.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Basilica of Santa Croce, Piazza Santa Croce 16, 50122, Florence Italy

Your guide, an expert personal shopper with a keen sense of authenticity, tradition and beauty, will meet you at the Statue of Dante in Santa Croce square

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Santa Croce, Piazza di Santa Croce 16, 50122, Florence Italy

Your first stop will be a Florentine inlay mosaic technique workshop where you will see mosaic landscapes painted with marble and stones in the ancient workshop museum

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ponte Vecchio, 50125, Florence Italy

Next you will visit to a historic goldsmith artisan workshop where you can admire the creation of totally handmade florentine style jewelry

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Palazzo Pitti, Piazza Dei Pitti 1, 50125, Florence Italy

from here, you will head towards either a real leather shoe maker's studio to discover one of Florence's traditional and trendy products that are entirely handmade or to a leather bag workshop to see skilled artisans making unique leather bags with great care, skill, and attention to detail.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Della Passera, Florence Italy

Next, your guide will take you to a wood workshop where a local artisan carves furnishings and sculptures or marquetry inlay by hand.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Santo Spirito, 50125, Florence Italy

Next on your tour is a truly special treat. You will visit a bookbinder's workshop. Here you will witness the mesmerizing creation of authentic Florentine marbled paper.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Professional guide

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Piazza di Santa Croce, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy


Return Details

Via del Parione, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

Compass45607707762

06 Dec, 2022

We love all types of art/artists and this tour seemed like it would allow us to learn more about them. It was amazing! Maria personalized our tour to include visits to studios/stores of jewelry making, Florentine paper design, leather, mosaics and added stops along the way (textiles, gold leaf painting, local craft show) as she got to know us. We truly enjoyed meeting so many artisans and learning about renaissance and contemporary techniques. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. this tour, it added a wonderful dimension to our trip to Florence!

Ankita_P

19 Aug, 2022

If you really want to explore the true arts and artisans of Florence, this is an amazing tour that explores the various trades. Our tour guide took us to mosaic making, perfume shop, goldsmith, paper marbling, lithograph maker shops. We got to meet the owners and artisans, and learn about the process of their craft. There were also opportunities to purchase, but it was solely up to you, no pressure. Our guide, Maria, was absolutely great!!

eborcher

10 Nov, 2019

The description of this tour was intriguing and it proved to be fascinating! Maria was our guide and we had her all to ourselves that afternoon. We started at the Florentine mosaic studio "Mosaici di Lastrucci" which blew us away. You think you are looking at a beautiful paintings but they are all made of stone. At all our stops we were introduced to the craftsmen and women and got to watch them at work. Next was a goldsmith's shop, then a shoemaker, then a leather maker. We had told Maria at the onset that we wanted her to show us some genuine Italian leather craftsmen as Florence has tons of leather goods - lots of them knockoffs. She came through in a big way and took us to two leather shops you must visit while in Florence - BENHEART and KATIAN. My daughter purchased her first leather jacket at Benheart. While waiting for them to add her initials on the sleeve of her jacket, who comes in but the designer himself! Then we went to Katian where I found my jacket and also met the designer!! Such a cool experience - we never would have found these shops without Maria. Our last stop was at a stationery store where we got to see how they make their own paper - A. Cozzi and do some shopping. I highly recommend this tour - just make sure you wear comfortable shoes as it is a lot of walking. Grazie Maria!

Sarah G

15 Oct, 2019

This was a unique opportunity to learn about the history of craftsmen in Florence and visit smaller artisans' workshops that otherwise would be impossible or at least, difficult to visit on one's own. I was impressed by the variety of types of art as well as the unique opportunities to speak with, tour the workshops of and see the processes of artisans, including many whose styles and techniques are unusual. A wonderful tour!

Bill F

12 Oct, 2018

While we have enjoyed many tours over the years of all the wonderful galleries, museums and churches in Florence, we wanted something a bit different this time. We really enjoyed our afternoon walking tour of several local artisans/craftsmen in Florence. Maria was our guide and she did a great job of selecting an interesting and impressive group of shops to visit. We were able to spend time with the owners/craftsmen as they explained some of the pieces they were working on, whether it was an intricate mosaic, a gold necklace, or a beautiful leather purse. There was absolutely no pressure to purchase any of the items available at each of the shops, although we couldn't leave Florence or this tour without something to remember the wonderful afternoon.

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