Farmers Market Tours in Florence: Our Top 7

1.Cooking Class and Lunch at a Tuscan Farmhouse with Local Market Tour from Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,831 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $145Our pick

Meet Luca or another Walkabout Florence Tours guide in central Florence for a market visit, tastings, and a 20-minute minibus ride to a Tuscan farmhouse. With chefs such as Erika, you’ll make pasta, bruschetta, roast pork, potatoes, and tiramisu, then eat your four-course meal with wine.

“Luca and Erika were both amazing and funny. We had a lot of fun and would boom this tour again for a different dish”

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2.Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class with optional Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 515 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $83

Cook three Tuscan staples in a central Florence trattoria with chefs such as Giulia, Gui, David, or Alain. Morning bookings add Sant’Ambrogio Market and tastings, while afternoon classes skip the market. Groups max out at 12, and your meal comes with wine.

“Highly recommend even if you are an avid cook! David, our chef, provided tips that made pasta sauce(s) tastier and less time consuming to prepare! Impressed with the basic ingredients that make the pasta meal restaurant quality!”

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3.Cooking Class at a Tuscan Farm & Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 354 reviews · 6 hours · from $94

Spend six hours with Walkabout Tours exploring Mercato Centrale, then ride into the Tuscan countryside for a hands-on class led by guides such as Luca and Erika. Make bruschetta, fresh pasta, ragù, roast pork, potatoes, and tiramisù, then eat your three-course meal with regional wine. Recipes and a cooking diploma are included.

“What a wonderful day! My husband and I loved the whole experience. The tour moved at the perfect pace. We learned many helpful things about Italian cooking and dined on the food we cooked in a peaceful setting with an amazing view.”

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4.Florence Central Market Food Tour with Eating Europe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 224 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $113

Spend about three hours around Florence’s San Lorenzo Market, tasting pecorino, cured meats, Vin Santo, lampredotto, Sangiovese, gelato, and other Tuscan specialties. Guides such as Tina, Alice, Kiara, Anto, Francesco, Ely, and Gaia have led the experience. Groups are capped at 10, with tastings and practical food tips included.

“We ended up being the only ones on the tour so we got a private tour with Kiara! The first part was taken by her trying to figure out what had become of the other couple, but once she figured out they weren’t coming she gave us her full attention. We did the Mercato Centrale tour because we are staying at a Airbnb and wanted to supply it with some food from the market. Kiara has great relationships with the vendors and we got to try a variety of Tuscan foods and drinks. It was a generous amount of food and we took notes as to what to come back…”

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5.Florence Cooking Course with Historic Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 151 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $95

Meet at Piazza San Lorenzo at 9:50 a.m. for a guided walk through Mercato Centrale, tastings, and ingredient shopping. Then cook a Tuscan starter, two main courses, and dessert with a professional chef such as Francesco, Caterina, Noemi, or Greta. The five-hour class ends with lunch, wine, and recipes to take home.

“fun day w catrina at market and back at cooking school to prepare and eat delisih meal she was very fun and informative. attentive to dietary needs and easy to understand”

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6.Florence Street Food Tour: Central Market & Duomo Area

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 45 reviews · from $26Best value

Walk Florence with an English-speaking local guide such as Tom, Serena, Gabriel, Anna, Vera, or Christiana. Sample traditional food, browse San Lorenzo Market, learn city stories, admire the Duomo and Battistero, then finish with schiacciata and gelato near Ponte Vecchio. Food and drinks are included.

“Our guide was Vera and she was amazing. she gave us a lot of interesting information about Italian food and wine, as well as history and architecture. The tour was about 2.5 hours and each food we tried was delicious. It was enough food for us so we skip supper. thank you, Vera, for great tour”

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7.Florence Central Market Food Tour with Eating Europe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $110

Spend three hours with an English-speaking guide at Florence’s San Lorenzo Market, tasting cheeses, cured meats, balsamic vinegar, truffle oil, lampredotto, and gelato. Continue to a private wine tasting and food pairing at a historic wine shop. Small groups are limited to 10 people.

“Kiara, our guide was terrific! She was personable, knowledgeable and picked great places. Everyone knows her and she’s from a nearby city and lives in Florence. We enjoyed it very much”

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