9 Shopping Tours in Florence to Build a Day Around

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 guide at 9 a.m., visit Florence’s San Lorenzo market, then ride 20 minutes to a Tuscan farmhouse. With chefs such as Erika, prepare pasta, meat sauce, pork, bruschetta, and tiramisu, then eat with Chianti wine. Recipes and a cooking diploma follow.

“Noemi and Gloria were wonderful teachers. The location of the class is breathtaking. It was cozy in the room where we were making the pasta on a cold December day. We were provided recipes of what we made. The bus ride was about 20 minutes from the city center and gave us another experience traveling to the cooking location. A++++”

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2.Small Group Cooking Class & Market Food Tour in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,574 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $62Best value

Meet a local chef in central Florence, visit Mercato Centrale for tastings and ingredients, then make bruschetta, fresh pasta, sauces, and tiramisu. The class is hands-on, vegetarian-friendly, and includes Chianti, a digital recipe booklet, and a diploma. Chef assignments vary, with Federico, Tommaso, Alice, and John often praised.

“Great cooking class with Alice! First we shopped at the Central Market in Florence and then returned to the classroom/kitchen and made pasta, ravioli and tira miso.”

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

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

Meet at Cucineria La Mattonaia in central Florence for a hands-on class led by chefs such as Giulia, David, Gui, or Alain. Make pasta and tiramisù from scratch, enjoy Tuscan appetizers and unlimited wine, and choose a morning class with Sant’Ambrogio Market.

“David was fantastic - explained everything and answered questions as we went. Perfect hands on event - Thank you”

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4.Cooking Class with Local Food Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 407 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $63

Tour Florence’s Central Market with an English-speaking chef, taste olive oils, truffles, cheeses, and cured meats, then make fresh pasta, Nonna’s lasagna, sauces, and tiramisù. The 3 to 5-hour class is fully hands-on, with wine, a shared meal, recipes, and small-group instruction.

“If you want a cooking class activity in Florence, this is the one to do! I was in a small group of 4 as it happened. The teacher (Alice) was brilliant, knowledgeable and fun and had us all make and eat a delicious lunch (with wine). The bonus of this activity is that it starts with a look round the fantastic food market a few steps away down the street, where a deli store holder, Emily, let us taste truffles, olive oils, balsamic vinegars and more and told us the differences to look for. The meeting place is an easy walk from the city centre. A thoroughly enjoyable morning, full…”

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5.Hire a driver for The Mall Outlet – Limousine Service Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 1 to 11 hours (approx.)

Travel from Florence to The Mall Firenze in a private Mercedes with driver-guides such as Gianluca or Luka. You get hotel pickup, a roughly one-hour transfer each way, flexible private service, and time to shop Italian luxury brands at outlet prices.

“I book for the tour in advance , they called me before two days to confirm the time and pick up location and timely the driver pick us from the hotel to the mall .the driver was an excellent guide”

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6.Luxury Shopping Experience: Private Chauffeur to The Mall & Prada

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $180

Set out from your Florence hotel, apartment, or B&B in a private Mercedes minivan with an English-speaking driver such as Stefano or Nuncio. Shop The Mall for about three hours, then spend an hour at Prada Space. Your driver keeps bags in the vehicle and returns you home.

“Stefano was an excellent chauffeur. Attentive obliging and happy to make small changes in our itinerary. We were very thankful for his assistance.”

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7.Outlets: The Mall Tour From Florence

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 6 reviews · 4 hours

Travel from Florence to The Mall in a private vehicle with an English, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, or French-speaking driver. You get hotel pickup, about four hours for the round trip and shopping, plus parking, tolls, and return transport included.

“It was wonderful to be able to travel to the outlet with a driver that was friendly and knowledgeable.”

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8.Private Florence City Tour & The Mall Shopping

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 8 hours (approx.)

You’ll spend eight flexible hours with an English-speaking chauffeur such as Salvatore or Alex, seeing Florence’s key sights from a private Mercedes and shopping at The Mall Firenze. Expect outside sightseeing, local tips, a paid lunch stop, and pickup from your Florence or Tuscan accommodation.

“We had an amazing time with our driver, Salvatore. He was our driver for 6 days. We stayed in Luca and went from Luca to Florence, Pisa, Sienna, Parma, San Gigamino. Salvatore was very informative, we had six people total and everyone of us will come back and request Salvatore. The trip was magnificent.”

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9.Grocery Market Food Tour and Tastings with a chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $79

Meet a local chef in Florence for a three-hour walk through Sant’Ambrogio Market. Taste espresso, Tuscan salami, cheeses, market dishes, two wines with bruschetta, and gelato. Matteo may guide your visit, sharing food traditions, neighborhood stories, and useful restaurant tips.

“This was a lovely tour! Matteo was very funny and knowledgeable about all things food and wine. It was just me and my husband today, and loved the idea of the small tour. We did try a few different things, as well as coffee, wine, and gelato, and left totally satisfied with our morning. Definitely an activity to try.”

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