Florence Must-See Sights Private Tour for Kids and Families
Description
Enjoy a 2.0 hour Treasures of Florence Tour with our expert kid-friendly guide, who will show you the highlights of the city. You will meet her in Piazza Signoria behind the Fountain of Neptune, and there your adventure will start! During this relaxed and informative walking tour you will see Piazza della Signoria, the imposing Palazzo Vecchio, the Duomo (the city's cathedral) and much more besides. Our kid-friendly tour guide is specialized in working with children and will keep their attention and curiosity by using various games and other multimedia tools. At the end of the tour, you will take a walk over the medieval Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge in Florence, and offer a gesture of goodwill to Il Porcellino, a little statue of a wild boar, for good luck. Just rub his nose to secure your return visit to Florence, city of beauty and wonder.
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Here's Florence's political centre, the Piazza della Signoria, while the imposing Palazzo Vecchio houses a noteworthy collection of Renaissance statuary.
You will discover stories and details about the sculptures, what inspired their creation, and their importance to the people of Florence.
The medieval Ponte Vecchio is the oldest bridge in Florence. You will listen to the curious story of this “stinky” bridge of old, and the kids will love it. In 1563 King Ferdinand I decreed that no butchers could set up shop along the bridge, due to the health hazards of rotting meat, so jewelers took their place.
Be sure to put a coin in the mouth of Il Porcellino, a statue of a wild boar, for good luck, and rub his nose to secure your return visit to Florence, city of beauty and wonder.
You are now surrounded by Renaissance at its highest beauty, admire the Duomo's facade, the golden doors of the Baptistery and Giotto's Bell Tower
Say goodbye to your guide in San Lorenzo market.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(34)
Emilia was wonderful! She was very patient and flexible. She answered all of my kids’ questions and kept them engaged. She was able to entertain 3 kids 7-13 years old plus the parents. She shared fun ideas for after the tour and made the history fun and relevant to us. She even had little gifts for the kids at the end. It was a wonderful morning! Highly recommend. Two hours was perfect.
We had a great time exploring with our Guide, Roberta. She kept my 7 year old engaged with history & humor. She asked to do the tour again the next day! Book with them you’ll be happy you did.
Our tour guide, Roberta was excellent. She took our family of 4 (two children ages eight and 11) on a private walking tour of the heart of Florence. She made it enjoyable and engaged the kids with a simple scavenger hunt. She was smart enough to end the tour at one of the only Gelateria in Florence to serve the original copyrighted gelato flavor, Bountalenti. Our kids seem to be engaged the entire time which is not an easy task. I would definitely recommend this tour company and Roberta.
It was our first stay in Florence and what can I say — we managed to see all the main attractions of the city. Our guide, Giulia, was fantastic: my children (ages 9 and 5) had so much fun. She made everyone feel involved. The best tour we’ve done. It was also very easy to reach the meeting point, as the agency provided all the details. We highly recommend this tour.
We had the most incredible experience with Martina during our family centered walking tour of Florence! She was able to break down the amazing art and history of the city into little nuggets that our kids could digest, and she kept them engaged and interested every step of the way with games and story telling. She was attentive to their needs by reading their body language and broke up the tour into section where they could sit and move around when needed. We were all so impressed with her and took away so much from the tour! Highly, highly recommend!
We had 2 children - ages 4 and 7 and Martina provided a lot of information for the kids in a fun way - history and looking for objects and still new information for the adults. Well worth the time and especially a great tour for groups including children.
This tour was fantastic for both kids & adults alike, such a great way to keep the kids entertained and learn about the beautiful city of Florence. Martina was great with the kids & made the tour so much fun.
We visited Florence as part of a family holiday to Tuscany. Prior to visiting, we'd searched online to see what "child friendly" tours we could find for a 5-year-old who is full of energy but can lack concentration, and a 9-year-old who likes to learn. We thought we'd be lucky to find something to meet our requirements, until we stumbled across "Florence Tours with Kids by Rachele". From our initial emails, Carla and the team were extremely helpful, and answered all our questions. We even managed to negotiate that a family members (well behaved) dog could join us where appropriate! On the day of our tour, we arrived in Florence with two hot children, and our youngest saying she was bored and "didn't want to see any more old buildings". We were worried that our trip to beautiful Florence, was going to be a disaster. We met our guide Martina a few hours later, and she immediately captured our children's attention, and imagination. A warm, welcoming and engaging approach from Martina, led to a thoroughly enjoyable and informative tour - which brought so much information and detail that we would have missed had we just walked around ourselves. We did not hear a peep, whimper or grumble for the duration of our tour - the children were so entertained - as were we as adults, each appreciating what the tour brought us. Thank you for rescuing our visit to Florence - Martina was such a great guide and a lovely person. Highly recommended. Grazie Mille
Martina didn't realise at the time, but she saved the day for a couple of young girls (and their parents) who'd had enough of the hot, busy city and wanted only to return to their accommodation and spend the afternoon in the pool. She was engaging, playful & informative and had them captivated from the beginning. The adults too! The 2.5 hours flew by, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves while learning essential context for what they were walking amongst. The kids will be talking about their tour and what they learned about Florence and the Medici for years to come... Grazie mille!
We did a walking tour with Guilia with a group of 6 adults and 5 kids (ages 6-12). It was a fantastic experience. Guilia kept everyone engaged throughout, and everyone enjoyed the team trivia game as we saw the highlights of the city. It’s a great first thing to do in the city before diving deeper, with all of us coming away feeling like we had a much better understanding. I’ve done a handful of child friendly walking tours and this was among the best.
