We booked 3 tours with Artviva - The Original and Best Walking Tour Company. We only had one day to spend in Florence but this company made it one of the best days on our 3 week vacation. “The Original Florence Walk” was the very best tour in all our visit of Italy, Greece and Turkey. Our guide got us... more

Fantastic tour of the Uffizi!! My guide was great. I'm one of those people who tends to get bored easily just looking at art so I need a knowledgeable guide to give history, etc - she did this amazingly well! Aside from the knowledge she possessed about the works in general, the little back stories and anecdotes totally enhanced the... more

We did a 3 hour walking tour, the intro of Florence last week. Sarah was our guide. She was excellent and really enjoyed sharing her knowledge. She is an American who has been in florence 8 years. As we saw the city I could hear other tour operators I could barely understand. We had a group of 6 vs many... more

We were very glad that we took the Original Florence Walk. It was one of our highlights of the trip, and well worthwhile. Our time was limited to only 2 days in Florence, so we were able to learn so much about the history of the city and see so many different sights. Our guide made our tour very enjoyable...telling... more

We went on a walking tour of Firenze our first morning there. We used Artviva, who we found through Rick Steve's website. We had a great time on the tour - really enjoyed our guide’s insightful comments. Certainly saw Firenze in a new way, and were able to discover things we would have missed altogether without the tour. For example,... more

Wow! The tours were fabulous! Our guides were incredibly knowledgeable, entertaining and clearly loved what they do. Our visit to Florence was the highlight of our Italy trip and Our Artviva tours were the best of Florence. It is awesome! more

We booked our tour of Florence with “Artviva: The Original and Best Walking Tours” www.italy.artviva.com after doing extensive internet searching. Of all our one day tours, our private Florence tour was absolutely the best. The guide (sorry I have lost her name), but she is an ex American lady was amazing. Her family came from Florence. What we did not... more

Loved the private Original Florence Walk tour, and our guide was great. We saw stuff that I'm sure isn't part of a larger group tour, and got some insight into what real life in Florence is like, which was part of our goal in booking a private tour. The walk also really helped from an orientation point of view -... more

website “Artviva: The Original and Best Walking Tours” We stayed two weeks in Florence. "Artiva" offers a variety of tours that are well chosen and really help visitors to feel connected to Florence and surrounding Tuscan villages. "The Best of Tuscany" tour was a huge hit with my wife and I - the guides were fun and had the inside... more