About this tour
Spend nearly three hours in Florence's Oltrarno quarter learning how local makers still practise centuries-old crafts. Your guide takes you through leather workshops, etching studios and a paper boutique, stops you at a historic wine window for a glass, and finishes with gelato at a neighbourhood favourite. You'll meet artisans at work and understand why this riverside quarter remains the city's creative backbone.
Highlights
- Taste wine poured through a restored Renaissance-era window
- Watch leatherworkers stretch and shape Florentine hides
- See etching plates hand-carved in a family studio
- Browse handmade marbled and pressed papers
- Sample gelato made fresh daily by local gelateria
What to expect
Your local guide meets you and walks you through narrow Oltrarno streets, stopping first at artisan workshops where you'll see makers at their benches—leather being tooled, plates being etched with fine needles. The boutique visit showcases decorative papers in every weight and finish. At the wine window, you'll stand where Florentines have ordered wine for 400 years; you get a proper glass to drink on the spot. The tour ends at a gelateria where your guide's recommendation carries real weight. Expect cobblestones, tight doorways, and working studios—not polished tourist shows.
Good to know
Wear comfortable shoes for uneven streets. The wine window involves standing outside briefly. All fitness levels manage this easily, though there are some stairs in workshops. Service animals welcome. Public transport stops nearby if you need to bail early.
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