Valentine's Day in Florence

The guided tour is definitely worth it. Our guide, Roger, explained not only Michelangelo’s *David* in great detail—including its “secrets,” interesting facts, and history—but also some of the gallery’s most important paintings. When we booked the guided tour, we scheduled it for 1:00 p.m., but they called us to see if we could change it to 4:00 p.m. No problem—we’re on vacation and flexible—and when we arrived at 4:00 p.m., they offered us water and soft drinks and gave us some beautiful, numbered prints of paintings by legendary artists. Everything was perfect: the service, the friendliness, and our guide Roger—a 10 out of 10!

Mary was our English speaking guide for the day and she was fantastic. Very knowledgeable about the paintings, sculptures and to our delight, the musical instruments. We were excited to see an original Stradavarius violin and learn about its origins and commission. We booked this tour very last minute (about 30 mins prior to the start time). Communication with the provider was excellent and the ability to skip the loooooong line in a middle of a heatwave was such a blessing. I 100% recommend this tour. Thank you Mary for sharing your knowledge and making the tour something to remember.

Seeing Florence as it is from the street level. Architectural beauty, people, topography, traffic. It was great to hear about it's history via the audio headsets too. However traffic noise and delays did affect our enjoyment of the event.