Florence is filled with countless attractions spanning millennia – but, from experiencing the archaeological layers of the ancient Roman city on Piazza della Signoria and Piazza della Repubblica to being blown away by the historic city center’s unexpectedly trendy shops and cool cafes (and indulging in an espresso and Tuscan cantuccio – biscotti), you’ll experience 20 of the city’s top attractions in just eight hours. You’ll see the perfectly preserved medieval streets, fortified palaces, and frescoed churches that make Florence famous – but more than that, your local insider will show you places you didn’t even know existed, like a column on Piazza del Duomo marking the location of an eighth-century miracle!

Florence is a sepia-tinged fairytale of ancient Roman foundations, Renaissance architecture, and rolling hills. With your local host as your walking, talking guidebook, you’ll see several of the city’s iconic landmarks around Arno River. North of the river, the old medieval San Giovanni quarter, which surrounds the iconic Florence Cathedral, is still the heart of the historic city center and home to many of the city’s impressive attractions, from medieval streets to modern art. Across the Ponte Vecchio on the southern bank of the Arno, the Oltrarno district isn’t lacking in landmarks of its own, while the laid-back San Niccolò neighborhood less than a mile east is a hub of popular restaurants and wine bars, leading to all sorts of secrets.