Private Market and Cooking Class with Lunch in Florence
Overview
Meet the owners of local businesses and engage in an uplifting, eye-opening experience browsing through local produce.
Grasp the local traditions and language by interacting with the locals and experiencing their unmatched hospitality.
Create a 3-course menu that you’ll cook later by using the ingredients you hand-picked from the local shops.
Get to know the local crafts and understand the heritage of this area through its shops, some of which are older than 100 years.
Join our chef in an authentic walkthrough of what the area has to offer and how to shop for the best ingredients.
To enjoy this tour to the fullest, you need to get away from the din of the city for half a day of immersion in the slow-paced, more genuine way of life of the people in Tuscany.
What's Included
- Tea and coffee Coffee and/or Tea
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages are only available to those over 18 years of age
- TIps
Meeting Location
Piazza della Stazione
50123 Firenze FI, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
In this tour, you'll meet the owners of local shops, open-air market stalls, or farms in the Mugello Valley near Florence and shop for locally sourced ingredients that will add an unmistakable charm to your recipes.
We will be accompanied by our in-house English-speaking chef, who will oversee all phases of the tour.
Once you have collected all the ingredients, our chef will guide you in the preparation of a 3-course lunch.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Activity code: C-249104P5
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- Tea and coffee. Coffee and/or Tea.
- Lunch.
- Bottled water.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
- Alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic beverages are only available to those over 18 years of age.
- TIps.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Private Market and Cooking Class with Lunch in Florence is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Village to Village Food Tour in West Greenwich and East Village will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Tea and coffeeCoffee and/or Tea
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Alcoholic beveragesAlcoholic beverages are only available to those over 18 years of age
- TIps
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
