Unveiled Tours

“Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.” – Henry James, in a letter dated 1869″

Florence is a city that contains a magnitude of stories to unveil, as well as many paths and places to explore and unravel.
Florence is popularly known for her magical monuments, yet the unveiled tours offer something new — they are an utterly unique journey into the lesser-known history of Florence.

They uncover mysteries and tell stories and details of people, places and events that are hidden beneath the surface.
We take you on an adventure that shines a light on these discreet paths and the tales of some of the great people who contributed to making Florence the city that it is.

Embark on a journey that uncovers the truths and mysteries of this captivating, spectacular city.

The Ospedale degli Innocenti – The Civic Soul of Renaissance Florence

Florence is celebrated for its art, palaces, and powerful families — yet behind its beauty lies another story: one of care, charity, and civic vision. This tour takes you inside the Ospedale degli Innocenti, one of the first institutions in Europe dedicated to the protection of abandoned children.

Rebellious Brushes – Women Artists at the Uffizi

This original guided tour offers a fresh and unconventional perspective on the Uffizi, placing women artists and women’s roles in art history at the center of the narrative. Through paintings, biographies, and historical context, we uncover lives marked by talent, resilience, ambition, and quiet rebellion.

Museo Galileo Tour, the Science Trail in Florence

Discovering the worlds of the Galileo Museum & Officine Profumo S.M. Novella. Not only did the Renaissance provide key contributions to art and literature, but this period in history brought a deep desire to understand nature’s mechanisms and laws, which contributed to the revolution of modern science as we know it.

The Gardens of Florence: Boboli and Bardini Private tour

Gardens remain deeply symbolic in our imagination as secret places containing subtle hues of the gardens of Eden. Holding an even deeper meaning through those who owned, created and designed these spaces. Gardens are home to many stories, sentiments and mysterious esoteric meanings.

Florence in the 1800s: The Capital and The Grand Tour

It is often overlooked that Florence for six years, between 1865 to 1871 was the capital of the young nation-state of Italy formed in 1861. This short period of time was marked by profound social and economic changes. At the time, Florence was transformed and modernized and celebrated as the cultural capital of Italy.

Florence Fashion Tour

Illuminating Florence’s Historic, Fashionable Footsteps. Discover Florence, the birthplace of Italian fashion, where culture, art, and style unite to craft a timeless legacy of elegance and innovation. Today, Florence remains a global fashion powerhouse, home to nearly 9,000 businesses and iconic names such as Emilio Pucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, and Ermanno Scervino.

Florence Oltrarno Guided Tour: A city that speaks

In Florence, across the Arno lies a vibrant area, full of character, yet low-key and slow-paced, the Oltrarno. Remaining somewhat undiscovered thanks to the abundance of artisans’ studios, intimate squares, lively cafes and Florentines who occupy the area.

Artisans Florence Guided Tour: A Florentine Artisanal Path

The artisanal tradition is strongly engrained in Florence, family lineages of creativity and specialization are still alive today, producing renowned and admired masterpieces. The workshop was, and still is, the place where skills and secrets are learnt and passed on from master to student.

Machiavelli’s Florence Guided Tour: By day and by night

This tour of Renaissance Florence traces the footsteps of the notorious historian, writer and father of political science, Niccolò Machiavelli, whilst exploring the city’s most reknowned squares and monuments, as well as the lesser-known ‘chiassi'. Get ready to immerse into Machiavelli’s world!

The English Cemetery: A Melancholic Spoon River

This tour takes you on path that unveils and revives the lives of the Foreigners who fell in love with Florence, for its beauty and atmosphere. We explore the steps of those who came here and embraced Florence as a ‘home away from home’. A nostalgic journey of the history of a cosmopolitan Florence.