The 8 Best Self-Guided Walking Tours in Florence

1.Florence: 2.5 hour Audio Guided Walking Tour led by Host

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 293 reviews · 2h 30m · from $17Our pick

Walk Florence from the Medici Chapel to the Mercato Nuovo with a live escort and multilingual audio tracks. Guides such as Ami, Leonardo, Barbara, and Yaniel add local detail while the narration keeps the tour moving. Optional schiacciata, lunch, or wine with Tuscan meats and cheeses may be available.

“Eine sehr schöne Tour. Teile der Tour wurden auf deutsch per Audioguide erklärt. Die anderen Informationen erhielten wir auf Englisch von Yaniel. 2,5 Stunden in einem angenehmen Tempo mit vielen Informationen.”

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2.Renaissance & Medieval Florence Guided Walking Tour plus mobile App

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 140 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $30

Walk through Florence’s Medici quarter, the Duomo complex, Piazza della Signoria, the Vasari Corridor route, Ponte Vecchio, and the medieval district with a local guide. The 90-minute tour includes the VOX CITY app for extra self-guided routes, but attraction entry and headphones are not included.

“We ended up in a small group (5) so we had a great chance to interact and our guide was outstanding. She was very knowledgeable about Florence it's history, architecture etc but was also happy to talk about lifestyles and current events. This made a great introduction to Florence. Recommend the tour highly.”

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3.Florence Self-Guided Treasure Hunt & Medici Mystery Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $17Top rated

Follow a Medici-inspired mystery from Via della Scala through Florence’s famous sights and quieter corners. You solve puzzles through WhatsApp at your own pace, pause for food or shopping, and finish with an included sweet treat. The activity is available in English or Italian for private groups.

“This was a great way to experience the city with kids! We were able to stop and take breaks, eat and shop along the way.”

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4.The Best of Florence Walking Tour with Audio Guide and Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $17

Walk Florence’s historic center for about two and a half hours with an English or Italian tour leader, headsets, and a multilingual audio app made by an art historian. You’ll see San Lorenzo, the Duomo, Santo Spirito, Palazzo Pitti, and Ponte Vecchio. Museum entry is not included.

“Our tour guide seemed like a nice person, but he was not very effective in telling us about Florence. He wasn’t very constable speaking in English. He missed a lot of opportunity to tell stories about the details of the places we were walking through. There were sections with recorded audio that we listened to. We got the details but would’ve been better to hear them from a live guide.”

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5.Medici Secrets & Mysteries: Interactive Walking Tour Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 36 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $7Best value

Follow a self-guided English-language treasure hunt through central Florence. Your phone delivers 11 Medici-themed puzzles, clues, and stories as you walk from the city center to Piazza de' Pitti. There is no physical guide, so you control the pace, pauses, and group.

“Was a lot of fun, could have been even better if they had cheat map/ pics to know that we were going in the right direction. With 3 kids, stroller, traffic, it was getting a bit hectic for my husband and I.”

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6.Florence: Luxury Duomo Cathedral Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 29 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $172

Explore Florence’s Duomo with a private licensed guide, audio headset, skip-the-line entry, and a climb up Giotto’s Bell Tower. The 90-minute English tour covers the cathedral, its artists, and the city views. Confirm the meeting point carefully before you go.

“This tour was disappointing because of the tour guide. She was disorganized, seemed confused. She talked but not about the big picture. She had a lot of facts but none seemed relevant. I found it challenging to understand her English.”

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7.Florence Walking Tour with Audioguide on Your Smartphone

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $7

Use your phone to follow a 2.5-hour Florence route from Santa Maria Novella to Forte Belvedere. Thirty audio recordings, landmark illustrations, and an offline map cover churches, palaces, museums, markets, bridges, and Medici sites. Bring headphones and download the app before you arrive.

“It took me a while to figure out which app to download in order to listen to the audio guide. But then I received a detailed email with instructions. Thank you. I liked the map with the route points and the detailed description. It was a great walk through Florence, and the city is incredible and very charming! Thank you! I saw that there are many different cities in the app, and I already have some ideas for my next trip.”

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8.Florence Highlights Self guided scavenger hunt and Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews

Start at Santa Maria Novella and follow a self-guided app through 10 key Florence attractions. Solve location-based riddles, read short facts, and pause for coffee, lunch, or a museum visit. The private game costs $17.29 per group of up to three and works in six languages.

“Die Tour bringt einem zu den wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten. Zu jedem Gebäude gibt es eine interessante Geschichte und clevere Rätsel, die die Tour locker und spannend gestalten.”

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