Tours depart at 10 a.m. nearly every day (except Sundays). Tickets include food and beverage samples. If you're an oenophile, check out the sommelier-led wine tasting offered by Taste Florence.

Semantics aside, the glut of wine tours from Florence on offer can overwhelm wine pros and novices alike, so U.S. News identified some of the best, consulting both consumer reviews and expert opinion.

With its cypress tree-lined meadows and neatly manicured vineyards, Tuscany is an "oenophile's paradise", said The Times. The region is home to some of the planet's most noteworthy wine areas from ...

The Florence Wine & Food Festival is a weekend of culinary events. The festival benefits Help 4 Kids Florence, a nonprofit that supplies food packs for children in public schools in Florence County.

The upcoming Florence Wine & Food Festival, in its ninth year, will give local chefs a chance to show off and local foodies a chance to celebrate the city’s evolving restaurant scene.

Taking a free Florence walking tour is the best way to get your bearings on your first day in the city. It’s low-key so if some members of your group are jetlagged, they can rest and meet you later.