Walking tours · Florence
Free walking tours in Florence
5 free walking tours, each checked on the operator's own website. Tip-based tours have no ticket: you join at the meeting point and give the guide what you think the tour was worth at the end. Free Tickets is an independent guide, not connected to these operators.
Checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026. Times change by season — confirm on the operator's page before you go.
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5 free walking tours in Florence
Tip-basedFlorence Free Tour-Tale
Florence Free Walking Tour: Renaissance & Medici Tales
Introduction to Renaissance Florence: San Lorenzo, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, the Duomo, Orsanmichele, the Dante quarter, Piazza della Signoria, the Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio.
- Starts
- Daily 10:00 and 15:30 (low season) / 16:30 (high season)
- Takes
- 2 h 15 min
- Meet
- Piazza San Lorenzo; look for the green umbrella map
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Booking
- Book a free spot online first — Book in advance; at least 12 hours ahead is better, or the tour may not depart.
- Tipping
- Operator: some people donate 10 and some 50, it’s up to you.
Tip-basedFlorence Free Tour-Tale
Free Tour – The Dark Side of Florence: Mysteries & Legends
Evening walk through the legends, crimes and mysteries of Florence, starting from Piazza della Santissima Annunziata.
- Starts
- 19:15; Wednesday to Sunday in low season, daily in high season
- Takes
- 1 h 45 min
- Meet
- Piazza della Santissima Annunziata; look for the green umbrella map
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Booking
- Book a free spot online first
Tip-basedAnother Florence
The Beauties of Florence
Morning classic from Santa Maria Novella to Piazza del Duomo and Brunelleschi’s dome, through the Renaissance landmarks to Ponte Vecchio and Piazza Santa Croce.
- Starts
- Daily 10:30, all year
- Takes
- 2 h 30 min
- Meet
- Middle of Piazza Santa Maria Novella, between the two obelisks; guide carries a small Florence flag with the red lily map
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Italian
- Booking
- Book a free spot online first — Book a free ticket online (Eventbrite) and cancel if you cannot come.
Tip-basedAnother Florence
Florence at Sunset
Evening walk across the Arno into the Oltrarno: artisans’ workshops, Palazzo Pitti and the neighbourhood where Florentines go out at night.
- Starts
- Daily 18:00, all year
- Takes
- 2 h
- Meet
- Middle of Piazza Santa Maria Novella, between the two obelisks; guide carries a small Florence flag with the red lily map
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Italian
- Booking
- Book a free spot online first — Book a free ticket online (Eventbrite) and cancel if you cannot come.
Tip-basedCitywalkers
Free Florence Walking Tour
Highlights loop from Piazza dell’Unità Italiana by the station through Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza del Duomo and the Porcellino market to Piazza della Signoria.
- Starts
- Daily 10:15 and 14:45
- Takes
- 2 h 30 min
- Meet
- Piazza dell’Unità Italiana map
- Languages
- English
- Booking
- Book a free spot online first — Book online and wait for the confirmation email.
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FAQ
Free walking tours in Florence: common questions
Are free walking tours in Florence really free?
All of the 5 tours listed here are tip-based: there is no ticket, and at the end you give the guide what you think the tour was worth.
Do I need to book a free walking tour in Florence?
Book a free spot online first for Florence Free Walking Tour: Renaissance & Medici Tales, Free Tour – The Dark Side of Florence: Mysteries & Legends, The Beauties of Florence, Florence at Sunset and Free Florence Walking Tour.
Are there free walking tours in Florence in other languages?
Besides English, the tours here run in Spanish and Italian — see each tour for its languages and times.
Sources
Where this comes from
- florencefreetourtale.com · Florence Free Walking Tour: Renaissance & Medici Tales · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- florencefreetourtale.com · Free Tour – The Dark Side of Florence: Mysteries & Legends · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- anotherflorence.com · The Beauties of Florence · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- anotherflorence.com · Florence at Sunset · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- citywalkers.eu · Free Florence Walking Tour · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026