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Visit Florence and enjoy its wine and food – in pictures

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Florence is today the undisputed wine capital of Tuscany. It is in the heart of the Chianti wine region, as well as of Tuscany, and it is the perfect starting point to explore the wineries and the wine regions.

Here is what Asa Johansson says about the city, her adopted city, in the introduction to her article on Florence:

Even after twelve years I am still stunned by the Florentine beauty. Luckily you never get used to it. Another thing that I really like about the city, since I’m a wine lover, is that all roads from Florence lead to a winery. Take a road you don’t know and you can be sure that at the end of the day you’ll be sipping wine somewhere in the countryside. So I guess calling Florence a wine capital isn’t exaggerated.

Read all of Asa’s article here: Florence, a capital of wine and food.

But when you do come to Florence, please do not just go to the Uffici, the Duomo, and the Ponte Vecchio (you will be sure to bump into your friends from home in those places). Do stroll around on the small streets and the back-alleys, go to a humble wine bar or simple pizzeria. You will get a totally different feeling for the city if you spend a little time on foot exploring.

Here are a few pictures for inspiration.

Check our current scheduled wine tours to see if we have a Tuscany wine and food tour on the schedule at the moment or read the sample itinerary under Popular Destination. Or perhaps you would like to book an entirely custom made Tuscany wine tour?

All the photos on this page were taken at one of our wine tours to Tuscany. It is all our own original photography. We came home with quite a few pictures.

All images are protected by copyright (© Per Karlsson, BKWine Photography) and can be licensed from BKWine Photography.

Houses along the Arno River in Florence
Houses along the Arno River in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
Enjoying aperitif before lunch in Florence
Enjoying aperitif before lunch in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
A gondola on the Arno River in Florence
A gondola on the Arno River in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
A romantic walk in Florence
A romantic walk in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
Even outside the Palazzo Vecchio and the Uffici you can admire the art in Florence
Even outside the Palazzo Vecchio and the Uffici you can admire the art in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
Tuscan olive oil on sale
Tuscan olive oil on sale, copyright BKWine Photography
Spaghetti with tomatoes and mozzarella
Spaghetti with tomatoes and mozzarella, copyright BKWine Photography
Leather goods, a specialty in Florence
Leather goods, a specialty in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence
Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
A wine bar and restaurant in Florence
A wine bar and restaurant in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
A gold smith's shop on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence
A gold smith’s shop on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
A simple pasta dish in a restaurant in Florence
A simple pasta dish in a restaurant in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
Rowers under the Ponte Vecchio in Florence
Rowers under the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
A small restaurant in Florence
A small restaurant in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
Hotel Privilege
Hotel Privilege, copyright BKWine Photography
People walking on a street in Florence
People walking on a street in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
A Vespa parking
A Vespa parking, copyright BKWine Photography
A wine bar in Pienza not far from Florence
A wine bar in Pienza not far from Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence
Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
Sausages on a market in Florence
Sausages on a market in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
A wine and food shop in Tuscany
A wine and food shop in Tuscany, copyright BKWine Photography
Guide books
Guide books, copyright BKWine Photography
In a small restaurant in Florence
In a small restaurant in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
Il Doumo in Florence
Il Doumo in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
Wine from all over Italy on a market in Florence
Wine from all over Italy on a market in Florence, copyright BKWine Photography
Dry-cured sausage, perfect with Tuscan wine
Dry-cured sausage, perfect with Tuscan wine, copyright BKWine Photography

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