Tuscany Trip Advisor Reviews Collection ArtViva

"Worth every Euro!”

Stefan was absolutely wonderful on the Best of Tuscany tour! Best tour and guide we had in Italy...by far! I wish I could have had him with us for our whole trip to Italy. He was very knowledgeable and made the tours fun, really enjoyable and worth every Euro! My favorite part was going to the winery/farm. The meal we had there was incredible! It was also very nice to be in such a small group for this tour.

We also really enjoyed Sylvia and her tour the Original Florence Walk. Very interesting to learn about the architecture and art in Florence. She was also a great guide and kept my interest which is very hard to do!

LaurenG821
Chicago, IL
USA
Oct 29, 2009



"Best of Tuscany and Florence -Just do it!!!!!!"


We can not say enough about this very friendly company. Due to a mix up over setting our clocks-put it down to jet lag! and a problem with a bus strike we turned up late for our morning tour and Uffizi tour the next day. No problems for the smiling Artviva young ladies in Florence who graciously took our rambling family to meet the already departed guides. Our guides caught us up in the break with what we missed.

Florence is a fascinating city and our guides Christine and Silvia just made it come alive for us. We loved the smallest bar we have ever seen, a cupboard sized hole in a wall where we stopped for a snack.

The best for us was the Best of Tuscany tour with Stephan with the wine, the lunch, views. He convinced us to do the Villa Swim tour as well.As our parents are elderly -we biked, they opted to be transfered directly to the villa. All highly recommended for young and old alike.

Artviva never made us feel unwanted, our questions about parking, restaurants, changing money, rest rooms, where to get medical attention, wheelchair hire (Mother not feeling too well), post offices (you get the idea!) ... were answered with a sense of humor and patience as I'm sure they must have heard most of our queries a million times before. Our guides always made sure my mother in her wheel chair for this part of out trip felt included in the tour.

Thank you Artviva you made what could have been a difficult stay in Florence not just a memorable experience but one we will all treasure.

Naxos66
Balmain
August 14, 2009

"The Best of Tuscany Tour With a Small Group and Florence Tours"

The Best of Tuscany tour along with our other tours with Artviva were the  best of our 10 day long visit to Italy. The historical knowledge of our guides, the comfort of the vans and the drivers were all excellent. The day in the Tuscan three towns with Stefan our guide was ideal and the lunch at the vineyard beyond compare, with no hard sell for wine or olive oil. What made this tour great was the small group.

We took several other tours while in Rome and Florence and vowed never to take a tour with another company after our experience with this firm. It really made the difference for us, the small group v the big bus experience. I am a VERY fussy person and was more than VERY pleased.

I must also mention our Florence tours of the Uffizi gallery and the David tour with two other guides, Freya and Paul. Both tour guides were insightful and delightful company. I can highly recommend The Best of Tuscany tour and Artviva’s walking tours in Florence.

finisterre123
Australia
Jul 27, 2009


"Excellent tours, wonderful guides, the best!"

These tours helped us not only to enjoy Florence, but to get educated as well! We would highly recommend this organization to anyone who will be visiting Italy.

Our guide made the visit to the Uffizi outstanding with her knowledge and helped us to appreciate the art in a way we couldn't have on our own. Visiting the Castle with our Chianti Castle Wine Tour guide was like going with a friend.

Charlotte0609
Central New Jersey
USA
Jun 12, 2009