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“Thank you for the wonderful Uffizi Tour today.We were most impressed with Sylvia’s knowledge, storytelling, sense of humour and presentation today.”
Florence City Tour
Cil & David Dore
“Wow! We just arrived in Florence and Sylvia did a fabulous job with the tour. We loved the stories! So informative and what a great way to ‘get a lay of the land’. Thank you so much!”
Florence City Tour
Beth & Cathy
“Sylvia was a wonderful knowledgeable tour guide. very energetic”
Florence City Tour
16/07/2005
“Sylvia was such a fantastic guide and the tour was very interesting and tons of fun!”
Florence City Tour
16/07/2005
“This is our second tour with Sylvia. We were hoping that she would be our tour guide again this year as she was last. She is terrific and makes history and art come alive.”
Florence City Tour
Brown-Louies
19/10/2004
“This tour by Sylvia was incredible!! We have been on other tours but nothing compared to this. You feel that her stories and knowledge make the city come alive and can really imagine what things were like. She was so friendly and helpful – we would recommend this tour to anyone. Thank you!!”
Florence City Tour
Lorrie
“I love your tour. I liked the violent parts the most. I learned that you should be careful of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also, you should learn to cook or your husband will hang you.”
Florence City Tour
Max, aged 9
05/07/2005
“Sylvia is a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable and easy to understand. Helpful.”
Florence City Tour
The Garners
02/09/2005
“You made my day. Thanks.”
Florence City Tour
Uffizi Gallery
Jane & Robert
“What a marvellous tour. Sylvia was articulate, knowledgeable, charming and a great tour guide! Thank you!”
Florence City Tour
Lina & Larry
02/09/2005
“Incredible tour guide by Sylvia. Very knowledgeable, intelligent and humorous story telling. Thank you from two American teachers!”
Florence City Tour
Laurie & Kim
26/08/2005
“We had a great time. Sylvia was very knowledgeable, interesting and insightful. Thanks for adding so much to the experience.”
Florence City Tour
Jesse & Brian
22/04/2003
“Sylvia was great. Very knowledgeable and courteous. Thanks!”
Florence City Tour
Lear Douglas
15/04/2005
“Great tour, very informative. Sylvia did a lovely job.”
Florence City Tour
The Hoskins
15/04/2005
“The tour was great!! Sylvia was the best tour guide we have had – ever! Thanks!”
Florence City Tour
The Sloans
25/03/2005
“Fantastic tour and guide. We only have a day in Florence, so this tour was a perfect taste of the city!”
Florence City Tour
The Laubichs
27/11/2005
“Sylvia has given us a real treat – great stories and lots of things we would otherwise have missed. Thanks!”
Florence City Tour
The Ridds
21/07/2004
“Sylvia was an excellent guide – knowledgeable and animated. Often, people on other tours would listen to her rather than their own guides. She truly does your company justice. I enjoyed it tremendously.”
Florence City Tour
Stacey Jackson
25/09/2004
“We did the walk of Florence with Sylvia. She did a wonderful job touring us around and giving us interesting info about the history of Florence. My family and I highly recommend this.”
Florence City Tour
Original Walk
The Schulz family
24/10/2004
“Sylvia was an excellent guide and gave us lots of good information. We learned a lot on the tour and really enjoyed it.”
Florence City Tour
Jason Johns
20/03/2005
“Sylvia was an exceptional tour guide. We really enjoyed the tour.”
Florence City Tour
Anne Evans
20/03/2005
“I wanted to thank you for the excellent tour. Sylvia was a delight and the tour was the highlight of my trip.”
Florence City Tour
Nate Bennett
“Just a quick note to say that I loved my Uffizi tour with Sylvia! I had been to the museum twice before… but this was like seeing it for the first time. That woman rocks like a hurricane! Great guide with an even mix of light humour and an obvious love for art.”
Florence City Tour
Uffizi Gallery
Laurel Snyder
“Just wanted you to know that my daughter and I will never forget our wonderful time in Florence, particularly the Walking Tours of Florence and your excellent ability as a tour guide. We will always remember the beautiful art works, architecture and sculpture you showed us and the knowledge you shared with us about your fairy-tale city, Florence.”
Florence City Tour
Sylvia Brock
“We felt Sylvia’s tour was wonderful and quite informative. Her help in locating key areas of interest and looking into the architecture helped us understand Florence better.”
Florence City Tour
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2011/12/09
John Brade said:
cooking class
I took the Cooking Class and Market tour (in San Lorenzo Market). It was awesome! The market had the most incredible fresh ingredients, and the most amazing seafood selection I have ever seen. The cooking class was extremely professional, and the lunch afterwards was great! I recommend this class for anyone.Mark
On
2011/12/07
Aurelija Dugnaite said:
A truly life changing experience
Absolutely amazing.Words can hardly express how much we enjoyed our experience with ArtViva! From the minute we stepped in their lovely office, we felt attended, looked after and taken care of. The friendly staff advised us in detail of what would suit our tastes and knowledge best, and as they have so many beautiful tours to choose from, that help was very appreciated. Florence's cultural richness can be overwhelming, but relying on ArtViva made everything easy and utterly enjoyable for us.The small group walking tour of Florence exceeded all expectations. Our guide Paul was tremedous: a true Florence insider, with amazing knowledge of arts and culture, engaging story telling and great local tips you won't find in a guide book. The memories of the tour will stay with me and my sister for many many years. Booking with ArtViva is the best single thing you could do to have the ultimate Florence experience.Thank you, ArtViva.
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2011/11/29
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2011/11/24
Eddi Frantz said:
Friendly and Knowledgable.
An essential part of visiting such an historical city as Florence is a smart, knowledgeable tour guide. Artvivas guides are fun, friendly and really know their stuff. Plus they know all those great places not on most guidebooks that only a passionate local world know. Dont even contemplate a visit to the Uffizi or Michaelangelos David without one!
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2011/11/24
Kathleen Marriott said:
Hightlight of Italian Trip
Thanks so much for the great walking tour we did in Florence in May. It was fun, informative and we were treated like VIPS! The guide made us feel welcome and got to know exactly what we were interested in seeing to make sure all was covered. If we had tried to do everything we did on the tour on our own, we would have spent days getting hopelessly lost! I highly recommend this tour if you are interested in the art, architecture, history and the culture of Florence.
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2011/11/22
Caroline Beck said:
Feels like you have hired a first-class guide from a first-class outfit – at a fraction of the price.
If you are the type to shy away from “packaged” tours, preferring to go it alone in a brand new city, Art Viva might just be your new BFF (best friend forever) when on tour in Florence. Comfortably small groups - instead of large crowds moving en-masse. Personalized insights by well-educated guides – instead of canned presentations. ArtViva’s walking tours are the next best thing to hiring a private art historian to walk you around this fabulous city – at a fraction of the price. Their 3-hour walking introduction to Florence’s history and a follow-up tour of the Uffizi dispelled all my preconceptions that tour groups were not for me. Even if you’ve been to Florence before, start your vacation off right in 3 quick hours. It will set the stage for a perfect stay.
On
2011/11/22
Brigitte Reynolds said:
Incredible!
My husband and I had the good fortune of taking ArtViva tours of Florence while on our honeymoon. We started with the walking tour, followed by the David tour. We were so impressed we immediately signed up for the Uffizi tour the next day. The guides we had (Sasha/Sylvia & Brenda) were all amazing; they were incredibly knowledgable, friendly and spoke perfect English. What was best was their genuine enthusiam and love of the arts and history of Florence; their excitment was contagious and inspired us to want to know and learn more! I couldn't have asked for a better experience.Brigitte Reynolds
On
2011/11/22
Nadia LaMantia said:
a wonderful experience!
I loved my tour, and the artviva staff were so great and extremely helpful!!
On
2011/11/16
Jade Farley said:
GREAT Tours!
Best tours I have ever been on! The guide's knowledge was just incredible, and I can't wait to come back to do more tours.
On
2011/11/09
Alexandra Buscaino said:
Educational and entertaining!
Our tour was great - very informative, and the guide just fabulous! He not only knew so much about the history, but also had a knack for storytelling that kept us all fascinated.
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