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| 2004 Comments Page 1 The Original & Best Walking Tours of Florence |
These are just some of the comments made by our clients during the Fall of 2004
Comments Fall 2004 page 1
“Alessandro was very informative on all aspects of the trip and gave great facts driving there and through the towns, lunch, etc. It was a thoroughly fantastic time. The was our 4th tour with your company and we highly recommend you.”
Kristina Fisher, Arturo Romanilles
“Alessandro was thoughtful and knowledgeable. He made a mixed group feel comfortable. My wife and I were delighted. P.S. He was remarkably fair in his comments on Siena for a native Florentine.”
John Bennet
“Fun, amiable, accommodating. Big bang for the buck. Local insights, delightful Tuscan lunch.”
The Parkerton’s
Florence, Italy
“I would recommend the Walking Tour [The Original and Best Walking Tours of Florence, sic] company to everyone! The trip to San Gimignano and Siena was terrific and the highlight was the visit to the local farm for lunch – something we would never have been able to do on our own! Alessandro was an excellent guide and host!”
Laura Hinson
Dallas, Texas, USA
Florence, Italy
“The lunch at the farmhouse was the highlight of this trip- fabulous food and wine, nice company, beautiful setting. San Gimignano was beautiful. I liked Siena very much. Our guide Alessandro was fantastic and very helpful. A fantastic day like my last tour with Walking Tours[The Original and Best Walking Tours of Florence, sic] ”
Barbara Pearson
Florence, Italy
“Finding the ‘Walking Tours’ [The Original and Best Walking Tours of Florence, Italy sic] company and discovering San Gimignano and Siena with Alessandro truly made my first trip to Florence a memorable and thoroughly enjoyable experience. Thanks to Alessandro and Walking Tours!”
Gina Boone
Dallas, Texas, USA
Florence, Italy
“Alessandro was a great guide. He made us feel real comfortable. The lunch was incredible, the owners of the Fattoria San Donato were very pleasant to be around. All in all the tour was a really good experience. One worth telling my American friends about. It was great to enjoy such local flavour in each place. The food, atmosphere, and wine at lunch was definitely one of it not the top experience on our list so far!”
Joe and Stacey
Gaspard, USA
Florence, Italy
“Andrea was very good, very informative. We liked her a lot.”
Karen and Kev Shaw
Original Florence Walk Florence, Italy
“Great guide – lectures are insightful.”
J.R.
USA
Florence, Italy
“Best presentation – insightful guide informative and friendly. Well done, Andrea!”
Lisa Armstrong
Florence, Italy
“Great tour, excellent guide. All the stories make it so much livelier! Thanks a lot!”
Val and Clint
“Wonderful tour! Helpful, knowledgeable and spunky!”
Carrie, Jill and Sara
Florence, Italy
“Andrea is extremely informative and helpful. She answers all questions and gives a great tour! Thanks!”
Florence, Italy
“Andrea, Thanks for a wonderful tour – well informed. A beautiful intro to a beautiful city!”
C. Macgowan
Florence, Italy
“Great job! Thank you for all of the very useful information”
Bev and Steve Todd, Richmond VA, USA
“Andrea, such a fun way to learn about history! You were the highlight of the day! Happy travels!”
Chris and Trina Sherman
Florence, Italy
“Andrea’s enthusiasm and extensive knowledge was incredible! We’ll recommend both she and the company to all!”
Florence, Italy
“What an informative woman! This was very, very enjoyable!”
Florence, Italy
“Andrea, thanks for a great tour of Florence. Your pleasing personality was refreshing. You really do have a real job, making people like us feel special! Keep that smile!”
Wendy, Mary, Jerry, Lucy
Florence, Italy
“This was such a fun way to learn about history! You were the highlight of the day!”
Chris and Trina Sherman, USA
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Florence, Italy
“Wonderful, thorough and very interesting commentary!”
Bonnie Urbanski, USA
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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
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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.
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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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