5/5 Jody R. 3 years ago on Google
great
tour
with
Ana
in
Florence
After
deciding
we’d
skip
the
customary
double-decker
bus
tour
–
the
reviews
were
bad
and
we
wondered
how
such
a
bus
could
manoever
through
the
narrow
streets
of
Florenz
–
we
had
decided
just
to
hoof
it
this
time.
While
enjoying
lunch,
I
glimpsed
then
what
looked
like
a
golf
cart
silently
gliding
along
with
the
name
Eco-Tours
in
green.
Their
website
provided
all
the
info
we
needed,
and
we
immediately
booked
a
tour
for
the
following
day.
While
their
headquarters
is
just
a
couple
of
minutes
from
Florence’s
iconic
Ponte
Vecchio
bridge,
they
arranged
to
meet
us
at
a
place
closer
to
our
hotel,
in
front
of
the
Apple
Store
on
the
Piazza
de
Repubblica.
For
the
next
two
hours
we
learned
a
lot
about
Florence’s
history,
architecture,
iconic
sights,
Ana
also
gave
us
insights
about
what
it’s
like
to
live
here
as
a
foreigner
that
tour
books
don’t
provide.
And
we
covered
distances
that
would’ve
exhausted
us
on
foot
–
from
the
middle
of
town,
across
the
Arno
and
into
the
quarter
of
Oltrarno
and
the
gentrification
controversies
there,
past
the
Palazzo
Pitti
and
all
the
way
up
the
hill
to
a
spectacular
view
of
the
city
and
the
surrounding
countryside
from
the
Piazzale
Michelangelo.
We
were
able
to
take
brief
breaks
not
only
to
see
the
bronze
version
of
David
but
also
briefly
explore
the
impressive
Baroque
interior
of
the
Ognissanti
church
as
well
as
visit
the
contemporary
French
artist
Clet
Abraham’s
studio,
whose
irreverant
humorous
street
art
you
can
find
in
various
places
around
town.
Ana
also
let
us
choose
the
Piazza
di
San
Firenze
for
a
brief
stop.
Upon
returning
to
the
middle
of
the
city
and
the
magnificent
Duomo
we’d
not
only
learned
a
lot
more
about
Florence
in
so
many
different
ways
from
our
wonderful
Spanish
guide
Ana,
we
were
able
then
to
walk
around
without
sore
feet.
We
hope
that
the
Eco
Tours
in
Florence
becomes
a
role
model
for
other
tours
in
other
cities
–
what
a
wonderfully
environmentally
friendly
way
to
learn
more
about
an
old
city
with
charming
Ana!
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