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Sant'Ambrogio market and Florentine street food
Your local guide
Tommaso Lapini
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Highlights
- Lampredotto, queued for by builders and market workers
- Pecorino and finocchiona from a stall open since 1956
- Schiacciata all'olio, out of the oven by seven
- A buchetta, one of the city's old wine windows
- Coffee and a bomboloni at a neighbourhood bar
About this tour
This session is a street food walk around Florence's Sant'Ambrogio market. The camera follows the queue at a lampredotto kiosk, a market stall selling pecorino and finocchiona that has traded since 1956, and a bakery pulling schiacciata all'olio from the oven early in the morning. It closes at an old wine window and a neighbourhood bar.
After a sound check, the walk moves stall to stall in the order the market actually opens through the morning, with questions taken as each food comes up. A short list of the stalls and their hours goes out once the call ends.
This suits anyone planning to eat their way through this side of Florence and wanting to know exactly where to queue. It also suits anyone who already loves Florentine street food and wants to see the market it comes from.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Florence before heading out.
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Lampredotto kiosk 21 min
The camera joins the queue at a kiosk known for lampredotto, mostly builders and market workers this early, and the guide explains what cut of tripe goes into the sandwich.
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Market stall and bakery 21 min
At a stall open since 1956, the camera looks over pecorino and finocchiona salami, then moves to a bakery where schiacciata all'olio comes out of the oven from seven in the morning.
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Wine window and coffee bar 21 min
The camera pauses at a buchetta, one of the old wine windows built into a palazzo wall, before finishing at a neighbourhood bar where the guide explains the ritual of coffee and a bomboloni.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Florence: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Ribollita and Oltrarno, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Florence, showing you Uffizi Gallery and Ponte Vecchio live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Florence live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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