What Our Client Says
Nearly three decades of private tours across Italy — told not by us, but by the travelers who lived them. Real stories, real guides, real Italy.
Francesco was an excellent guide, knowledgeable, friendly and engaging, Our three hour tour of Florence was a great overview and start to our week long stay, Thank you!
★★★★★ by Naomi M.
Excellent! Outstanding! Worth every penny. Our guide maneuvered us expertly through the museum, ensuring that we saw the highlights, as well as explaining the nuances and historical significance of each piece.
★★★★★ by Jennifer K.
My family really appreciated Simone. He was extremely knowledgeable and helped us appreciate what we saw. I noticed he showed us interesting pieces that other tour guides were ignoring. He made our visit very efficient. ArtViva took care of the tickets and we used shorter lines for guided tour operators. Would recommend.
★★★★★ by Josh H.
Our was incredible. great depth of knowledge and passion. super incitedful and adaptable to our wants. no difficulties just back forth delays from time zones and getting all arranged to be the best timing options… I would def recommend again and do again on return
★★★★★ by James M.
We loved our tour in Florence. Our guide was fantastic! Very fun to be with, very personable and funny and incredibly knowledgeable. The tour showed us all of the Uffizi and all of the highlights of Florence. We had a lovely lunch with our guide and a wonderful local restaurant too! Highly recommend! I wish we would have left ourselves a little more time to do some shopping and get a gelato, etc. because we only had one day in Florence before we had to get back to our ship. So if you only have one day in Florence, if you book this tour and you want to do a little souvenir shopping, cut down your time in the Uffizi. I wish we had done that. But Art Viva did a great job setting up this tour!
★★★★★ by Colleen S.
Our driver was great. He was accommodating in every way. We do not drink wine so it was suggested we go to a dairy farm for a cheese-making demonstration/lesson. While it was very interesting and the farmer really knew his trade, we were fed a modest lunch after the lesson and shown some of the farm and that was educational. It felt like the price ended up being pretty steep for the activity, however. At the end, the driver was going to head straight back to Florence until I reminded him that we had specifically told the planner we wanted to see Pienza. At that point he promptly turned around and took us to Pienza. We were grateful for his flexibility and kindness. Also he and my husband had a great conversation during the ride. I would recommend this tour to the Val d’Orcia for those who are wine lovers, but perhaps not so much for those who don’t. It seems to be tailored to that activity since reportedly there is more than one winery visited during the tour.
★★★★☆ by Trudy R.
Rose and her staff at ArtViva worked with our group of six to accommodate our schedule and meeting place for a personalized tour in Forence. They provided excellent information and communication prior to our arrival. When there were unexpected changes, Rose contacted me directly to find a solution. ArtViva is a very professional and personable tour company and I highly recommend them!
★★★★★ by Nancy I.
We booked a couple of these tours for our recent trip to Florence. Was hoping to get some big museums (Uffizi, Academia)done with the help of a guide. Laura, I believe, was our guide for the day, and I can’t even begin to list all the wonderful things about her! I was just amazed at how knowledgeable she was about art and all the nuances she pointed out and explained to us. She paced the day for us. Finished up at the Academia. Would HIGHLY recommend!
★★★★★ by Mary F.