Tours and Tickets to Experience San Frediano

There are plenty of ways to experience San Frediano. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Florence Sunset Wine Tour

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It’s free to visit San Frediano, a neighborhood on the south bank of the Arno River. You can explore the area on a guided tour. Walking tours that pass through San Frediano typically start at US$50, while specialized experiences—food tours or private artisan-focused tours—go for upwards of US$120.

Yes, food and wine tours are available in San Frediano—book a tour that occurs in Oltrarno, which is the “other side of the Arno River” that comprises San Frediano, Santo Spirito, and other districts. These tours pass by Oltrarno attractions while you taste gelato, Tuscan wines, and other local specialities.

San Frediano is known for artisan workshops producing leather goods, marbled paper, and other Florentine products, as well as locally loved bars and restaurants on Borgo San Frediano and its side streets. The neighborhood’s top historical attraction is Brancacci Chapel, which contains 15th-century fresco masterpieces by Masaccio and Filippino Lippi.

You have choices. Taste Florentine specialties such as gelato and Negronis on a food and wine tour, or visit the neighborhood’s craftspeople on an Oltrarno artisans tour. Private sightseeing tours can give you a deeper insight into San Frediano’s history and cultural attractions, such as the fresco-filled Brancacci Chapel.

Walking is the best way to reach San Frediano from central Florence. From the north side of the Arno River, walk west until you reach Ponte alla Carraia. Cross the bridge, and turn right onto Borgo San Frediano. Alternatively, buses C3 and C4 go from central Florence to San Frediano.