Florence fashion history small group walking tour

Embrace your inner fashionista on a 3-hour small-group walking tour of Florence! Learn about the fashion-dominated Italian culture from your expert local guide on an afternoon tour of Florence’s best fashion museums. Tour the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum, the Gucci Museum and the Florence Costume Gallery, and enjoy free time to browse the impressive collections.

This small-group tour is limited to 10 people, ensuring you'll receive personalized attention from your guide.

After meeting your guide in central Florence, embark on a 3-hour afternoon walking tour and take in the fashion highlights of Florence. Learn how Florence has been an epicenter of European fashion for centuries. The Florentine have been producing robes, dresses, shoes and jewelry since the 11th-century, and the city became Europe’s center of textile production in 1300. Now, Florence is known for some of the best contemporary fashion designers in the world, including Salvatore Ferragamo, Gucci, Roberto Cavalli and Emilio Pucci.

Head to Palazzo Pitti and visit the Florence Costume gallery, Italy’s only museum dedicated to the history of Italian fashion. See theatrical costumes dating back to the 16th-century and learn about the fascinating history of hairstyles, costumes and fashion designers.

Follow your expert local guide through the charming Florence neighborhoods to the 14th-century Palazzo della Mercanzia to visit the must-see Gucci Museum. Showcasing the impressive 90-year history of Gucci’s fashion label, learn all about the life and works of this fabulous Italian designer.

Finally, visit the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum. Dedicated to footwear, this museum boasts more than 10,000 different types of shoes, all designed by Ferragamo. Explore shoes from every fashion period since the 18th-century and admire vintage handbags and clothing.