Livorno Private Shore Excursion to Pisa and Florence

I must say, this was an excellent tour for my husband and I. Our tour guide was Alessandro, and he was absolutely delightful. He picked us up from the cruise terminal and had a sign with our name. The vehicle was a beautiful, clean Mercedes van. It was raining that day, but Alessandro provided umbrellas to make sure we stayed dry and comfortable. After our time in Pisa, we went to Florence where the tickets for the Uffizi Gallery and the Galleria dell'Accademia were waiting. The beauty was breathtaking. Alessandro was very informative, polite, and so charming and kind. He also took us to the Ponte Vecchio Bridge and Santa Croce Square. We also went to Michelangelo’s Square Lookout. Our pictures are beautiful and our memories will live with us forever. Thank you, Alessandro and Lucca Limo for making our day one that we will remember for years to come!

We booked this tour for our family of 8 for a port stop in Livorno. From beginning to end, Luccalimo tours exceeded our expectation. We received an email confirmation immediately with an informational guide about Pisa and Florence and the company worked with us via email to develop a customized tour that fit our interests. They also helped us make advance reservations for entry to L'Accademia which was extremely helpful. We received a final confirmation the day before the tour with the name of our wonderful driver/guide, Roberto, and instructions on where to meet him. Roberto was on time and waiting for us when we got off the ship and had a car seat ready as per our request. He had incredible knowledge of Pisa and Florence which he shared with us in each area we visited. Roberto had a wealth of practical and helpful suggestions to make our visits to Pisa and Florence more efficient and economical. We took the suggestion of the company to enter Florence by driving through the mountains and Chianti vineyards which afforded lovely views of the Tuscan countryside (as opposed to just freeway views). Roberto would take us to each place we were interested in seeing and give us free time to explore on our own, while keeping in contact with us through text or WhatsApp, and he would be waiting for us at the agreed spot when we were ready to move on. Roberto had a wonderful recommendation for lunch as well. The best part was that Roberto shared some of his own personal olive oil pressed from his olive trees--a special souvenir to take home and remember our perfect day in Florence and Pisa! We really couldn't have asked for an easier or better experience.

Our guide covered a large territory to allow us to get the most of the one port day in Florence. He even recommended a local place for lunch that was great.

Alessandro was our guide for a full-day tour to Pisa and Florence. He was knowledgeable, professional, and friendly. The tour was wonderful and a true joy because of the quality of the guide. He was also punctual and very helpful with my dad and my aunt who are mobility-challenged. Our van was comfortable and clean and new. I highly recommend.

This was an awesome tour and our guide was prepared with tickets for us to enter attractions/museums even if we were not. He also made recommendations for a lunch restaurant which turned out to be delicious. It was a very enjoyable day.

Fantastic tour with Giovanni who was very knowledgeable and took us to see the main highlights of Pisa and Florence! His English is exceptional given that he used to live in the US. It felt like he was part of our group as we toured the cities together! Very friendly and easy-going, allowing us to do things at our own pace! Highly recommended!

Giovanni was awesome!! Very kind and gracious. We were all very pleased

This tour was the highlight of our cruise.Giovani was our driver and he was great.I would recommend this tour to everyone.

Mauro picked us up at the dock and we headed off for a great day. We first stopped in Pisa and saw the leaning tower, taking the usual pictures pretending to hold it up. We then traveled to Florence, making a quick stop at a small business that makes wine and olive oil. We got to see the equipment and process which was really cool. We bought a small bottle of their olive oil to bring home with us. We arrived in Florence and drove up to a high observation area that looks down over this amazing place! We spent the next couple of hours visiting the museum and the famous bridge along with doing a little shopping. Mauro was amazing and told us so many interesting things about the cities and country. This is a great way to get a lot in when you have only one day!

When we our group consisted of 7 adult/young adult extended family members disembarked in Livorno our guide, Giovanni, was waiting in the terminal building. We were escorted to his spotless minivan and were quickly on our way. Giovanni learned our names and remembered them throughout the day. He spoke perfect English because he had lived in Florida for a number of years and his wife was American. Giovanni was easy to talk with, funny and informative. We went to Pisa first. He dropped us very close to the Leaning Tower and we spent about an hour absorbing the atmosphere and taking pictures. We met Giovanni where he had dropped us and were on to Florence. On our way into the city we stopped at Piazzale Michelangelo for a spectacular panoramic view of Florence. Great photo op!!! We then drove into the center of Florence. Everyone was hungry so we stopped for lunch and gelato at places Giovanni recommended. We were enjoying conversation with him and invited him to join us for lunch. After delicious pizza, salad and gelato we walked through Piazza Signoria to the Ponte Vecchio. We discussed a pick up point and time with Giovanni and we were on our own for a couple of hours of shopping and strolling through Florence. We again met up with Giovanni and arrived back to our ship without any worries. During the course of the day we were offered bottled water which we took advantage of because it was very hot and sunny. Everyone in our group thought Giovanni was awesome and we enjoyed our day in Pisa and Florence. As a note..we did not choose to climb the Tower or visit museums in Florence. I believe those options can be arranged in advance with the tour company.