“From the moment I connected with Linda via email, I knew my trip to Florence would be special! She exceeded my expectations and was so generous with her time and passion for the city. She shared her extensive knowledge of the art, museums and historical areas and most importantly showed me the hidden gems that the locals frequent. Linda made the trip so memorable and perfect in every way. I highly recommend her!”
“We had the great good fortune to spend a month in Florence; during that time time Linda was our art teacher and culture guide. I cannot imagine a more satisfying experience than the way that Linda revealed the beauty and history of Florence for us. She is knowledgeable about the the art and the history of Florence, having trained extensively to be an official guide, she is a good artist in her own right, and she is fluent in Italian. In addition to extensive tours of so many large and small museums and churches, she introduced us to some of Florence’s other special features, such as paper making, a cooking class, and a master goldsmith. She customized the time based on the things we were interested in seeing, doing and learning.
In addition she was a lovely, sensitive presence in our life; it was a pleasure and a joy to spend time with her and we have remained in contact with her. Being able to spend a month in Florence was a treasured luxury, and Linda’s support gave the time liveliness and depth far beyond what we anticipated. ”
“We have arrived back home in Arizona and are reflecting back on a wildly successful trip. Florence was by far our favorite and you made a huge difference in our understanding of the city, its history and art. Wish we were back in Florence soaking in the culture.”
“We had two outstanding tours with Linda: an afternoon at the Uffizi Gallery and a walk through the historic center of Florence. Linda structured both tours around our interests and kept two adults in their mid-50s and their 17-y-old son endlessly fascinated.
We took our tours with Linda in the first days of our visit, and everything we learned definitely enhanced our whole experience in Florence. What a pleasure to see a new city through the eyes of someone who loves it so much!
During our time in Florence, we watched lots of tour groups, and my husband, son & I turned to one another often to say, Weren’t we lucky we were with Linda?
I can’t recommend her highly enough.”
“My husband and I have been living, part of every year, in Florence since 2007. Every time we are there we discover new hidden treasures. This May we discovered a new treasure: Linda Higgins, and her small group, historical tours.
After all these years of living in Florence, we thought we knew our town, but Linda’s fun and fascinating tour gave us so many more insights into what makes this city so special. Stay away from the 30 person canned tours and join Linda for her personalized, relaxing, walk through history. You won’t regret it!”
“The trip of a life time! What an experience. Not only did Linda take us to the top sites of Florence, she also showed us the best finds that the locals know about, including an amazing meat and cheese place, a wine seller and an incredible bakery. I still dream about those brutti e buoni (ugly but good) cookies. Linda was incredible in educating us about the city and its history and all the hidden treasures within.”
“What a wonderful tour of Firenze we had. Linda is so knowledgeable and interesting—and fun to be with. In fact, it was way more than we expected and we decided to ask for another day where we could enjoy and learn. Great guide and lovely lady.”
“Linda is not only a superb tour guide but a delightful companion. Her extensive knowledge of the history of Florence and her obvious love of this beautiful city was obvious as we explored offbeat areas we didn’t know existed. Her expertise made a big difference to our visit.”
“Linda, you are a treasure, art-wise and otherwise.”
“Linda was an incredible tour guide and showed us parts of Florence we never knew existed. Her tour was a truly unique experience and the highlight of our Europe trip.”