Oltrarno means “the other side of the Arno.” The other side of the tourist trail, too. While the crowds queue for the Duomo, this small group walking food tour crosses the river into Florence's most lived-in area, where the wine shops have been open since the 1950s and the cellars go back to the 12th century.

Over six stops and three hours, you'll taste your way through the food that built this place: cucina povera, the zero-waste peasant cooking that turned humble ingredients into something extraordinary. There are wine windows to drink from, a candlelit underground cellar for cured meats and Amarone, gnudi tossed to order with Chianti Classico, a Negroni at a council-listed fiaschetteria, and artisan gelato from the gelateria the Florentines voted their favourite.

Your guide knows Oltrarno, it's stories, and the locals who have been cooking here for decades.

Come hungry, cross the bridge, and let the other side of Florence surprise you.