This was a good evening in Florence- restaurant was lovely, the waiting staff were fantastic, nothing was too much trouble and the food was pretty good. The concert was in a church not too far away and it was good. Only reason I’m not giving 5 stars is because there was no one there to meet us at any point in the evening, no one to show us where the church was and we were not really sure if we were heading to the right place or not. The waiter kindly gave us directions. Get your guide states that you will be met etc etc. maybe because it was raining they couldn’t be bothered. There was no cohesion between the group which was a bit sad. We could have booked these separately for much less and had the exact same experience. We thought it was going to be a group event and that’s what we were paying and hoping for. It was disappointing.

The concert was wonderful and all of the vocalists and musicians were top notch! Only complaint is that it was oppressively hot in the auditorium and the construction fans which provided some relief from the heat-were so loud they did distract from the beautiful performances! That should be fixed! Truth be told, the pre-dinner was not very good. We attended another concert the next night because the musicians weee so fantastic, and ate at a local pizzeria which had much better quality food! Just go for the music, and you won’t be disappointed!!

We so enjoyed our evening. The restaurant was wonderful both food and service. We enjoyed a nice meal. Then we walked around the corner to a little piazza and enjoyed the tenors in a beautiful old church. Their voices were mesmerizing. Ballet dancers were an added touch!