About Us

Ciao,

We are a wholly locally owned and operated small business from Florence, Italy.

Our company was built by guides with years of experience touring Italy and the world, set on creating tours that express our idea of and passion for tourism.

We employ local, knowledgeable guides. When you support our guides and our company, you are supporting our wider community and the idea of sustainable tourism that highlights unique environments, off the beaten path.

We believe in keeping our tours small and of the highest quality.

We think green and believe in a form of tourism that is sustainable and has minimal impact on our beautiful environment.

Our tours are tailored to people that want to have fun and respect the local environment at the same time.

We offer hiking/trekking in unique, unforgettable places throughout Florence, Tuscany and the Cinque Terre.

We act local, think global, change the present.

We are fully licensed tour operators.

Grazie mille!

Stefano is the founder and CEO of Out of the Box Florence. Raised in a small town outside of
Florence, Stefano has long been interested in tourism and its effects on the surrounding
communities.

His degree in “Tourism Impacts on Societies” provided a good platform to support responsible
tourism in his home region of Tuscany.

Out of the Box Florence is Stefano’s first solo venture after years of experience in the tourism
sector in Italy and abroad. This personal experience is what drove Stefano to create a
company that would focus on supporting local communities and sustainable touristic
experiences.

Stefano is what you may call a “Renaissance Man” (fitting as he is from its birthplace)
because in addition to his experience guiding tours, he is also a talented actor and farmer.

In Stefano’s free time (not much!) he enjoys running and hiking and has completed more
ultra-marathons, marathons and half marathons than he can count.
He loves riding his gravel bike Hildebranda in Tuscany

Lorenzo,
The first member to join the project Out of the box Florence.
Charismatic and funny has been leading people in different adventures in Tuscany and Cinque terre for years before landing to us.
Great passion about mother nature and especially mushrooms, not the touristy truffle but the real authentic ones, porcini, chantarelles, etc
Loves wines and beers and he is always outisde in the woods scouting for more adventures.
Works also with people with disabilites and he has a big heart.
Come and ask him many questions, he has all the answers 🙂
Last but not least….
He is a FRIEND of BATMAN, come and see…

I would love to introduce you to Katrin. Urlaub an der Stiefelspitze

She is totally in love with Calabria, and of course Italy.
Everything she picks has something special, she connects people and places with her incredible talent.

Her website is a wonderful resource of travel tips:
Calabria Travel tips

Katrin, is a marvellous person, in love with travelling and organising tailored trips for whom wants to visit Calabria and Italy like a local.
Her devotion to choose just the best locations for her guests is the key to her success.
She runs the best pizza place in Freiburg (Germany), please try it if you pass by Freiburg. It’s outstanding…
Best pizza in Freiburg (Germany)

Ask her anything about your holiday and she will figure out what’s the best for you.
Even if she will never admit that Tuscany is better than Calabria 🙂