TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Accademia Gallery skip-the-line ticket, don't waste your time queuing for the whole day!
• The home of Michelangelo's original sculpture David
• A passionate and art-lover local guide
• View Michelangelo's sculpture David in person
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A private guided tour of the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze with a professional and friendly guide, where you will experience Michelangelo's David as well as other prominent Renaissance artworks.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Entrance Ticket with reservation to the Academia Gallery
✔ Official certified private guide
✔ Radio system to hear the guide
✖ Hotel pickup and drop-off
✖ Food and drinks
✖ Transportation to/from attractions
Departure & Return
Departure:
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Please be present next to Supermarket Via Ricasoli No 57, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy, 15 minutes before departure to avoid delays.
Return: End right where it started.
Itinerary
1
Galleria dell'Accademia
The locally qualified guide will introduce you to this museum revealing all the secrets about David, and the other masterpieces hosted in it. After that quick detour, the guide will lead you to the Hall of the Colossus to see the works of art of Giambologna’s “Rape of the Sabines”, Cassone Adimari, Domenico Ghirlandaio’s solemn “St. Stephen between St. James and St. Peter”, then onto the main Hall of the Prisoners to learn more about the unfinished statues by Michelangelo “Slaves”, and the friendship and mutual influence with artist like Fra’ Bartolomeo, Pontormo, Granacci, etc..
Duration: 30 minutes
2
Galleria dell'Accademia
Later, the guide will spend time at The Tribune, sharing all the information of the world-famous statue of Michelangelo “David's Statue” and the Tribune Left Wing "Allori’s Coronation of the Virgin Mary".
Finally, the guide will also introduce you to the Gipsoteca Bartolini the plaster casts of the Reclining Venus, Arnolfo, Brunelleschi and Lorenzo Monaco, Documentation center on the first floor.
The tour takes about an hour, the perfect amount to see the highlights inside the museum without feeling overwhelmed and this private tour is the answer for all those enthusiastic questions to explore the secrets behind the artworks. You can also return to anything you might want to see again, including the David, after the tour ends.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
• "Skip-the-line" access is guaranteed, even during peak season (except in the event of delays or strikes by the museum management)
• Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of guests to run
• Please note that if you arrive after the tour start time you will not be able to join and will not be refunded or have your tour rescheduled
• There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements, in the event of this occurring you will be offered an alternative or full refund
