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Small Group 3 hrs Florence Walking Tour & Accademia gallery
Badge of ExcellenceFlorence, Italy
From $81.62
Price varies by group size
Select Date and Travelers
up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
- 3 hours
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Skip the crowds and see the best of Florence on a guided walking tour with priority admission to the Accademia Gallery. Led by an expert guide, explore the architectural gems of the Renaissance city while learning about important Florentine figures, such as the poet Dante Alighieri and the Medici family. Afterward, skip the long lines at the Accademia and head straight inside to witness Michelangelo’s ‘David’, as well as other impressive works of art.
- Renaissance Florence walking tour including Accademia Gallery
- Stroll around Florence’s historical center with an expert local guide
- See top Florence attractions such as the Ponte Vecchio and Brunelleschi’s Dome
- Skip the line to the Accademia Gallery (Galleria dell’Accademia)
- Learn about famous Michelangelo sculptures like 'David' and 'Pigrioni'
What's Included
- Professional English-speaking guide
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly when more than 5 people
- Skip-the-line tickets to the Accademia's Gallery to see the original Michelangelo's David
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Piazza degli Strozzi, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
The meeting point is in front of Palazzo Strozzi in Piazza Strozzi (Strozzi Square), where you will find your guide holding a sign with “Avventure Bellissime & tour name” written on it
End point
- Accademia GalleryVia Ricasoli, 58/60, 50129 Firenze FI, Italy
What To Expect
Your tour begins in central Florence, where you join up with your guide and hit the streets with your small group.
Head first toward the historic Ponte Vecchio, stretched over the Arno River. Your guide points out the Vasari Corridor overhead, the city’s secret passageway. Constructed in the 16th-century by Cosimo I, the corridor once allowed members of the Medici family to travel stealthily through the city. Today, it houses one of the world's most impressive collections of self-portraits.
Continue through the old neighborhood of poet Dante Alighieri and the bustling Piazza della Signoria, where the Palazzo Vecchio sits. Stroll past the prominent Uffizi Gallery, which hosts some of the most famous Renaissance artwork, before making your way to the Florence Duomo. Admire Brunelleschi’s Dome, Giotto’s Bell Tower, and the Baptistery.
After exploring the city by foot, head straight inside the Accademia Gallery, skipping the long lines with a priority access ticket.
Michelangelo is the focal point of the Accademia, and your guide takes you through some of his most important works on display. Admire the unfinished sculptures, 'San Matteo' and 'Prigioni,' before making your way to the iconic 'David.' Examine the lifelike contours of veins and muscles, crafted from Carrera marble.
Your guide parts ways with your group after passing David, but you can continue exploring the gallery at your own pace for as long as you’d like, admiring works from Botticelli, Orcagna and more.
Head first toward the historic Ponte Vecchio, stretched over the Arno River. Your guide points out the Vasari Corridor overhead, the city’s secret passageway. Constructed in the 16th-century by Cosimo I, the corridor once allowed members of the Medici family to travel stealthily through the city. Today, it houses one of the world's most impressive collections of self-portraits.
Continue through the old neighborhood of poet Dante Alighieri and the bustling Piazza della Signoria, where the Palazzo Vecchio sits. Stroll past the prominent Uffizi Gallery, which hosts some of the most famous Renaissance artwork, before making your way to the Florence Duomo. Admire Brunelleschi’s Dome, Giotto’s Bell Tower, and the Baptistery.
After exploring the city by foot, head straight inside the Accademia Gallery, skipping the long lines with a priority access ticket.
Michelangelo is the focal point of the Accademia, and your guide takes you through some of his most important works on display. Admire the unfinished sculptures, 'San Matteo' and 'Prigioni,' before making your way to the iconic 'David.' Examine the lifelike contours of veins and muscles, crafted from Carrera marble.
Your guide parts ways with your group after passing David, but you can continue exploring the gallery at your own pace for as long as you’d like, admiring works from Botticelli, Orcagna and more.
Piazza degli Strozzi
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Florence Historic Center (Pass By)
Piazza della Signoria
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Ponte Vecchio
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Campanile di Giotto
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Galleria dell'Accademia
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- At times, Museums close without notice. No refunds are available as these events are beyond our control.
- Tour operates rain or shine
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Reviews
4.5
224 reviews
Deb_C, Oct 2023
Our tour guide Lara was extremely knowledgeable in an entertaining way. We learned a great deal about Florence’s history and art. The tour was the perfect length at 3 hours.
Paul_D, Jun 2023
We had a wonderful tour and we really appreciated having the insights to the Florentino culture. The sights were expected to be spectacular, but learning the history made the tour so much more interesting.
CYNTHIA_M, May 2023
Great walking tour! Antonella was a spectacular guide. Very passionate, knowledgeable and proud of her home. Funny, too.
Elizabeth_B, Apr 2023
Our guide, Antonella Fantoni, brought the culture, architecture, and art of medieval and Renaissance Florence to life with her knowledge and enthusiasm. We were a small group (only five) and were able to ask lots of questions. I highly recommend this walking tour to really capture the essence of Florence!
Howard_P, Oct 2022
We had a wonderful guide named Antonella. She was fabulous, informative, kind and very helpful. We would do the tour again with her
Mark_S, Jul 2022
Excellent guide, who was en enthousiastic florentine herself, was very knowledgable about everything. We had a very small group of only 5 which was awesom aswell. Defentily highly recomended and worth its money.
Steven_E, Jan 2022
Katerina was a wonderful tour guide. We were fortunate to have only our family of four on the tour, so we received the perfect level of detail. We generally start our visits with a walking tour of the city, but it didn't work out this way for this trip. Instead, our tour was on the 3rd day, combined with multiple museum tours, which worked out perfectly. The museum itself is very small, but Katerina's knowledge was at the perfect level of detail. The highlight was really the city tour (though David is far more majestic than pictures make him seem), where we learned more about what we had seen the past few days. She even walked us to several points that were not on the tour, because we asked about them. Highly recommend this excursion and our guide.
Response from Host, Jan 2022
Dear Client,
Many thanks for your 5 star review about the Florence Tour you took with our guide Caterina. She will be very happy to read the wonderful comments about the time you spent with her touring you around her city.
Yours sincerely, Monica
31SandraH, Jun 2019
Our guide was almost fifteen minutes late and didn't apologise for that. She didn't carry a flag or brolly to make her visible and we did lose her at one point because it was so busy. When we entered the Gallery she gave us our tickets to look after but my friend lost hers in the rest rooms, we felt the guide should have kept them all together herself and counted us through. We did feel rushed through most of it, probably due to her lateness. However she was very informative and easy to understand and we enjoyed the tour overall. Would recommend as it gives you a perspective of the city as this was our first visit to Florence.
Response from Host, Jun 2019
Dear Client ,
Thank you for your detailed feedback about our small group Florence Renaissance and David Tour .
I ‘m most surprised when you say our guide arrived late . Generally we ask clients to arrive a few minutes prior to the start of the tour , so perhaps the guide that day arrived right on time for the start of the tour and not earlier as Our guides generally do . Without knowing the day of the tour , I can not verify with the guide. I invite you to get in touch with us to let us the day in which you took the tour , so that we can investigate further. In regards to the Accademia tickets , I’m most sorry that your friend lost it . Unfortunately it is the Accademia policy imposing this rule this year , not us .
I’m happy anyway that you found the tour enjoyable and informative .
Yours sincerely
Monica
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Wilson_L, May 2019
First of all, the Tour Guide did not arrive 15 minutes before the pre-arranged time.
Despite the rain, Catherina tried to manage the tour. She was thorough and knowledgeable with the places of visit.
When we arrived at the Accademia Gallery, she gave us the entrance tickets prior to the security checks. And because of the crowd and rain, the security officers had to rush the screening and I dropped my ticket. Naturally, I had to pay for another ticket, which was uncalled for. To my horror, Caherina mentioned that such things did happen in the past and she should have issued the tickets post security screening. Question is - why this was not carried out?
Response from Host, May 2019
Dear Client ,
Thank you for your feedback about our Renaissance and David walking tour and I'm sorry you had to buy the Accademia tickets again - Unfortunately and maybe Caterina did not explain this , the problem is that the museum , due to the large crowds attending to it , imposes a certain procedure - It was an unfortunate event and I'm sure that knowing Caterina , she was really sorry about this inconvenient -
Nonetheless and in spite of the rain , I appreciate that you also mentioned how Caterina handled the group well in spite of the bad weather and managed as usual to be a competent and knowledgable Florence tour Guide . Kindest Regards MOnica
srobert9, Aug 2018
Antonella was a wonderful guide. She was very knowledgeable and made the tour exciting and fun! We will be back!
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