🏨 Accademia Gallery and Free Florence City Walking Tour Activity

Accademia Gallery and Free Florence City Walking Tour

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Duration: 2 hours

Departs: Florence, Florence

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Accademia Gallery skip-the-line ticket, don't waste your time queuing for the whole day!
• Visit the stunning sights & discover the hidden treasures of the Florence city
• Learn from a passionate and art-loving local guide
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Join with us on a combined tour to 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 & a walking tour to check out the highlights of the city and get the most out of your stay here in Florence.

What's Included

Entrance Ticket with reservation to the Academia Gallery

Free Gelato

Guided city walking tour

Official certified guide

Radio system to hear the guide

What's Not Included

Entrance tickets to the attractions of the walking tour

Food and drinks

Hotel pick-up and drop off

Transportation to/from attractions

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 5
CHILD: Age: 6 - 17
ADULT: Age: 18 - 99

Additional Info

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of guests to run
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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
Walking Tour is subject to favourable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date.

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of guests to run
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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
Walking Tour is subject to favourable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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.

What To Expect

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..

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Piazza della Repubblica

Later in the afternoon, you'll meet the guide in front of the Hard Rock Cafe (See below in the Meeting Point) to start the walking tour. After meeting up with the guide, you will receive an insight into the history of this Renaissance city and how this incredible cultural movement of the Renaissance transformed not only Florence but eventually the rest of Europe. The guide will start with Piazza Della Republica, the main square of Florence that marks the center of the City. After a little talk of history and the changes of the Piazza Republica since its origin, you will walk straight to the Piazza Della Duomo, ashowstopper of Filippo Brunelleschi, Giotto, Arnolfo and Francesco Talenti.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Piazza del Duomo

Whilst passing the Duomo Square, the guide will lead you straight through the old buildings and some of the historical landmarks of Florence to Palazzo Vecchio, where the David’s’ sculpture (the original is in the Galleria dell'Accademia) by Michelangelo's placed outside the Palazzo Vecchio as a symbol of the Republic's defiance of the tyrannical Medici.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Palazzo Vecchio

Afterward, as you walk past the Palazzo Vecchio, the guide will talk you through the Uffizi Gallery, one of the greatest museums of the world, before you reach the most famous old bridge of Florence known as Ponte Vecchio

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Palazzo Pitti

Your next stop is at Palazzo Pitti, the enormous palace of Florence's largest architectural monuments of Filippo Brunelleschi and the former household of the Pitti Family, and later of the Medici's. Walking through the narrow roads of this ancient city with lots of hidden treasures, the guide will answer all the curious secrets of the city and you will explore many more interesting points of attraction to help you get the best out of your stay in this city.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Florence

Finally, your guide will talk you through the artists, architects, thinkers and political figures who led to the Renaissance, before your last stop to La Strega Nocciola for a delicious gelato offered to you by Star Florence.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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