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Florence Accademia Gallery: Comprehensive Tour of Michelangelo's Iconic Masterpieces
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Immerse yourself in the world of Michelangelo at the Florence Accademia Gallery. Discover the artist’s iconic masterpieces and gain a deeper understanding of his unique artistic style.
Immerse yourself in the world of Michelangelo at the Florence Accademia Gallery. Discover the artist’s iconic masterpieces and gain a deeper understanding of his unique artistic style.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Piazza San Marco - An introduction to Michelangelo’s early years in Florence, where he studied under Bertoldo di Giovanni at the Giardino di San Marco Sculpture School. This school was established at the behest of the Medici family, and Savonarola’s influence on Michelangelo’s later works is notable.
- Galleria dell’Accademia - At the…
- Piazza San Marco - An introduction to Michelangelo’s early years in Florence, where he studied under Bertoldo di Giovanni at the Giardino di San Marco Sculpture School. This school was established at the behest of the Medici family, and Savonarola’s influence on Michelangelo’s later works is notable.
- Galleria dell’Accademia - At the Accademia, visitors can admire Michelangelo’s most renowned masterpiece, David, along with other significant works such as the powerful Prigioni (Captives). These remarkable, unfinished marble statues still clearly display the marks of Michelangelo’s chisels.
What's Included
- Very small group with max 8 participants
- Professional guide
- Tour is always run, independently from number of participants (minimum 2 maximum 8)
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- Very small group with max 8 participants
- Professional guide
- Tour is always run, independently from number of participants (minimum 2 maximum 8)
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
What's Not Included
- Tips for your guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Tips for your guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Experience an alternative perspective of Michelangelo’s most celebrated work of art! Explore Michelangelo’s creations, from his early to developed years, from conspicuous to conceptually finished sculptures: Michelangelo’s distinctive, incomplete marble pieces. Your guide will put a spotlight on elements that will animate the statues at the Accademia Gallery.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Experience an alternative perspective of Michelangelo’s most celebrated work of art! Explore Michelangelo’s creations, from his early to developed years, from conspicuous to conceptually finished sculptures: Michelangelo’s distinctive, incomplete marble pieces. Your guide will put a spotlight on elements that will animate the statues at the Accademia Gallery.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Piazza San Marco & Piazza di San Marco
Meet in the very middle of the square by the bronze monument of standing General Manfredo Fanti.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(40 Ratings)
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Sarah_l
Apr 29, 2024
Great tour for the essentials. - Your guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about the topic. Good pace and able to answer questions we had quite easily.
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David_c
Sep 26, 2023
Maurizio’s Bring Michelangelo to life - Maurizio’s detailed account of Michelangelo’s history started when we met at the piazza San Marco and captivated us throughout the Accademia Gallery: All Michelangelo's Masterpieces Guided Tour. His knowledge and passion for the subject really provided a valuable historical experience. 5 stars!!
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Mark_c
Apr 29, 2023
Don't miss it - Very knowledgeable guide who loved the subject. An amazing tour with a small group, which is the best with the crowds. Michaelangelo's sculptures are powerful.
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Christine_t
Apr 24, 2023
We enjoyed our tour of... - We enjoyed our tour of the Accademia very much! Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and we learned a great deal not only about the statues but Michaelangelo’s life (which our guide clearly has a passion for). Having someone coordinate ticketing and entering the museum was also immensely valuable. Tour was primarily focused on Michaelangelo and statues, which was enough for us.
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Sharon_a
Nov 6, 2022
Discovering Michaelangelo - Our guide, Claudio, was especially knowledgeable and shared with us concepts and ideas that were then easily recognizable once inside the museum. Michaelangelo's various statue forms were presented as a way to understand the master's techniques and nuances that only Michaelangelo could do. We looked at all the planned works and then really had time to admire and understand the David statue very effectively.
One of the members of our group recognized the importance of the base of the statue and its biblical symbolism which made the whole experience even more exciting. Thank you, Claudio!
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Jane_p
Oct 14, 2022
Wonderful experience and guide - Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. We loved our tour! He was able to answer our questions and offer insight to the sculptures and paintings.
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Betsy_c
Oct 6, 2022
Informative tour - We had a little trouble finding our tour, as we didn't read the meeting directions closely. The tour guide called us and led us to him. That was a plus as it was very busy around the entrance. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable on what we were seeing inside. He shared a lot of interesting information. Very good tour!
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Jmadi777
Jun 10, 2025
Crowded but loved the David! - Loved seeing the David but as you can imagine it was super crowded! We also had no idea that there was as music room in the museum so this was a nice surprise!
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John_r
Sep 16, 2022
David - Michelangelo’s David was worth the frustration of massive crowds.
Our guide was very knowledgeable, and personable. However, since our main focus was to see David, the tour got tedious.
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Dkk807
Nov 3, 2022
Did not honour booking and unprofessional attitude - Booked this tour 6 weeks in advance. Then 2 days before the day of the tour, the operator sent me an email to say they wanted me to push back to a later time. I reluctantly agreed (no choice was given) as obviously we had plans afterwards. Shortly after, they replied again to say they had cancelled my booking entirely as "Academia is very busy". When I replied this was unreasonable and they should honour a booking made (esp as their marketing info says they will always run a booked tour even if numbers are small), the owner replied "well you as a customer can cancel too" and that I can find some other operator. Wow wonderful. Sums up this company's service attitude and level of professionalism. Luckily my hotel was able to arrange another tour operator on the same day who did not seem to have an issue getting tickets (and ended up being a bit cheaper too). I showed the emails to my hotel and they said they had never seen such unprofessional behaviour.
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