Skip-the-Line Accademia Guided Visit: David Secrets and Beyond

Embark on a guided tour of the Accademia Gallery and explore Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the ‘David’. Discover the secrets behind its creation and immerse yourself in the world of this legendary artist.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Galleria dell’Accademia - Immerse yourself in Michelangelo’s art, featuring his famous “David” and other significant works like ‘’I Prigioni’’, ‘’San Matteo’’, and the “Palestrina Pietà”.

Michelangelo, in his youth, sculpted the David from a massive block of rough marble over three years, creating a grand statue of unparalleled beauty, emblematic of the Renaissance ideal. He portrayed a splendid nude young man at the peak of his physical prowess, whose intense expression of strength and bravery, born from a profound faith in God, became a symbol of the Florentine Republic’s power and invincibility during its golden age.

After the guided tour, visitors are welcome to remain in the museum.

What's Included
  • April to October - monolingual Guided Visit
  • Local Professional Guide: Museum guided Visit in small group
  • Entrance ticket delivered directly at the meeting point, in front of the museum, by our assistant
  • Multilingual assistance at the meeting point
  • From November 1st 2024 until March 31st 2025: Spanish Language confirmed with minimum 4 participants
  • Earphones to follow your Guide during the Guided Visit
  • Entrance ticket, museum reservation fee and guaranteed entry time
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Step into Michelangelo’s world and explore his most prestigious works - the ‘David’, ‘’I Prigioni’’, ‘’San Matteo’’, and the “Palestrina Pietà”. Your guide will take you on a captivating journey through Michelangelo’s life, revealing the inspirations and mysteries behind the creation of the world’s renowned statue. Listen as they narrate the story of a young artist who devoted three years of his life to shaping a massive chunk of raw marble into an awe-inspiring sculpture. The David, a splendid embodiment of absolute beauty and power, stands before you, signifying the might and invincibility of the Florentine Republic at its greatest splendor. As the guided tour concludes, there’s no need for the enchantment to cease. You have the unique opportunity to remain in the museum for as long as you wish.

  • Suggested to wear comfortable shoes
  • November - March: The guided service may be provided in two languages 
  • It is mandatory to arrive at the meeting point at the mentioned check in time. In case of delay it will not be possible to join the visit, nor to have a refund or reschedule the guided visit.
  • No health restrictions needed
Location
Via Ricasoli, 68
Via Ricasoli
At the corner between Via Ricasoli and Piazza San Marco, in front of the loggiato of Accademia delle Belle Arti.An Assistant will wait for you wearing blue clothing with CAF tour - Gray Line logos. Please come 15 minutes before.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Heather_f
Sep 3, 2024
Nice tour - Headsets would go in and out throughout the tour, so that was unfortunate, but guide did a nice job, it was very crowded, but we were able to learn and enjoy the Galleria.
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Russell_b
Jul 8, 2024
Excellent Tour !! - Excellent Tour ! Highly Recommend !! I have taken the Tour Before, Then we had ear buds to cover both ears (Helped block out background noise from the room) This tour however we only had 1 in one ear, and it made it Difficult to just hear the tour Guide. Recommend they go back to 2 ear plugs.
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Jecks0ne
Jun 19, 2024
Such a wonderful experience - Alicia was fantastic and passionate about the art. I wish we had her when we did the Rome Museum tour. She was very knowledgeable and took time to get you to appreciate the master pieces
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X8356blannah
Jun 7, 2024
David… of course! - Alicia was an excellent guide! Thank you We enjoyed the pace and she was easy to understand. Went on the tour and stayed for another hour after.
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Navigate21552426180
May 31, 2024
Tour - Our guide was very well spoken and detailed and was very knowledgeable. Would recommend this tour to all visiting Florence a must see
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Inspire53418975460
May 24, 2024
This tour is a must! - Wonderful tour to learn more about the David and history of musical instruments. Everywhere is stunning masterpieces of art.
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Ellen_te
Dec 20, 2023
Excellent tour! - Alicia was such an informative and interesting guide for our tour of the Accademia. Highly recommend this tour! It was a great bargain for the cost. We learned so much!
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L63swjillm
Nov 5, 2023
Tour of David - Enjoyed the small group. Our family of 4 and 2 others. Was easy to meet the tour group outside the museum. Our guide was very friendly and very informative. Is a smaller museum so doing the tour a smaller group was great. Would definitely recommend this tour
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Dmitriyt438
Oct 19, 2023
Academia skip the line review - Great knowlegable guide gave us a lot of info about Academia and its content and artifacts. We recommend it.
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Johnpi7837eb
May 13, 2024
Guided tour of the Accademia - Well it was my fault i had to even do this in the first place as i was late reserving a ticket to see David. In short our English tour guide had a cough, didn't speak particularly good English, the wireless mic had a short in it and the 60 minute tour was 38 minutes because they were late and she had to get to her "walking tour". All in all it was a ticket in but i give the tour a 1/10. Big thumbs down!
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