The wonders of Florence with the Accademia and the Uffizi: skip the line
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Highlights
Explore the most important sites of Florence with this fantastic guided walking tour! Visit both the religious and political heart of the city center, including San Lorenzo, Piazza del Duomo, Piazza Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio and much more! Take a walk around two of the world's most famous museums led by our expert guide. Discover some of Michelangelo's greatest masterpieces and the David and discover the secrets of Botticelli's "Venus" and "La Primavera", along with other world-famous masterpieces by Michelangelo, Leonardo and other important artists.
Highlights
An expert guide will be at your side for the entire duration of the Tour
Discover all the secrets of Michelangelo's "David".
Visit the best of Florence with its most famous monuments, palaces, streets and squares
Discover the history, art, curiosities and anecdotes of Florence from a passionate local guide
Admire Botticelli's iconic "Birth of Venus" and his stunning "Spring"
Appreciate the absolute masterpieces of Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance artists
An expert guide will be at your side for the entire duration of the Tour
Discover all the secrets of Michelangelo's "David".
Visit the best of Florence with its most famous monuments, palaces, streets and squares
Discover the history, art, curiosities and anecdotes of Florence from a passionate local guide
Admire Botticelli's iconic "Birth of Venus" and his stunning "Spring"
Appreciate the absolute masterpieces of Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance artists
What is included?
- Staff assistance at the Meeting Point
- Local professional guide for walking tours and museums
- Skip-the-line entrance tickets to museums
- Headphones inside both Museums
- Guided tours for small groups of the Uffizi and the Accademia
- If you select the option: Typical Lunch in a restaurant located in the historic center of Florence (drinks to be paid on site)
What is not included?
- Tips
- If option selected: Ages 0-5 Lunch not included (payable locally)
What is there to know?
Duration: approximately 5h45 and lunch time (if option selected)
It is mandatory to show up at the meeting point at the indicated check-in time. In case of delay it will not be possible to participate in the visit, nor to obtain a refund or reschedule the visit.
We recommend wearing comfortable shoes;
The guided service may exceptionally be provided in two languages for operational reasons
A minimum number applies. There is the possibility of cancellation after confirmation if the minimum number of passengers is not reached. In this case, you will be offered another date or alternative tour or a full refund.
Meeting point
MORNING
- at 08:45 At the corner between Via Ricasoli and Piazza San Marco, in front of the loggia of the Academy of Fine Arts.
Our assistant, dressed in blue with the Caf Tour and Gray Line logos, will be waiting for you.
From 1 April 2025, check-in at 8:15 and departure at 8:30.
- at 10:30 Walking Tour in Via Martelli, 50r - in front of Cafè Firenze. An assistant is waiting for you wearing blue clothes
with our logos Caf Tour & Gray Line Firenze
From 1 April 2025, check-in at 9.45 and departure at 10.00.
AFTERNOON
at 3:00 pm Uffizi Gallery Museum - meeting point at Caf Tour & Travel Store - via dei Tavolini 15red - 50122 Florence
(departure from our Store at 3.15pm)
It is mandatory to show up at the meeting point at the indicated check-in time. In case of delay it will not be possible to participate in the visit, nor have a
visit, nor to have a refund or to reschedule the guided tour.
- at 08:45 At the corner between Via Ricasoli and Piazza San Marco, in front of the loggia of the Academy of Fine Arts.
Our assistant, dressed in blue with the Caf Tour and Gray Line logos, will be waiting for you.
From 1 April 2025, check-in at 8:15 and departure at 8:30.
- at 10:30 Walking Tour in Via Martelli, 50r - in front of Cafè Firenze. An assistant is waiting for you wearing blue clothes
with our logos Caf Tour & Gray Line Firenze
From 1 April 2025, check-in at 9.45 and departure at 10.00.
AFTERNOON
at 3:00 pm Uffizi Gallery Museum - meeting point at Caf Tour & Travel Store - via dei Tavolini 15red - 50122 Florence
(departure from our Store at 3.15pm)
It is mandatory to show up at the meeting point at the indicated check-in time. In case of delay it will not be possible to participate in the visit, nor have a
visit, nor to have a refund or to reschedule the guided tour.
Cancellation policies
To get a full refund, you must request a cancellation at least 4 days in advance. No-shows and late cancellations are non-refundable.
Description
Itinerary
Total immersion in the Accademia Gallery and in Michelangelo's art to learn about his most famous work, the "David", and other important works of art such as "The Prisoners" and "San Matteo" and the "Palestrina Pietà" . The young Michelangelo sculpted David from a huge block of rough marble in three years, creating an imposing sculpture of absolute beauty, an icon of the Renaissance model. He depicted a magnificent naked young man at the height of his physical vigor, whose intense expression of strength and courage, arising from an absolute faith in God, became a symbol of the power and invincibility of the Florentine Republic at the moment of its maximum expansion . splendor.
Total immersion in the Accademia Gallery and in Michelangelo's art to learn about his most famous work, the "David", and other important works of art such as "The Prisoners" and "San Matteo" and the "Palestrina Pietà" . The young Michelangelo sculpted David from a huge block of rough marble in three years, creating an imposing sculpture of absolute beauty, an icon of the Renaissance model. He depicted a magnificent naked young man at the height of his physical vigor, whose intense expression of strength and courage, arising from an absolute faith in God, became a symbol of the power and invincibility of the Florentine Republic at the moment of its maximum expansion . splendor.
Your walking tour begins with the discovery of the Medici district, where you can admire the monuments that the members of the famous Florentine family themselves admired every day with their own eyes: the extraordinary palace in which they lived, the ancient Church of San Lorenzo and the Medici Chapels, their mausoleum.
A few steps away you will find the wonderful monumental complex of the Duomo: the Baptistery with its golden "Gate of Paradise", the Cathedral with the famous Brunelleschi's Dome and Giotto's elegant bell tower.
The tour then winds through the characteristic streets of the medieval neighborhood where Dante and Beatrice lived and where you can also admire the imposing and unique Church of Orsanmichele, a masterpiece of Florentine Gothic art. You will also discover the picturesque Straw Market: don't forget to rub the nose of the famous “porcellino” (pig).
Continuing you will find yourself in Piazza Signoria, one of the most beautiful squares in the world and the political center of the city. In this "open-air museum", you will be fascinated by the beautiful Fountain of Neptune with the imposing marble statue by Ammannati and by the sculptural masterpieces of the Loggia dei Lanzi, including Cellini's Perseus and Giambologna's Rape of the Sabine Women. . Dominating the square is the majestic Palazzo Vecchio with Arnolfo's crenellated tower, one of the most famous symbols of Florence which you can admire in all its magnificence. Then, following the spectacular elevated route of the Vasari Corridor from the outside you will arrive at the romantic Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge in Florence, and you will conclude this fantastic tour admiring its renowned jewelers.
Free time for lunch (or lunch in a typical restaurant depending on the option selected)
In the afternoon, inside the Uffizi Gallery, you can admire numerous works of art by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Giotto, Cimabue, Masaccio and many others. Among the precious exhibition rooms of the Gallery, the most renowned one contains the refined works of Botticelli, including absolute masterpieces: "Primavera" and "Birth of Venus". This last painting, an icon of the museum, represents the allegory of the birth of the goddess emerging from the sea foam and symbolizes the ideal of beauty as an expression of purity and spiritual quality, typical of Renaissance Neoplatonic aesthetics. The guided tour ends at the Uffizi Terrace from where you can enjoy an extraordinary and exclusive view of the most important monuments of the city.
Once the guided tour is finished it is possible to stay in the museum.
