Florence: Accademia Gallery & Statue of David Express Tour

You get to start your trip at the Galleria dell'Accademia with priority access meaning you don’t have to wait in line behind everybody else to enter.

The Accademia Gallery (along with the Uffizi Gallery) is one of the most visited museums in Florence, so there will commonly be very long lines to get in.

Luckily, we purchased your tickets for you ahead of time so that the only line you will need to wait in is the much shorter line for the security check to enter.

As visitors enter the gallery containing the famous David (at the right is an image of this gallery), they immediately notice the enormous size of the statue, its smoothness, and its serene facial expression that reflects the intense anticipation just before David faces off against Goliath in the well-known Bible story.

This guide will explain to you how Michelangelo created this masterpiece out of a single block of Carrara marble that was rejected by every artist who had viewed it at the time.

You will see that the proportions of the statue may appear to be disproportionate because of the intent to place it on top of Florence's Duomo.