Florence: Uffizi Gallery and Accademia Gallery Guided Tour

Highlights

• Accademia Gallery skip-the-line ticket
• See Michelangelo's original sculpture of David
• Passionate local guide and art lover

Full description

Tour to Accademia Gallery in FlorenceThe guide is a local expert who will take you through Accademia Gallery museum telling all about David and the other masterpieces stowed here. After this quick aside, The guide will take you to the Hall of the Colossus for viewing Giambologna’s "Rape of the Sabines", Cassone Adimari, Domenico Ghirlandaio’s somber "St. Stephen between St. James and St. Peter" then on to the main Hall of Prisoners where the unfinished statues by Michelangelo "Slaves" are with his relationship of friendship and mutual influence with artist like Fra' Bartolomeo, Pontormo, Granacci, etc. through his works.Later, The Tribune is where the guide spends most time sharing all the information about world-famous statue of Michelangelo known as "David's Statue" and "Tribune Left Wing ", Allori’s Coronation of the "Virgin Mary". Lastly, you will be escorted to the Gipsoteca Bartolini in Via Cavour; here is where the plaster casts of the Reclining Venus, Arnolfo, Brunelleschi, and Lorenzo Monaco are housed documentation center on the first floor. You'll see everything quite well inside the museum with some great masterpieces but not get bored in an hour— which is exactly how long this entire tour takes. When it finishes, if there was anything that caught your fancy, you could always go back and revisit it— even the Davids.History about Uffizi Galley in Florence This used to be the administrative and legal offices; information on the Medici since most of the art masterpieces in Florence (and in the Uffizi) are from their own collection as well; and support by the Medici for arts and artists of past centuries. After you enter, your guide will show you a portrait of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici. The last Medici who donated all family collections to the city As you make your way up the grand staircase to the top floor where the museum collections begin, let the guide tell you about the architecture of the museum and fascinate you with the secrets, legends and other exciting bits of information behind many paintings on display in this gallery. The works in the first hall are by Giotto, Cimabue, and Duccio di Buoninsegna. From Botticelli's Venus de Milo to Leonardo's Annunciation to Michelangelo's only panel painting in the world, you'll be able to see everything with the help of a guide. Join a local art expert guide on this discovery of the Uffizi and its masterpieces. It will be an exciting fun journey where the artists and their paintings come alive thanks to the guide. Knowing some of the who, what, and why will only enrich the visit. The tour takes two hours, which is great for getting underground sight of arguably the most important without feeling overwhelmed. At the end of the tour, you can go back to whatever you want to see again.

Includes

• Entrance Ticket with reservation to the Academia Gallery
• Entrance Ticket with reservation to the Uffizi Gallery

Not includes

• Food and drinks.
• Transportation to/from attractions.

Not allowed

• Luggage or big bags
• Pets (assistance dogs permitted)

Know before you go

• Wheelchair & Stroller accessible
• Please Note: Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
• "Skip-the-line" access to the Uffizi Gallery and Accademia Gallery is guaranteed even during high season (strikes by museum management or last-minute government directives not related to museum management are excepted)