Florence in One Day Guided City Tour with Accademia and Uffizi Galleries

General information

Destination
Florence, Italy

Program details

Explore the very best of Florence in just a day. Admire the city’s most famous sites and make the most out of visiting the Accademia Gallery and Uffizi Gallery with a guided tour.

HIGHLIGHTS:


* Admire Florence’s skyline from Piazzale Michelangelo

* Reserved entry into the Accademia and Uffizi galleries

* Enjoy a walking tour through the historical heart of the city



Drive along the romantic Viale dei Colli to Piazzale Michelangelo where a wonderful panorama over the city skyline will open up in front of you. Spot the most beautiful buildings that characterise the city before heading into the heart of historic Florence.


Visit the world-renowned Accademia Gallery, where the famous statue of David by Michelangelo and other works by great artists are housed. We then proceed on a walking tour passing by San Lorenzo Church and the incredible Duomo complex that is nothing short of impressive. See the Baptistery with its bronze doors including the famous Porta del Paradiso and the Cathedral with its magnificent Cupola del Brunelleschi and Giotto’s bell tower.


A short walk further brings us to Piazza Signoria, where the imposing Palazzo Vecchio rises before you. We then enter the famous Uffizi Gallery for a guided tour of superb paintings by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello, Giotto, Cimabue, Masaccio. Our tour ends at the Uffizi Terrace where the city stretches out in front of you where you can choose to stay in the museum.



Meeting/pick-up point: On the corner with Piazza dell’Unità.

Duration: 3h15 approx. + 3h30.

Start/opening time: The tour is divided in two parts: starts at 9am, break and restart at 2:30pm.

End/closing time: Break at 12:15pm, end of the tour at 6pm inside Uffizi Gallery.

Others: Children Between 0 and 6 years old are free of charge and from 7 years old have to pay adult price.
During periods of increased inflow of visitors, despite our reservations, the admission to the museums may be subject to delays, mainly due to security reasons for which the access to the museum is regulated according to the number of people inside it.
The Accademia Gallery is closed on Monday and replaced with the San Marco Museum or the Medici Chapels.
The Uffizi Gallery is closed on Monday and replaced with the Museum of Palazzo Vecchio.