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ACADEMY GALLERY AND HIGHLIGHT OF FLORENCE

Michelangelo’s “David”, “Ponte Vecchio Bridge” and the highlight of Florence 

  • Historical interest 100% 100%
  • Fun 80% 80%
  • Activity Level 100% 100%

Price from 55 euros

Walking Tour of Florence and Academy Gallery, let yourself be surrounded by the wonders of Italian Renaissance in the Historic Centre of Florence and give a closer look to the great sculpture “David” by the famous artist Michelangelo inside “the Academy of Fine Arts” and to all the treasures that the Academy of Fine Artshides.

Our expert local guide will lead you during the first step of The Walking Tour of Florence and Academy Gallery through the historic centre alleys to the discovery of the iconic monuments of Florence...

Our Walking Tour and Academy Gallery will reach “Piazza della Repubblica, considered the very centre of the city since Roman era and mainly known today for being a theatre for street artists and for the colorful carousel. Afterwards, our guide will lead you to visit the “Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore” – better known as the “Duomo” , the “Baptistery of St John and “Giotto’s Bell Tower”. The Walking Tour and Academy Gallery will also reach “Ponte Vecchio Bridge” and the “Piazza della Signoria” through the “Uffizi courtyard”,Palazzo Vecchio where you will be able to see the beautiful statues of the “Loggia dei Lanzi”.

After this immersive walk through the history of Florence home of “Dante Alighieri and the city that gave hospitality to great minds such as “Leonardo Da Vinci” and “Michelangelo” among others, the Walking Tour and Academy Gallery will lead to the second most important and visited museum of Florence. Located near the University of Florence and easily reachable from the Historic Centre, the “Academy Galleryis smaller and more specialized than the “Uffizi” but exhibits the most of Michelangelo’s sculptures and of course the “David”. The statue that we can found today in the “Piazza della Signoria” is actually a copy of the real one that was moved to the “Academy Gallery” due to the precarious conditions of preservation. The “Academy of Arts and Design of Florencewas instituted by “Cosimo de’ Medici” in 1563 but the “Academy Gallerywas founded only in the 1784, when the “Great Duke of Tuscany Pietro Leopoldo reorganized it in the “Modern Academy of Fine Arts”. The “Academy Gallerywelcomes you in the “Hall of the Colossus” and guides you through many works of arts and among them you will be able to admire the famous “Madonna of the Seaby “Sandro Botticelli”, mainly known for being the father of “Birth of Venus” which is displayed in the “Uffizi Gallery”. A section of of the “Galleryis called “Hall of the Prisonersand it is dedicated to Michelangelo’s unfinished statues called the “Slaves”.

If you are a music enthusiast, you will be excited to know that “The Academy Gallery” also hosts a “Music Instrument Museumthat collects the “Grand Ducal Collectionof 50 instruments and the original handmade “Antonio Stradivari violin.

Book now your Walking Tour and Academy Gallery and discover the most iconic corners of Florence and dive into the sea of art and culture from the fascinating Italian Renaissance.

Highlights and what's included
  • Accessible: Visit Accessible website
  • Duration: Half Day
  • Places of interest: FLORENCE
    • Academy Gallery
    • Michelangelo’s David
    • Ponte Vecchio bridge
    • Duomo and Giotto Bell Tower
    • Piazza della Signoria
  • Exclusivity: All our tours are PRIVATE, not sharing with other guests
  • Languages: All languages available on request
COVID FREE

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