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Academy gallery and highlights of Florence – Accessible tour – Florence

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

  • Historical interest 100% 100%
  • Fun 90% 90%

From 55 euros

Accessible Tour of Florence Highlights 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 of the accessible “Academy of Fine Arts” and to all the treasures that “the Academy of Fine Arts” hides.

Our expert local guide will lead you during the first step of Accessible Tour of Florence Highlights and Academy Gallery through the historic centre alleys to the discovery of the iconic monuments of Florence which are also symbols of one of the most fascinating eras of Italian history. ...

Our Accessible Tour of Florence Highlights 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 accessibleCathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore” – better known as the “Duomo” -, the accessible Baptistery of St John and “Giotto’s Bell Tower”. Accessible Tour of Florence Highlights and Academy Gallery will also reach “Ponte Vecchio Bridge” and the “Piazza della Signoria” through the accessibleUffizi courtyard”,Palazzo Vecchio where you will be able to see the beautiful statues of the “Loggia dei Lanzi”.

After this immersive accessible journey through the history of Florence home of “Dante Alighieri and the city of Florence that gave hospitality to great minds such as “Leonardo Da Vinci” and “Michelangelo” among others, the Accessible Tour of Florence Highlights and Academy Gallery will lead to the second most important and visited accessible 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 1784, when the “Great Duke of Tuscany Pietro Leopoldo reorganized it in the “Modern Academy of Fine Arts”. The “Academy Gallerywelcomes you in the accessible “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 accessible Uffizi Gallery”. A section 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 Accessible Tour of Florence Highlights and Academy Gallery, 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
  • 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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