3 h

Skip The Line

Private

By walk

Instant confirmation

About this activity

Make the most of your time in Florence with a 3-hour tour of the most important sites and monuments. Florence is not a very big city, but its importance and the concentration of monuments and museums is really amazing. It is hard to define the best itinerary to see everything in one day, so the best solution is joining this half day tour, which will give you an overview of the historical center and its highlights.

Meet your guide at your centrally located hotel in Florence and explore Piazza della Republica, where the ancient Roman Forum originally was. Walk to Piazza della Signoria, the political heart of the city and listen to the history of the Florentine Republic, the Medici family and the Palazzo Vecchio. Admire the sculptures that make this piazza one of the most famous in the world. Proceed to the Ponte Vecchio and admire its jewelry, and hear the unique history of the Vasari Corridor, passing above it.

Arrive to the Pitti Palace once the private residence of the grand dukes and admire its splendor. Continue your walk though the Oltrarno, the bohemian area of Florence full of artists, workshops and lovely cafes. Cross the Ponte Santa Trinita and stop for a stunning picture to the Ponte Vecchio from this side. The tour continue along Via Tornabuoni, the fashion designer street where you will be amazed by the beautiful windows. Pass through Palazzo Strozzi's courtyard and admire the essence of the Renaissance architecture.

Continue your walk to the Duomo, and admire the Cathedral, Brunelleschi's Dome and the Baptistery. Lines at the entrance of the Cathedral can be very long, and there is no possible way to skip them, so the guide will decide with you at the moment what you want to do according to the time you have at your disposal.

Walk to the Accademia, where you will have preferential entrance and see the original Michelangelo's David and the Prisoners. The guide will tell you every secrets of the statues and Michelangelo's life. Tour ends out of the Accademia Museum.

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Included

Guaranteed to skip the long line at the Accademia to see Michelangelo's David
Professional art historian guide
Private tour
Hotel pick-up when this is central located

Not included

Tickets to Accademia are NOT INCLUDED, we book skip the line tickets that you will pay on the spot
Entrance to Cathedral is free but there are no lines which we can't skip
taxi and transportation used to get to the city center in case your hotel is out of the city historical center
Lunch
Bottled water
Snacks
Private transportation

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Every first Sunday of the month tickets reservation is not possible in all the state museums in Italy
Lines at the entrance of the Cathedral can be very long and there is no possible way to skip them so the guide will decide with you at the moment what you want to do according to the time you have at disposal.
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

75%

Sport

15%

Reviews

4.6

34

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Albert J

5 | 2019-07-03

excellent and very informative; also accommodated all requests. I believe I may have under-tipped her!

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rsmcveigh

5 | 2018-07-30

This tour was amazing and Brenda was a fabulous tour guide! She spoke flawless English and was very easy to understand. She explained the history of Florence to us in an easy to understand way. We had our adult children with us 20 and 23 years old and we all equally enjoyed the tour! While it was very hot on our tour afternoon, Brenda made sure we had ample water breaks and we even stopped for gelato! We were able to skip the line at all attractions, even the Accademia Gallery, because of Brenda's great reputation with the staff there. She explained the David statue to us in detail, so that we could have a greater appreciation of it. She also showed us an area that was being excavated in the city square, that was not on the official tour. They had found a skull there that morning and she was excited to show us. We were in the area a few days later and went back to that excavation area, and they had actually found the entire skeleton of what looked to be a small child. I've posted the picture below. We highly recommend this tour and hope you get Brenda as your guide! She's the best!

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p.sullivan

5 | 2017-12-20

awesome

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