One Day Walking Tour with Academia and Uffizi Gallery in Florence

4.4 (5 reviews) Florence, Italy
Duration7h 30m
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 25 travelers

Overview

Discover Florence in a day with our tour, featuring a walking exploration of its historic center and access to two iconic art museums.

Stroll through Florence's charming streets to grasp its rich heritage, from Roman roots to the Renaissance. Explore key sites like Basilica di San Lorenzo, Palazzo Vecchio, the Duomo, Baptistery, Giotto’s bell tower, Brunelleschi’s Dome, and Palazzo Medici Ricciardi.

Enter the Accademia Gallery and marvel at Michelangelo's David, accompanied by expert insights. Discover other masterpieces like Prigioni and San Matteo, along with works by Botticelli, Uccello, and del Sarto.

Conclude your tour at the renowned Uffizi Gallery. Delve into an extraordinary collection spanning the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Your guide will animate works by Giotto, Michelangelo, da Vinci, and more.

Experience the best of Florence in a day, a must-have addition to your travel itinerary!

Options

Best of Florence English Tour

Duration: 8 hours

Florence the Magnificent

Duration: 7 hours: 7.5 hours
Starting point:
Via dei Lamberti, 1, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

What's included

  • Earphones for groups of more than 6 pax
  • English-speaking, licensed guide
  • 1.5 Hour Guided Walking Tour
  • Please note that the tour has different meeting points depending on the option chosen at check-out.
  • Ticket to the Uffizi Gallery
  • Accademia with timed entry tickets
  • We are sorry to inform you that pets are not permitted on our tours
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Optional Gratuities

What to expect

  1. Piazza Del Duomo
    30m
    Piazza del Duomo is the spiritual heart of Florence and the soul of its historic center, declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. The place where you can admire, in a single glance, some of the city's main monuments, in a concentration of history, art and beauty to make your head spin. Indeed, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, with the Dome by Brunelleschi, the Bell Tower by Giotto and the Baptistery face each other here, surrounded by historic buildings and small- and large-sized museums
  2. Basilica di San Lorenzo
    20m
    The Basilica of San Lorenzo is one of the oldest churches in Florence, said to have been consecrated by St. Ambrose on Easter day, 393 CE, even though the building we see today dates to the mid-1400s upon a design by Brunelleschi. The fascinating façade-less church is no stranger to glory, and while it may not be home to the variety of illustrious burials one might find in Santa Croce
  3. 20m
    In the heart of the historic center, just a few steps away from Ponte Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria, you'll find one of the most characteristic points in all of Florence, the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, or New Market.
  4. Palazzo Medici Riccardi
    10m · Admission ticket not included
    The first palace of the Medici family, where Cosimo the Elder and Lorenzo the Magnificent lived, and artists such as Donatello, Michelangelo, Paolo Uccello, Benozzo Gozzoli, and Botticelli worked
  5. Church and Museum of Orsanmichele
    20m
    The church and museum of Orsanmichele
    Florence's former granary reopens to the public to admire Renaissance masterpieces by Donatello and Verrocchio
    In the beginning there was an oratory dedicated to St Michael, surrounded by a garden, or rather a vegetable garden as it was then called. Hence San Michele in orto, which later became Orsanmichele
  6. Piazza della Signoria
    15m
    The Piazza della Signoria has been the political and social heart of Florence for many years. There have been several parlamentos, public gatherings, and it is a well-known place, where you as a tourist can simply stroll around and enjoy all the beautiful things that are in the square. In the Piazza della Signoria you will find the well-known loggia with statues that recall important events in the city and important myths. You will also find the Fountain of Neptune, the entrance to the Palazzo Vecchio, the replica of David, the famous bronze equestrian statue and the Gucci museum. Furthermore, the image gallery of the famous Uffizi Gallery is adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria square
  7. Galleria dell'Accademia
    1h 30m · Admission ticket included
    The Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze is home to some of the most important painting and sculpture collections in the world, including sculptures by Michelangelo, his renowned David among them, and a rich collection of early Italian painting. The collection of plaster casts and models by Lorenzo Bartolini and his student Luigi Pampaloni in the Gipsoteca in the monumental Salone dell’Ottocento is just as significant. And the museum is also home to musical instruments that belonged to the grand dukes of Tuscany, Medici and Lorraine, most of which were in the collection of the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini of Florence
  8. Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi
    3h · Admission ticket included
    The Uffizi Gallery of Florence is one of the most important museums in the world. The main core of its extremely rich collections includes works extending from the 13th to the 18th century; in particular, it is a faithful mirror of one of the most outstanding moments in art of all time: the Renaissance. Among the main artists represented are Giotto, Piero della Francesca, Paolo Uccello, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Pontormo, Titian and Caravaggio

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Florence – Via de’ Lamberti, 1.
Look for the Towns of Italy tour guide in front of civic number 1.

Meeting point

Accademia Ticket Office Via Ricasoli, 58/60, Florence look for Towns of Italy tour guide in front of civic number 58

End point

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Customers must take into account that each tour has its own meeting point which must be reached independently by the customers. It is required to be at the meeting point 15 minutes prior to the tour departure time
  • Children/teens under 18 y.o. must always be accompanied by at least one adult. If this requirement is not met, we reserve the right to exclude the under age participant and no refund will be due
  • Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Accademia Gallery and Uffizi Gallery
  • Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers’ full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the attraction
  • Entrance ticket to the Uffizi Gallery €29.00 per person
  • Galleria dell’Accademia admission ticket: €24 total €20 admission ticket + €4 reservation fee

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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