Your guide is an accredited professional whose knowledge of the gallery and its contents is thorough. Get ready to be wowed by little known trivia of famous artworks, the significance of each display and more.
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You’ll spot your expert guide holding a clearly marked sign (or maybe even a big smile and a flag!) right outside the gallery, at a nearby café or in a designated square (the specifics will be mentioned on your ticket).
All guests must pass through the mandatory security inspection. Although you will be able to skip the ticketing queues, the short lines you might encounter at the security check are unavoidable.
Once inside, you'll likely dive right into the showstopper — Michelangelo’s David. Towering at over 17 feet, David is a symbol of human potential and Florence’s Renaissance spirit. Your guide will share the incredible story of how Michelangelo sculpted David from a single block of flawed marble.
Next, you’ll walk through one of the most fascinating corners of the museum — The Hall of the Prisoners. Here, unfinished statues by Michelangelo seem to emerge from the marble like they're fighting to be free.
Now for something a little different — a surprise highlight that many visitors overlook! You'll step into the Museum of Musical Instruments, home to rare and historic instruments, including pieces by Stradivari himself.
As the tour continues, you'll discover beautiful paintings by artists like Sandro Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, and Andrea del Sarto. These works show Florence's vibrant artistic soul beyond Michelangelo — and your guide will highlight details that are easy to miss on your own.
Felt like you didn't quite get enough, or want to examine an installation a little more closely? Feel free to stay back and explore the gallery at your own pace, long after your guided tour is over.
The Hall of Prisoners is named after the four nude sculptures of ‘slaves’ – Atlas, Bearded Slave, Young Slave, and Awakening Slave. The museum hall is also home to paintings by other artists like Pontormo, Fra’ Bartolomeo, Michele di Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, and Andrea del Sarto.
If you're booking combo guided tours to visit both the Accademia and Uffizi Galleries in Florence, here are some things to keep in mind:
Angela was amazing. She was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about her subject and we learned so much from her. I would do a tour with Angela again definitely.
Paula was a fantastic guide. She was very clear and easy to follow and did a great job putting us in the right space to really feel the history she was presenting to us. She worked with CityWalks. Highly recommend.
This was a fairly small group (approx 15) so it was easy to avoid getting lost. Good tour from Ponte Vecchio to David's house., where it took us less than 10 mins to get in and through security. Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. It was a worthwhile tour.
The guide, Stefano, was excellent. Just enough material to make it interesting and could answer all our questions. I'd def take another tour and will recommend these tours.
Tour guide was wonderful, funny and informative
Our guide was excellent! Loved all her stories and love for Florence.
Seeing the Statue of David was the highlight. Walking the streets was fine, however, more information and history would have been nice. It felt like our tour guide just wanted to take her friends for a walk through the street of Florence and have a giggle about nothing.
We had an amazing experience with City Wonders and our English speaking tour guide, Annette. She was incredibly knowledgeable and engaging, sharing fascinating details about the history, art, and culture of the city. Her passion for the subject was evident, and she made the entire experience both educational and enjoyable. The highlight was, of course, seeing Michelangelo’s David. Annette brought the statue to life by explaining its artistic significance, the story behind its creation, and even pointing out details we would have missed on our own. Her expertise truly added depth to the experience. We highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the city—it’s a must-do for art and history lovers! Thank you for making our visit unforgettable!
Be careful Headout double billed me for the tour and refused to refund the second billing, better to wait to come to Italy and just book the tour directly
Knowledgeable guide. However it was not clear that we would only spend 30 mins at Academia. Balance 1 HR was walking city tour. Would help if title of tour and itinerary clearly mention this.
We waited in the rain in a HUGE line for an hour to enter the venue. Absolutely NOT what we paid for as Skip the Line tickets.
Claudia is an incredible guide.
Guide was excellent and knowledgeable, great to skip the queue at Academia
Giovanna, our guide was awesome...and you could tell she really cared to make the tour interesting and enriching!
Great experience. Sarah was very knowledgeable and gave a great tour.
Breeze past the lines at the Accademia Gallery and explore Florence with an expert guide.
Inclusions
Skip-the-line entry to Accademia Gallery
Walking tour of Florence City Centre
Expert English or Spanish-speaking guide
Headsets for groups of 5 people or more
I love the whole experience and doing the tour with otehr people. It was amazing to finally see Michealangelo's Obra Maestra, DAVID. The tour guide is very knowledgeable and has sense of humor which I think is a very important skill to embody so the participants will have fun at the same time.
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and helped us to appreciate the art and history related to Florence. We definitely recommend!
Great guide! Was. Wet thorough and gave a lot of information! Was able to appreciate the art much better with guide than if we went alone.
It was very easy to locate the group and they were very kind. Unfortunately I selected with audio guide and it was not easy, the next one will be with a guide in Spanish, but the service is excellent and recommendable.
Fantastic guided tour, made the whole experience so very comfortable and easy to what is one of the must see attractions in Florence! Isabella, our guide was lovely.. knowledgeable with a brilliant command over English, really brings the experience to life with all sorts of fun bits of in insight into history..
It was a great experience especially thanks to our guide who told us great stories and history about the art pieces and the gallery.
We booked the Accademia Gallery Skip-the-Line Guided Tour through Headout and had a great experience. Skipping the extremely long line was worth it alone, but the tour itself exceeded expectations. Our group was small, which made it easy to follow and ask questions. The guide was incredibly informative—we learned so much about the history and artistry of the museum, especially the iconic statue of David, which was absolutely breathtaking in person. The tour lasted about an hour and covered all the key highlights of the Accademia Gallery, with just the right balance of depth and pace. Highly recommend this tour if you want a richer, more meaningful visit without the stress of waiting in line.
Claudio was very informative and we loved how he explained Michelangelo's early and older works. Very interesting! And to see the statue of David in person is magical.
The guide was excellent with great information. Entry was easy and quick. The woman contact was not pleasant or helpful. She stated she had called my number twice, I had no missed calls, a issue with internataional connection? She was unpleasant. Guide excellent, meet up woman, meh
What an amazing tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. She also spoke English super well. I learned so much I wish I could have spent more time. I highly recommend this tour.
Our tour guide, Tina was fantastic! She's French but lives in Italy and had done extensive research on the area, the art, the subjects of the statues, etc. she elevated our Accedemia experience and we appreciate her efforts.
It was easy to purchase the guided tour online, and to find the guide at the meeting point. My tour guide was very knowledgeable and pleasant.
Sara, our guide at the Accademia Gallery, was fantastic. Her knowledge of the works and her enthusiasm made the visit very interesting. She explained each piece in fascinating detail and answered all our questions clearly. She really made us appreciate the art in a new way - an unforgettable experience thanks to her!
Olga was a GREAT guide - she explained everything very clearly with visuals too. My experience seeing the David as well as the unfinished works of Michelangelo was very much enhanced. Perfect length tour (about an hour) with just the right amount of detail.
Small group, efficient and knowledgeable guide. I loved learning and getting a deeper perspective on sculptures of Michael Angelo..
The guide was knowledge and it was very interesting! My kids (13, 11, 7) and I all had a great time and learned a lot! Hardly any wait in line to get in, and didn't feel rushed in the exhibit at all. Spent a lot of time at the David and from multiple angles. Loved it! It was my first experience with a guided tour and I so glad we did it! BUT I am disappointed with the back end of things - when booking the tour it said to meet far away from the accademia and instead to meet near the uffitzi - thst didn't make sense to me, so I chatted online with someone and they confirmed the location and that we'd walk with our guide over. The day before the tour I got an email confirming that same location. When we arrived I was told we were at the wrong location and needed to hurry over to the meeting spot by the accademia. We then needed to RUN through the city to get there on time so we wouldn't miss the tour. We arrived sweaty and frazzled. The tour guide was fantastic, but the communication leading up to the tour was not good.
The Guide made the experience!! Her knowledge of the works was broad and very detailed. -Thank you!!
Lori our guide made our tour really interesting, we loved her energy and passion towards the tour.
Very knowledgeable guide. Seamless skip the line process.
The guide was informative, involved and very understanding of our group make-up catering to things that our children would be interested in.
While the crowd seemed chaotic when we walked down the street to meet our guide, it was extremely well organized and well run. We had a nice small group with an excellent guide. The tour was nicely done. Not too long, not too short. We could stay as long as we wanted after which was nice. All in all I'm glad we booked this!
The Italian agency ciao sent us precise and easy to follow instructions, the organization of the group was fast, food and efficient and our local guide Anastasia, an expert in the field, enriched the visit with history, curiosities and additional material prepared by her, making the experience very enjoyable, entertaining and instructive. Thank you very much to Ciao and Anastasia!
We loved the experience. Our guide was very clear and entertaining in the explanations, even my 7 year old son was super attentive all the time. Highly recommended.
Our tour guide was awesome! The tour focused on the statues of Michealangelo, and that's what was interesting to me. The museum also has rooms of busts, paintings, and musical instruments!
Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable! We learned so much about Michelangelo and his work. I saw so many people wandering around with no guide, no headphones... I can't imagine just looking at the David with no context. We had such a rich experience because of our guide. Highly recommend!
Follow a local expert as you skip lines to Accademia and explore its famous sculptures, including Michelangelo’s David.
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I love the whole experience and doing the tour with otehr people. It was amazing to finally see Michealangelo's Obra Maestra, DAVID. The tour guide is very knowledgeable and has sense of humor which I think is a very important skill to embody so the participants will have fun at the same time.
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and helped us to appreciate the art and history related to Florence. We definitely recommend!
Great guide! Was. Wet thorough and gave a lot of information! Was able to appreciate the art much better with guide than if we went alone.
Considerate, intellectually, satisfying, illuminating, excellent teacher guide we felt enlightened and well taken care of
It was very easy to locate the group and they were very kind. Unfortunately I selected with audio guide and it was not easy, the next one will be with a guide in Spanish, but the service is excellent and recommendable.
Myself and my friend had a great tour of Academia. It was concentrated on the history of Michelangelo given it was only an hour duration but we enjoyed that and understanding this amazing artist in more detail and centring around the build of David. I recall it was Vera who was our guide in English. She was very good and could be clearly understood. Still left us the opportunity to explore the valley further after the tour.
Fantastic guided tour, made the whole experience so very comfortable and easy to what is one of the must see attractions in Florence! Isabella, our guide was lovely.. knowledgeable with a brilliant command over English, really brings the experience to life with all sorts of fun bits of in insight into history..
It was a great experience especially thanks to our guide who told us great stories and history about the art pieces and the gallery.
We booked the Accademia Gallery Skip-the-Line Guided Tour through Headout and had a great experience. Skipping the extremely long line was worth it alone, but the tour itself exceeded expectations. Our group was small, which made it easy to follow and ask questions. The guide was incredibly informative—we learned so much about the history and artistry of the museum, especially the iconic statue of David, which was absolutely breathtaking in person. The tour lasted about an hour and covered all the key highlights of the Accademia Gallery, with just the right balance of depth and pace. Highly recommend this tour if you want a richer, more meaningful visit without the stress of waiting in line.
Claudio was very informative and we loved how he explained Michelangelo's early and older works. Very interesting! And to see the statue of David in person is magical.
The guide was excellent with great information. Entry was easy and quick. The woman contact was not pleasant or helpful. She stated she had called my number twice, I had no missed calls, a issue with internataional connection? She was unpleasant. Guide excellent, meet up woman, meh
What an amazing tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. She also spoke English super well. I learned so much I wish I could have spent more time. I highly recommend this tour.
Our tour guide, Tina was fantastic! She's French but lives in Italy and had done extensive research on the area, the art, the subjects of the statues, etc. she elevated our Accedemia experience and we appreciate her efforts.
It was easy to purchase the guided tour online, and to find the guide at the meeting point. My tour guide was very knowledgeable and pleasant.
Sara, our guide at the Accademia Gallery, was fantastic. Her knowledge of the works and her enthusiasm made the visit very interesting. She explained each piece in fascinating detail and answered all our questions clearly. She really made us appreciate the art in a new way - an unforgettable experience thanks to her!
Olga was a GREAT guide - she explained everything very clearly with visuals too. My experience seeing the David as well as the unfinished works of Michelangelo was very much enhanced. Perfect length tour (about an hour) with just the right amount of detail.
Small group, efficient and knowledgeable guide. I loved learning and getting a deeper perspective on sculptures of Michael Angelo..
The guide was knowledge and it was very interesting! My kids (13, 11, 7) and I all had a great time and learned a lot! Hardly any wait in line to get in, and didn't feel rushed in the exhibit at all. Spent a lot of time at the David and from multiple angles. Loved it! It was my first experience with a guided tour and I so glad we did it! BUT I am disappointed with the back end of things - when booking the tour it said to meet far away from the accademia and instead to meet near the uffitzi - thst didn't make sense to me, so I chatted online with someone and they confirmed the location and that we'd walk with our guide over. The day before the tour I got an email confirming that same location. When we arrived I was told we were at the wrong location and needed to hurry over to the meeting spot by the accademia. We then needed to RUN through the city to get there on time so we wouldn't miss the tour. We arrived sweaty and frazzled. The tour guide was fantastic, but the communication leading up to the tour was not good.
I love to learn history of a place as rich with culture as Firenze, and the knowledge of art we viewed was phenomenal
Well structured and focused on main artists & paintings. Thanks to our great guide Mirella
The Guide made the experience!! Her knowledge of the works was broad and very detailed. -Thank you!!
50 minutes waiting in 'skip the line ' line The audio was not very clear , the material not the guide .
Lori our guide made our tour really interesting, we loved her energy and passion towards the tour.
Very knowledgeable guide. Seamless skip the line process.
The guide was informative, involved and very understanding of our group make-up catering to things that our children would be interested in.
Follow you guide as you skip lines at Florence's top two art galleries and learn about Botticelli, Michelangelo, and more.
Inclusions Uffizi Gallery
Accademia Gallery
Uffizi Gallery
Accademia Gallery
Our guide was so friendly and knowledgeable. She gave us details and thoughts far beyond what we expected. My sister and I have taken many tours and both of us felt she's one of the best tour guides we've had.
Simple and easy to book brilliant guide so knowledgeable and friendly helped me understand and appreciate everything so much more, I had a personal guide highly recommended
Did not love a lot. Basic. And not educated or passionate or with a sense of curiosity, sadly . Would not recommend.
Our guide Hilary was amazing. We really enjoyed her insights
Our guide was very nice but clearly had no passion for the museum. The presentation was unorganized and rambling. I have been to the Academia before and this experience was quite dull and failed to bring to life the magnificent work of Michaelangelo.
The guide rushed us through. Saw other guides spend explaining different areas our guide did not cover. She may have been sick so did not stay the full 1.5 hours. I would never recommend this tour for the price. WAY TOO EXPENSIVE for the quality. Will never use this service again.
Just you, your guide, and Michelangelo’s masterpieces on a fully customizable private tour—no waiting, no distractions.
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You can cancel these tickets up to 48 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
You can cancel these tickets up to 48 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
