Accademia Gallery Small Group Guided Tour: Explore the Home of Michelangelo’s David

Immerse yourself in the world of Michelangelo on a small group guided tour of the Accademia Gallery. Discover the captivating history behind Michelangelo’s David and other masterpieces with our expert guide.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Galleria dell’Accademia - Known as Italy’s second most popular museum and the home of the original Michelangelo’s David, Academy of Fine Arts of Florence was founded in the last XVIII century and still receives art students from all around the world today. Accademia stores masterpieces of great artist such as Giambologna, Ghirlandaio, and…
What's Included
  • Skip the Line tickets
  • Free luggage deposit
  • Professional Guide
Additional Information

The Accademia Gallery in Florence was formerly a part of the esteemed Academy of Fine Arts. It was established in 1784 by Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo, who amassed a vast collection of original and replicated art pieces.
The Accademia was selected to house Michelangelo’s David as it is situated in the very square where Michelangelo first learned to sculpt…

Location
Via Ricasoli, 109r
Via Ricasoli
We have a small office just across the street with the museum, and we'll be waiting for you there.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Paul
Aug 16, 2025
Brilliant tour in the Academia Gallery - We went to the Academia Gallery to experience the Michelangelo guided tour. Alexandra - our guide - was brilliant, including her own personal insights with historical information and enthusiasm. The information was so interesting and really brought to life the sculptures and the life of Michelangelo. Brilliant tour would definitely recommend - thank you Alexandra!
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Grandtour49089606098
Aug 10, 2025
Michelangelo as never seen before - Guided tour in English with Rosa guide: just great!! I highly recommend her to everyone. I spent my teenage years studying art history and for the first time Rosa made me love the tour at the academy. Nice loose and with really interesting news about Michelangelo. Congratulations☺️ English Guided tour with Rosa: simply amazing!! I would recommend IT to anyone. Friendly, easy to understand and follow and She knows tons of things about Michelangelo. Well done☺️
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Stefansz2740ze
Jul 11, 2025
Family-friendly guided tour in German - We had a wonderful guided tour of the Accademia. This was done in a pleasant looseness by Rossella in German. Thanks again for the entertaining and extraordinarily deep insight into Michaelangelo's works.
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Emily_w
Jun 12, 2025
It was very easy to find... - It was very easy to find the tour guide, we had to wait very little to enter the museum, and the tour guide was excellent and shared a lot of very interesting and lesser known facts.
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Liz_b
Jun 1, 2025
Informative and so... - Informative and so interesting. A lot of fun facts about Micheangelo’s life. Was able to ask questions and get detailed answers. Our group was a small one of only 8 which I much preferred to the larger groups we saw of about 15
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Christina_w
May 10, 2025
Vera was an excellent... - Vera was an excellent guide. So knowledgeable and added so much more to the experience. ! Easy process for booking and check in.
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Iskra_s
May 10, 2025
Best way to visit the... - Best way to visit the Gallery! Our tour guide Thomas was amazing great sense of humour and really informative. Highly recommended the tour !
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Samuelr_j
May 2, 2025
Accademia Gallery - The museum was exceptional and our guide, Marie, was well-versed and led us through an informative, entertaining, and enjoyable museum experience. she is the best and the museum speaks for itself.
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Orhan
Apr 18, 2025
David - Tour was great accdemia gallery is very beautiful very good experience at guided was very helpful we learned lot history
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Donna_b
Apr 14, 2025
A must see. Lines were... - A must see. Lines were very long but having the skip the line and guided tour made all the difference.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).