VIP Tour: Early Access to David & Duomo - Explore Florentine Art and Architecture Without Crowds

Experience an exclusive VIP tour of Florence’s top attractions, including early access to see Michelangelo’s David and a guided tour of the Duomo’s rooftop terraces. Avoid the crowds and enjoy a more intimate and in-depth exploration of Florentine art and architecture.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Galleria dell’Accademia - Meet your local expert guide and small group of 18 people or fewer outside the Accademia. Before the daytime crowds show up or after they’ve left in the afternoon, you’ll head in to marvel at Michelangelo’s “David” as well as his unfinished sculptures known as “Slaves,” which give incredible insight into the mind of one…
What's Included
  • Special access to the Duomo Terraces
  • Skip the line tickets to the Accademia Gallery
  • Expert English-speaking guide
  • Skip the line access to climb the dome
  • Headsets (when needed)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
Additional Information

Explore Florentine art and architecture on a tour that gets you past the typical long lines at the Accademia Gallery and the Duomo. You’ll breeze past the long line to marvel at Michelangelo’s statue of David, granting you incredible insight into the mind of a master. After, you’ll stop at Piazza del Duomo outside the Baptistery and check out the…

Location
Piazza San Marco
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets in Piazza di San Marco at the Monument to General Manfredo Fanti statue in the center of the square.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Norman_e
Jan 12, 2025
This is the third time... - This is the third time I’ve been to the Accademia, but the first time with a guide. Having a guide makes a huge difference! He explained the typical sculpting process and how Michelangelo’s process was so revolutionary. He also explained the David and its construction and transportation in a very informative way.
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Carmen
Nov 30, 2024
Unforgettable, amazing experience! Grazie! - Excellent guide! Amazing, unforgettable experience! The climb to the top of the Duomo was awesome! We really enjoyed the Academia tour and Michaelangelo did not disappoint! Thank you!
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Roxana_g
Nov 19, 2024
Best tour ever!! - Our guide was so informative and passionate about the history. From the meeting point we walked through the town 5-8 blocks to the Accademia to admire the statue of David..had about 30-40 minutes to discover the museum and then onto the Duomo.. had time for some pics at the entrance and then skipped the line into the Cathedral and admired for 25 mins and then climbed up to the dome .. also tickets for belle’s tower included.. highly recommend. U won’t be disappointed. Breathtaking!!! Literally and physically!!😬
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Jenny_f
Nov 16, 2024
Great experience - Greta was very informative and interactive with our tour. This was not a planned tour but greatly happy to have booked it. We would not have learned anything on our own. Best part we skipped the extremely long lines. The terrace was a beautiful added feature and we were the only group there.
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Tracey_j
Nov 12, 2024
Worth it! - I thoroughly enjoyed the demonstration about the statue of David. It was very moving and impactful to understand its history. While it was windy, taking the VIP tour to the top of the Duomo was breathtaking. Highly recommend.
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Robin_r
Nov 8, 2024
Great tour! - Great tour.. lots of information and our guide was very knowledgeable. The small group was nice and plenty of time to see the sights.
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Michael_o
Nov 6, 2024
Amazing experience wit Guide Maricar - The Duomo is an incredible structure brought to life by our lovely and knowledgeable guide Maricar. Maricar brought this Cathedral to life, giving so much extra information, each turn brought something unexpected, we walked through Milan came upon a Mideval Fortress where Maricar expertly explained the politics involved in its history using us as the political players, very fun! Then walked to Monastery to see the Last Supper, where she gave detailed explanation of DaVinci’s incredible work, Maricar was fun and displayed incredible knowledge of Duomo and all of Milan, she watched out for all of us
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Angelaleayoung
Oct 30, 2024
Book the tour! - Early entry and skip the line absolutely worth the price. Then you add in a knowledgeable private guide and you can't go wrong! Book the tour.
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Frank_l
Oct 26, 2024
Amazing tour guide!!! - One of the best tour we had. Our tour guide (semi grey hair) had amazing knowledge of content and wisely paced our tour. She made a point the peal the onion with us about David’s approach and technique, which made the final reveal of David that much better. She was attentive to the group and made sure everyone was taken care of. Highly recommend and one of our best tours out of 5.
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Solange_g
Dec 29, 2024
VIP David and La Academia Museum. Skip the line - We traveled all the way from Florida to Italy. Our ship ducked in a different port far from the center of Venice because of construcción. The chofer of the bus taking us to Florence city center got lost because of the construcción making us loose time. We were on time. With great difficulty we arrived in a taxi cab to the museum. When we showed the tickets at the door the people outside refused to let us in or to call our tour operator who we gave her name They didn’t care that we spent $560.00 dollars to enter and more because of the taxi. It was so Unfair . You could see from other bookings that I am a loyal Viator costumer . I deserve. A refund or at least a full credit for another tour in the future. Thank you for your attention to this matter . I have been waiting for an answer for months!!!! Solange Gedallovich
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