One Day Walking Tour with Accademia & Uffizi Gallery in Florence Discount Tickets

Get your discount tickets for the One Day Walking Tour with Accademia & Uffizi Gallery in Florence, save up to 16% !

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. Avoid long queues with skip-the-line access to the Accademia Gallery. 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!

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

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

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Piazza Del Duomo
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
Duration: 30 mins
2. Basilica di San Lorenzo
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
Duration: 20 mins
3. Loggia del Mercato Nuovo
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.
Duration: 20 mins
4. Palazzo Medici Riccardi
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
Duration: 10 mins
5. Church and Museum of Orsanmichele
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
Duration: 20 mins
6. Piazza della Signoria
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
Duration: 15 mins
7. Galleria dell'Accademia
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
Duration: 90 mins
8. Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi
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
Duration: 180 mins

Inclusion

Earphones for groups of more than 6 pax

Accademia with guaranteed Skip the line tickets

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

Exclusion

We are sorry to inform you that pets are not permitted on our tours

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Optional Gratuities

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

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

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

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 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

Supplied by Towns of Italy

Reviews

4.4

★★★★★ ★★★★★
Based on 5 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

5 stars
3
4 stars
1
3 stars
1
2 stars
0
1 stars
0

Explore other options