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One Day Walking Tour with Academia and Uffizi Gallery in Florence

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7 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
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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!

What's Included

  • Earphones for groups of more than 6 pax
  • Please note that the tour has different meeting points depending on the option chosen at check-out.
  • Ticket to the Uffizi Gallery
  • We are sorry to inform you that pets are not permitted on our tours
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Optional Gratuities
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Piazzale degli Uffizi
6, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

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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
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

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
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20 minutes Admission Ticket Free

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.
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20 minutes Admission Ticket Free

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
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

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
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20 minutes Admission Ticket Free

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
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15 minutes Admission Ticket Free

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
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1 hour 30 minutes Admission Ticket Included

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
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3 hours Admission Ticket Included

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the One Day Walking Tour with Academia and Uffizi Gallery in Florence?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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What's Included

Activity name

  • Earphones for groups of more than 6 pax
  • 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
  • 1.5 Hour Guided Walking Tour
  • English-speaking, licensed guide
  • We are sorry to inform you that pets are not permitted on our tours
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Optional Gratuities

Additional Info

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • 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
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

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