Florence in a Day: Skip the line David, Uffizi, Duomo & City Tour
Description
Visiting Florence for the first time? This is the best way to see it all in one day. Skip the long lines and explore the city’s must-see highlights with an expert local guide, including priority access to Michelangelo’s David at the Accademia Gallery and the world-famous Uffizi Gallery. With timed entry tickets, you’ll spend more time experiencing Florence’s greatest masterpieces and less time waiting. Your expert art historian guide brings the Renaissance to life — explaining why David is one of the most iconic sculptures in the world and how Italian art evolved into the vibrant works that changed Western culture. Between museum visits, enjoy a guided walk through Florence’s historic centre, passing the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and the bustling Leather Market. Ideal for first-time visitors who want a comprehensive, stress-free introduction to Florence’s art, history, and culture — all in one perfectly planned day.
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Itinerary
You'll start with skip-the-line tickets to the Florence Accademia, home to Michelangelo's David. Discover what makes David so special and introduce you to other Michelangelo works that you may not have noticed otherwise.
Your Florence In A Day Tour continues with a walking tour of the city. At the Cathedral, a.k.a. Florence Duomo, where you'll view the enormous dome from outside and your guide will tell you the story of how it went from a near catastrophe to the greatest building achievement of its age.
You'll also see the Florence Baptistery, home to the set of bronze doors that were thought so beautiful, Michelangelo called them the "Gates of Paradise"
Your guided walking tour continues to Piazza della Signoria, an open-air art gallery where Michelangelo's David was originally supposed to stand.
Experience the endless charm of Florence and the remarkable Ponte Vecchio.
From Piazza Signoria you'll pass by a handful of wonderful hidden sights, like Il Porcellino, the pig whose snout promises luck.
Time entry ticket into the (incredibly busy) Uffizi Gallery to see some of the best paintings from the Renaissance.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We are able to accomodate guests with mobility impairment or wheelcharis, please make sure to email our Guest Experience team at the time of your booking for proper arrangements.
- We are unable to accommodate guests with strollers on this tour.
- This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
- Walks and Devour comply with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up to date information.
- Please note that tour durations and schedules may vary slightly depending on the chosen departure time. The 09:45 a.m. departure of this tour includes a 1-hour lunch break/free time. The 08:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. departures include a 30-minute coffee break.
- Please note: This tour offers multiple options. Take a moment to choose the one that best suits your interests.
Reviews(1,223)
Federica was very knowledgeable and a great guide.
We had a great tour with Aniko! She provided fascinating i formation and made the tour lively and fun. The architecture and artwork were stunning.
The tour was fantastic. Our tour guide Daniela C was exceptional. She explained so much history behind what we were seeing. Highly recommend her and this tour. She kept everyone engaged.
Great knowledgeable guide- Arnica. She was so engaging and made the tour that bit more interesting. Given the weather was so hot and it was a walking tour she did well.
Throughly worth the price for convenience and avoiding the HUGE lines for the academia and uffuzi museum. The lines on a weekday even at 7-8a was already past the building corners?! Plus you avoid the google ads for third party tickets which are a scam. Loved our tour Guide Angelo! He was a great conversationalist and plenty of sly jokes which we throughly enjoyed. My husband (not typically an art historian enthusiast) enjoy it and we had plenty of topics/things to look up after the tour to discuss the rest of day. Angelo was also helpful in telling us how to enjoy rest of day.
We enjoyed our day in Florence and were able to see a lot. It was helpful to skip the long lines at the Museums. We would have enjoyed more time to shop at the Leather Market, but we made do with the time we had. It would have been nice to see more at the museums instead of just focusing on a few pieces for a really long time. It kind of felt like an art history tour where the focus was on a few pieces. However, our tour guide was very kind and knowledgeable. We were able to book tickets to climb the Bell Tower after the tour. If you want to do that or the Duomo, you need to plan ahead and book tickets months in advance.
Annico (hope I spelled that right) was our amazing guide and did an awesome job walking us through the city’s main historical attractions. Even though it was seriously hot, she made an effort to walk us down shaded paths and kept us entertained with her jokes and funny stories about Florentine history and culture. Skip the line for the museums is definitely worth it and it was helpful knowing the context behind several art pieces as well as interesting to discover fun tidbits about how they were made. I like that the tour came with an audio set, that Annico was attentive in getting to know our names and where we were from, and that she made sure to keep us all together and follow the path of least resistance in crowded areas. Overall, a very knowledgeable and funny guide who provided a worthwhile tour for first timers in the city.
Really saddened to say the meeting point information wasn’t shared in the itinerary or general email and where they could have supported viator and the tour company didn’t.
Our tour guide, Brenda, was fabulous. She was passionate about art, her city, and her community. He learned a lot, saw even more. Be prepared to walk a lot, but worth it!
Great walking tour. Learned so much! Our guide was knowledgeable and kind. She had recommendations for some fabulous leather shops as well
