Private Skip-the-Line Florence Highlights and David Walking Tour
Description
This private tour is designed for travelers who want a relaxed, in-depth visit with a licensed expert guide and pre-reserved Accademia tickets, avoiding crowds and waiting time. Unlike standard tours, this experience is fully private and tailored to your interests, allowing your guide to adjust the pace, focus, and storytelling to your group. With skip-the-line tickets included and a dedicated guide for three full hours, this tour offers a seamless and immersive way to experience the Accademia without compromises.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Piazza della Repubblica is the oldest spot and the center of the city, famous for its carousel and the many cafes and restaurants
Pass on the oldest bridge of Florence, leanr its history and see the Vasari corridor passing over it. Admire the jeweler windows
The City Hall in Piazza della Signoria
Admire Florence Cathedral from outside
Amire Michelangelo's original statue of David
The political center of the city famous for its statues decorating the square and the Loggia della Signoria
Florence Baptistery is a remarkable example of Romanesque architecture
Santa Trinita Bridge -a wondeful photo shooting spot
Admire the example of a typical Renaissance palace once the residence of the Strozzi family, pass through its courtyard
The fahion street of Florence: admire its expensive windows
Once the private residence of the Medici and the Lorrain Augsburg family , the Palace now hosts several beautiful museums
The Oltrarno is the neighborhood on the other side of the river, famous for its artisans workshops and its bohemian cafès
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up WILL BE AT YOUR HOTEL if your hotel is in the historical center of Florence. If not, you will be contacted by our staff and define a central meeting point with the guide. Transportation to the meeting point will be at your own expenses
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- NO REFUND is for flights/trains strikes, delays, illnesses or other circumstances communicated within 24hrs before the tour. For the above reasons please refer to your Travel Insurance company - please verify that it covers the above mentioned circumstances
- 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.
Reviews(83)
Everything was great definitely recommend of you are visting Florence
Barbara was fantastic. She met us in the lobby of our hotel and seemed like a friend meeting to show us around Florence. Barbara was informed and shared her experience enthusiastically. We appreciate how she tried to keep us out of the throng of people. We visited a flea market, many historic sites, and she pointed out craft stores, gelato, and restaurants. After the tour we visited many of the places she suggested. We feel full of knowledge after our tour.
The day of our tour was a national holiday in Italy, Liberation Day, and the crowds were even larger than usual, which made it even more important to have a savvy, experienced guide to lead our small group. And we were incredibly fortunate to have Francesca Messina. Beyond being incredibly knowledgable about the art and architecture featured on our tour, especially the highlight of the day -- Michaelangelo's David -- she had the know-how and confidence to negotiate our way through and around the crowds to help us have a truly memorable experience! Our walking tour took us to the Accademia museum, past the Duomo, Ufizi, the legendary Ponte Vecchia bridge and finished at the Piazza della Signoria. The only criticism I have is that I would like to have spent a little more time in the Accademia to explore the sculptures in the room beyond the David statue.
We were extremely lucky to have Giacomo Brunetti as our guide for this short & sweet tour. He navigated and narrated like a pro and knew the short cuts and side alleys to use to avoid the crowds. He also knows many local business owners and artisans, so we were able to pop in on them when people in our group had questions (e.g., can we see how gold jewelry is made?). Another great thing about this tour is skipping the line at the Accademia — totally worth it! Giacomo was also knowledgeable about artwork other than David; so well versed in everything Firenze.
Amazing guide! Brian was awesome.
It was wonderful. Our tour guide was amazing. Highly recommended it. you will not be disappointed with the tour
We had the absolute pleasure of spending a half day with Caterina, and it was the perfect way to kick off our first-ever guided tour in Florence. From the moment we met her, the experience felt incredibly personal—as if a knowledgeable friend was showing us around her city. Caterina is not only deeply knowledgeable about Florence’s rich history, art, and culture, but she also brings a fun, warm, and engaging energy that made every stop memorable. She tailored the tour to our interests, answered every question with enthusiasm, and guided us through so many amazing sites that we never would have discovered on our own. As we’re celebrating our 25th anniversary, this tour was truly special and set the tone for the rest of our trip. We can’t imagine a better guide or a better experience. If you’re visiting Florence, booking a tour with Caterina is a must!
Absolutely amazing! We loved it! 4 of us ladies did the walking tour with Valerie and cannot say enough good things about it. She was so knowledgeable, took us all over the city, and went above and beyond to make our tour special.
This 2.5 hour walking tour is an excellent way to see Florence. Our guide, Christina, was so knowledgable and shared just the right amount of information without overloading. She walked us through all the neighborhoods of Florence pointing out different architectural features of the time as well as major buildings and monuments of note.
Giacomo was an excellent tour guide of Florence He was Patient and richly knowledgeable about so much more than the basics. . .Thank you. Joyce Honea
