Group: Walking + Accademia Gallery Tour (In Florence)

About the Tour:

Florence is a perfect destination for walking: mostly flat, crisscrossed by narrow avenues and pedestrian piazzas, and filled with gorgeous landmarks and neighborhoods that are wonderful to explore alfresco. This 3 -hour private tour— is great for groups with limited time in Florence—provides an ideal way to learn your way around the city and touch on its most important highlights including entry to Accademia Gallery and Duomo.  You’ll be accompanied by an expert, English-speaking guide, whose knowledge of the city will help you find your feet there.

 What We Love About This Tour:

• Private expertly guided tour going along at your groups pace! 
• Getting a fun, informative overview of the city's highlights (including The Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, and the Accademia Gallery)
• Skip the line entrance at Accademia Gallery
• Learning about the cultural history of the city, including stories about its most famous and powerful family, the House of Medici
  

Tour Itinerary:

After meeting up with your private guide, you’ll start off on your approximately 3 hour walk around the city. Your route will vary, but will take in many of the major Florentine points of interest—including The Duomo, the Palazzo Vecchio and a visit to the Accademia Gallery to see David, the Baptistery of San Giovanni with its “Gates of Paradise”, Giotto’s Campanile, Brunelleschi’s Dome, the churches of Santa Trinita and Orsanmichele, the Ponte Vecchio, and the secret Vasari Corridor. Along the way, your guide will share with you the fascinating history behind these landmarks—with a special emphasis on the prominent and powerful Medici family, whose wealth and influence over centuries helped shape the city into the cultural and artistic hub it still is today.

What’s Included:

• Florence Walking tour
• Skip the lines entrance
• Accademia Gallery tour
• Expert Guide
• Audio headsets if needed so you can always hear your guide

Not Included:

• Gratuities
• Optional lunch (3 courses set menu, 0,5 liter mineral water included)

Important to Know:

• Please be sure to arrive at the tour departure point 15 minutes before the starting time. Guests arriving after departure cannot be accommodated, and missed tours or tickets will not be refunded.

Important to Bring:

• Sunscreen, comfortable clothing and good walking shoes. Many parts of the tour are not shaded.