Accademia Gallery
- Address:Via Ricasoli 58, Florence
- Hours:Open Tues - Sun 8:15am - 6:30pm
- Admission:€10-14 per adult
Cultural Experience, Must-Do Experience, Monument - Historical, Museum
2:43 PM Saturday, May 26
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The Accademia Gallery (Galleria dell'Accademia) is dominated by one artwork in particular - Michelangelo's staggeringly beautiful statue of David. Carved from a single block of marble by the 26-year-old genius, it’s true you can’t really grasp the statue’s size and detail until you see him up-close.
The statue originally stood in the Piazza della Signoria, but was moved to this more protected environment in 1873. A copy now stands in the piazza.
Also here are Michelangelo's muscular Prisoner statues and Florentine artworks from the 13th to 16th centuries.
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Fantastic tour - highly recommend! Gave a good insight into the history of this amazing city, and took in many of the major sites with lots of fascinating info. Patrizia was the perfect guide - her passion for Florence is infectious! Obviously, skipping the line for the Duomo and Galleria dell'Accademia is brilliant. I did this walking tour on my first morning in Florence, it was the perfect start, gave me a feel for the city and really set the scene for me getting the most out of my 3-day visit. I feel in love with Florence and I think this tour paved the way for an excellent visit!
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Very good tour - our guide was a pleasure, although we wish he would have used the speaker system like most guides so we didn't feel the need to jostle for position near him so we could hear over the loudness in the Accademia.
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Our tour gruide (I forget his name) was really good. He had a great sense of humor and also had in depth knowledge. You could tell that he loved art. He kept us engaged through out. Breaking up Accademia and Uffizi into two parts and giving a break is a good idea.
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The Accademia Gallery is a 10-minute walk east of the train station. It's next door to Piazza San Marco, so while you’re here why not take the opportunity to see the sublime frescoes by Fra Angelico in the convent of San Marco.
