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Seeing "David" was a highlight of our trip. Thanks to Viator, we were able to skip the massive lines. Some people couldn't even get tickets. Thanks, Viator. We will definitely use your service again during our travels.
Reviewed by: Jean E, United States of America, August 2007
I loved the guides, they made the museums come alive!
Reviewed by: Peter D, United States of America, July 2007
This trip was perfect for our family. Since our kids were with us, it helps to break-up the general routine of visiting historical sights. It was fun, safe and informative.
Reviewed by: Larry H, United States of America, July 2007
Both of our tour guides were fantastic! We learned so much more about the art and history than we ever would have been able to had we done it on our own.
Reviewed by: Kelli N, United States of America, July 2007
I had the same guide for both tours, and she made the tours. She was an older lady with a fantastic presentation and explanation for everything. She knew her history and explained the paintings, sculptors and the times, which really made it exciting. KEEP HER! She's the best part of the tour.
Reviewed by: Edward P, United States of America, June 2007
Accademia was the worst tour I have ever had. The tour guide was less than worthless, lots of weak attempts at being funny and no information on the art. The Uffizi tour was wonderful. It was everything I could have hoped for. The tour guide was very, very talented.
Reviewed by: William W, United States of America, April 2007
Great tour guide... very interesting. I had been to the Accademia and Uffizi Galleries before and never seen or heard the stories behind the artists like I did on this tour.
Reviewed by: David D, United States of America, January 2007
The Academia tour guide led us through a staged history of sculpture, so that when we finally met 'the David' we could truly appreciate the genius of Michelangelo. The tour guide at the Uffizi performed a minor miracle, as she steadily moved us through the rooms, with purpose and care to teach us the development of the Renaissance art. At the last moment, and not the fault of the tour, we were notified that the museum was to close at 530pm instead of the normal 650pm time. We were sad that we could not do a little wandering on our own, but the tour guide definitely was fabulous.
Reviewed by: Sandy O, United States of America, January 2007
It was good, the guides were great.
Reviewed by: Ruth M, United States of America, November 2009
Accademia was wonderful, guide was knowledgeable about all subject matter, and we were able to hear him amongst the crowds. Unfortunately, we were unable to get into the Uffizi due to unexpected closure of the museum, but were given an option of a refund or to do the tour the next day.
Reviewed by: Adrienne L, United States of America, July 2009
My husband and I loved the visit to the Accademia but found the visit to the Uffizi Gallery boring, perhaps because we are not so much into painting. I would definitely recommend the Accademia tour, but unless you are extremely interested in painting I would not recommend the Uffizi tour. Both guides were very good.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, June 2009
The guide for the Uffizi was very passionate and knowledgeable about the art. By comparing and contrasting artist styles and motivations she really enhanced my appreciation for what I was seeing. The Uffizi needs to be a much longer tour, as there was much to see that she couldn't address in the allotted time. Also, the tour needs to be scheduled earlier in the day- once the guide was finished there was little time before closing to see the exhibits.
Reviewed by: Chris C, United States of America, June 2009
Chaotic, very busy!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Canada, June 2009
All of our plans with this tour went smoothly. All times and meeting places were easy to understand and find. Our guides were very well educated in the art; however, the Uffizi got to be a little overly informative and gets a little boring. Some pieces I expected to see weren't on our tour, and I had to venture to find them myself.
Reviewed by: Jennifer J, United States of America, June 2009
The tour allowed us to visit both museums without waiting in long lines. The tour guides were excellent.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, May 2009
