Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comSkip the Line: Florence Renaissance Walking Tour with Accademia Gallery
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Good informative tour with a good explanation about the history of all the statues and sculptures in these museums.
Reviewed by: Gordon R, Canada, April 2008
What a day! We arrived in Florence early and our guide was already there, so we checked in early, which made us feel very comfortable. The guide was a native Tuscan, so she was able to speak with authority, and wow did she know her stuff! She was obviously an art lover, but she also knew lots about architecture and Italian history. We all learned so much from her. The walking tour took us into parts of Florence that we did not know existed, and there was more than plenty of time to see the sights that were pointed out. We ended up seeing much more than we could have done ourselves, and small buildings or artwork that we would normally have walked past were explained in great detail. This tour is just wonderful for people who are new to Florence and need a place to start in one of the world's most wonderful cities. Highly recommended.
Reviewed by: Louise P, Australia, October 2007
The tour guide was informative and pleasant. She discussed more than just the beauties of the city.
Reviewed by: Joseph L, United States, October 2007
A great way to appreciate Florence architecture and to see the Michelangelo's David. Guide spoke English well. Only negative was that audio headsets were difficult to hear through.
Reviewed by: Michelle L, United States, October 2007
Tour guide was excellent. Disappointed because Accademia was closed due to a strike but tour guide included another museum as a substitute. Guide used headsets which makes a big difference with a large group.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, October 2007
The tour was exactly as described. We had a fantastic tour guide. She was very knowledgeable and professional, and very easy to understand. The headsets were great, too!
Reviewed by: Sue R, United States, July 2007
Our tour guide wasn't as cheerful and friendly as she could have been. It seemed like that was there more to do a job and give us information rather than be our tour guide and be enthusiastic about showing us her city. It was OK, but it could have been better.
Reviewed by: Nancy N, United States, August 2008
Would have liked to go inside the Duomo, and I wanted to hear more about the Medici family's influence in the city.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, July 2008
Our guide was not very professional and either tired from too much Saturday night or just plain loopy. I was glad to skip the line, but that's about it.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, May 2008
The walking tour could be better organized.
Reviewed by: Denise C, United States, October 2007
Our sound system was poor, difficult to hear. Difficult to understand the guide because of accent. There were many more people in the group than I had anticipated. I thought it was a smaller group. The information was good.
Reviewed by: Ed M, United States, September 2007
The tour guide's English was difficult to understand and this was made worse by the poor sound quality of the earphone system that they use. Also, from what we could understand, the walking part of the tour before arriving at Accademia was too full of dry facts and figures and no real interesting tidbits or stories that I expected from a local guide.
Reviewed by: Michael P, United States, August 2008
Guide was not very good, she rambled and repeated herself constantly. Couldn't wait for tour to be over. I do not recommend this tour to anyone.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, July 2008
