Accademia & Duomo Square Private Tour: See David and Florence's Cathedral

Highlights

• Michelangelo's David
• Duomo Square
• Duomo Museum

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Galleria dell'Accademia

   30min

   In front of the museum you will meet your guide who will show you the most famous masterpieced by Michelangelo: David You will learn about Michelangelo's life and personality, his manias and his sculpting technique. You will see Michelangelo's Prigioni (Prisoners), a group of statues that he never finished.

2. 2

   Piazza Del Duomo

   30min

   An overview of Duomo Square with its Duomo, Baptistery and Belltower

3. 3

   Museo Dell'opera Del Duomo

   30min

   See one of Michelangelo's Pietà that he started when he was in his 80s and then the original Ghiberti's doors (the Gate of Paradise which was once the estern door of the Baptistery), Donatello's stunning statue of Mary Magdalen. You will discover more about the construction of the dome by Brunelleschi and see some models of the dome.

4. 4

   Battistero Di San Giovanni

   30min

   See where generations and generations of Florentines have been baptised under the ceiling of the Baptisery whose shining mosaics tell us impressive stories from the Bible.

Before you go

Location