Michelangelo Walking Tour in Florence

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Duration 03h00
Private Tour
Group Size
6 max
Refund up to 48 hours
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Highlights

Michelangelo is the pride of Florence, and it is in Florence, the cradle of Renaissance art, that the young talent became an unparalleled master. This 3-hour tour will take you on an intimate journey to retrace the artist’s life and career under the patronage of the powerful Medici.

Led by true experts on the subject, you’ll marvel at the original David in the Accademia Gallery and the elegant New Sacristy in the Medici Chapels. Priority access and in-depth visits to both sites are included in this private tour, followed by a walk outside to identify the master’s traces on the city’s most important monuments.

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Why you'll love this

Retrace Michelangelo’s footsteps in Florence with an expert art historian

Explore the Accademia & Medici Chapels. with priority access

Admire Michelangelo’s masterpieces: David, Slaves & the New Sacristy

A privileged private tour adapted to your pace and interests

What's included

Priority tickets to both the Accademia and the Medici Chapels

A licensed art historian guide passionate about Michelangelo

A personalized & interactive private tour only for your group

Price Details

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Want to customize your experience? Contact our customer services team.
Traveling with a bigger group? Contact our customer services team for pricing and options.

F.A.Q.

When is this tour available?
Departures are possible every day except Mondays, Sundays and some national holidays. To maximize your experience, we suggest starting your tour in the afternoon. But we are also happy to accommodate to your travel schedule. Just call us or send us an email and we will take care of the rest. Please note that tickets can be sold out during the high season; so we suggest you to book your tour with us as far in advance as possible.

What if I have a large group or other special request?
If you’re interested in a more customized tour, please contact our customer service team. If there’s a monument you’d like to include or a particular part of history you’d prefer to focus on, all you have to do is to ask. We are also happy to accommodate groups of more than 6 people. Just contact our team in advance to get a quote.

Do I need to wait in line to enter the Accademia and the Medici Chapels?
We provide pre-ordered tickets that allow priority entrance. But due to security measures, even visitors with tickets have to go through a security check, which might cause some delay in entry considering the number of tour groups during high season. Please note also that for security reasons it is strictly forbidden to enter with large backpacks, bulky bags and luggage.

Meeting point & walking distance

Meeting point: Piazza San Marco
Walking distance: 2 km / 1.2 miles

The itinerary

An unparalleled figure of the Renaissance, Michelangelo left his enduring mark in history with his chisels. It was in Florence he grew to be an artist and where most of his masterpieces are proudly on display. This tour will show you the best mature works of the artist in two must-see museums of Florence, while picking up the traces of his life in the historical heart of the city.

This tour starts with the magnificent Accademia Gallery. Our priority access puts you directly in the current home of Michelangelo’s David. You’ll learn how the young talent kicked off his career in Florence and chiseled out the world’s most famous statue at only 26 years of age. In the gallery, you’ll also discover the artist’s non-finito (incomplete) yet monumental sculptures, and the Slaves, who seem to be struggling to break free from their marble block.

The next step to deepen our understanding of the artist is to visit the Medici Chapels. An often overlooked monument, it houses the New Sacristy fully orchestrated by Michelangelo for the family tombs of the Medici. Your guide will demystify the artist’s profound philosophy behind the elegant sculptures and the innovate space.

Stepping out of the museums, you are in an open book of Michelangelo’s biography called Florence. You’ll see the Duomo and the Orsanmichele Church in the eyes of the artist. The tour ends with the copy of David that marks the entrance of the town hall, where it has been serving as a symbol of Florence for centuries.

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Your guide

Exploring the city of the Renaissance so rich in art and history is an experience best undertaken alongside an expert. Our museum guides are all accredited historians with an abundance of knowledge and passion, skilled at breathing new life into much-explored figures of Florence including Michelangelo and the Medici, guiding our eyes and minds through the stunning works in Uffizi and Accademia. Great storytellers and educators, our guides adapt the content of their tours to the age and interests of visitors, be they families or seasoned art connoisseurs.