2 hours
Guided in English
Instant confirmation
Private tour

Highlights

A self-guided audio tour is available via web browser or in a separate app — the WeGoTrip app. You will receive an email from WeGoTrip with a link to download the app with the digital guide or access it via the web browser. The digital audio guide includes maps, photos, scripts, and audio commentary. Please download the tour in advance. Follow the footsteps of Michelangelo through the heart of Florence on this self-guided audio tour dedicated to the city's most famous masterpiece, David. Discover how the iconic statue became a symbol of Florentine pride and political power, and learn about its connections to the rise and fall of the Medici family. Along the way, you'll uncover fascinating details about Michelangelo's life, including the age at which he created David, and explore how artistic interpretations of the Biblical King David evolved over time. You'll also seek out the site of the lost garden where Lorenzo the Magnificent displayed his collection of ancient sculptures.

Inclusions

What's included

Detailed route from stop to stop with live GPS map on your smartphone
Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone - via the WeGoTrip app
Short summary of the Florentine museum collections to help you choose the most desired one

What's not

Headphones — you should bring your own
In-person tour guide

Itinerary

This tour takes you on a journey around the center of Florence through the story of its greatest treasure – David of Michelangelo! Our adventure begins in a beautiful square with a medieval church, Piazza Trinita. When you reach the stunning Piazza del Duomo, you'll discover the story of the Opera del Duomo Museum and learn how the young Michelangelo was honored with the mission of carving David out of capricious marble. Standing on Piazza della Signoria, you will have all the time in the world to marvel at the hero guarding the Palazzo Vecchio, and to listen to why this particular artwork is so unique. Our route will then lead us to the Medici Riccardi Palace, which was visited by Michelangelo when he was 16. Through Piazza San Marco, you will reach the Galleria dell'Accademia, where the original David of Michelangelo is housed. Our tour ends at the Casa Buonarotti Museum located in the family home acquired by Michelangelo himself.
2 h

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Know before you go

Meeting point: This is a self guided tour. Download the audioguide and start it at the starting point, it will navigate you through the city.
Pickup: Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by: WGTickets

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Florence

Its from-price is 96% below the median of the 249 city tours we list in Florence.
It is shorter than most of them.

About Florence

Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance, gathers masterpieces of art and architecture into a compact city of stone streets beside the Arno.

The Duomo, with Brunelleschi's great red-brick dome, Giotto's bell tower and the Baptistery's gilded doors, marks the centre of town. A few streets away, Piazza della Signoria and the Palazzo Vecchio face a loggia full of sculpture, and the Uffizi Gallery holds Botticelli, Leonardo and Raphael. Michelangelo's David stands in the Galleria dell'Accademia.

Top-ranked sights in Florence: Piazza della Signoria, Uffizi Galleries (Gallerie degli Uffizi), Florence Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore).

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