Private Florence Walking Tour
Three Davids, Three Artists
Destination
Florence, Italy
Duration
2.5 hours
Tour size
Max 25
Language
English
Overview
Florence has four Davids by four different sculptors, and most visitors only ever see one. This private Florence walking tour connects three of them in the order that makes the story make sense: Michelangelo's original at the Accademia, its public stand-in at Piazza della Signoria, and Donatello's at the Bargello, where a fourth David waits to be discovered.
- •Stand before Michelangelo's David at the Accademia with skip-the-line entry
- •Walk past the Duomo to Piazza della Signoria, where a public David has stood since 1504
- •Step inside the Bargello, once a prison, now one of Florence's quietest great museums
- •Compare Donatello's bronze David to Michelangelo's marble original, up close
- •Uncover the identity of a fourth David most visitors never learn about
What's included
- Skip-the-line entry to the Accademia Gallery
- Skip-the-line entry to the Museo del Bargello
- A private art historian guide for the full 2.5 hours
- A short guided walk between the Accademia, the Duomo, and Piazza della Signoria
You will visit
- Accademia Gallery
- Duomo (outside)
- Palazzo vecchio (outside)
- Piazza della Signoria
- Museo del Bargello
What to expect
The Accademia: Michelangelo's David, up close
Meet your private art historian guide at Piazza San Marco before heading into the Accademia Gallery, tickets already arranged. Stand before Michelangelo's David, carved from a single block of marble once abandoned by two other sculptors, along with several of Michelangelo's unfinished works nearby. Your guide explains the specific choices, some deliberate, some the result of the marble's own flaws, that shaped how the statue looks today.
Piazza della Signoria: the David the city actually lived with
From the Accademia, walk past the Duomo and into Piazza della Signoria, where a copy of David has stood in the original statue's exact spot since 1910. Your guide explains why the real David left the square in 1873, and what it meant for Florence to have its most famous symbol standing in public for nearly four centuries. It's the same statue in two very different contexts, indoors and out.
“Guests always assume they know David. I like watching that assumption shift once they realize there are three more in the same afternoon.”
Miki,
WalksDevour Tour Guide
“We built the route backward from the fourth David, so guests earn that moment instead of just being told about it.”
Leo,
WalksDevour Tour Designer
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Private Florence Walking Tour
Private Florence Walking Tour
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Private Florence Walking Tour
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Private Florence Walking Tour
Private Florence Walking Tour
Private Florence Walking Tour
Private Florence Walking Tour
Private Florence Walking Tour
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