Florence in a Day: Skip the line David, Uffizi, Duomo & City Tour
Overview
Available languages
5 hours
Mobile ticket
Visiting Florence for the first time? This is the best way to see it all in one day. Skip the long lines and explore the city’s must-see highlights with an expert local guide, including priority access to Michelangelo’s David at the Accademia Gallery and the world-famous Uffizi Gallery.
With timed entry tickets, you’ll spend more time experiencing Florence’s greatest masterpieces and less time waiting. Your expert art historian guide brings the Renaissance to life — explaining why David is one of the most iconic sculptures in the world and how Italian art evolved into the vibrant works that changed Western culture.
Between museum visits, enjoy a guided walk through Florence’s historic centre, passing the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and the bustling Leather Market. Ideal for first-time visitors who want a comprehensive, stress-free introduction to Florence’s art, history, and culture — all in one perfectly planned day.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
We are able to accomodate guests with mobility impairment or wheelcharis, please make sure to email our Guest Experience team at the time of your booking for proper arrangements.
We are unable to accommodate guests with strollers on this tour.
This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
Walks and Devour comply with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up to date information.
The full names of all participants must be provided at the time of booking and must match the names on the ID/Passport. Name changes are not permitted. Failure to provide this information may result in the cancellation of your reservation.
Please note that tour durations and schedules may vary slightly depending on the chosen departure time. The 09:45 a.m. departure of this tour includes a 1-hour lunch break/free time. The 08:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. departures include a 30-minute coffee break.
This tour offers a Private option, take a moment to choose the one that best suits your interests
Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Uffizi Gallery
Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers’ full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the attraction.
Entrance in Uffizi Gallery is €29
What To Expect
Galleria dell'Accademia
You'll start with skip-the-line tickets to the Florence Accademia, home to Michelangelo's David. Discover what makes David so special and introduce you to other Michelangelo works that you may not have noticed otherwise.
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Your Florence In A Day Tour continues with a walking tour of the city. At the Cathedral, a.k.a. Florence Duomo, where you'll view the enormous dome from outside and your guide will tell you the story of how it went from a near catastrophe to the greatest building achievement of its age.
Options
Florence in a Day Small Group
Small Group Tour
Florence in a Day Private
with Accademia and Uffizi: Experience the best of Florence on a full-day private tour combining art, architecture, and history.
What‘s Included
Local English-speaking guide
Piazza della Repubblica
Skip-the-line Accademia tickets (Michelangelo's 'David')
Palazzo Vecchio (from the outside)
Skip-the-line tickets for the Uffizi Gallery
Ponte Vecchio
Florence Duomo (from the outside)
Piazza della Signoria
Leather Market & Il Porcellino
Small Group of 15 or fewer
Gratuities
Hotel Pickup and drop-off
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
1,204 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great morning in Florence
Elizabeth P,Jun 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Such a great guide and worth the money to cut lines and learned a great deal! Doing both in the same day is a good idea.
Disappointing
Dora S,Jun 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00We had a terrible tour experience – indeed, it was so bad that we chose to leave the tour early and forgo our visit to the Ufizi museum. Our guide, while charming as a person, was completely unorganized, difficult to understand, and, most importantly, failed to provide information or background that was intelligible or informative. She even informed us at the beginning of the tour that she refuses to carry a flag for us to locate her which led to chaotic confusing times trying to make sure everyone on the tour could locate her throughout the tour. To be clear, we weren’t expecting a university-level tour guide experience, but the narration and organization we received failed to even reach a grade-school level. This was particularly surprising given how expensive the tour was, but frankly, we would’ve been disappointed by the quality of the tour at any price. We also aren’t complainers or the type of people who expect perfection, but our experience was so abysmal we opted to bail on the tour after the first half of the day (and similarly thought it bad enough to take the time to write this review). We recognize this company has other tour guides, so perhaps the rest are amazing (hence the mostly positive reviews), but this was at least our experience with this guide.
A Day in Florence
Barry N,Jun 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00It was overall a nice experience seeing the different parts of Florence. The skip the line was great to get in and see David and the guide was very knowledgable on the history of all the marble statues and what went into making them. The last part in the Uffini museum really was what brough this down to average. It was way too long and spent too much time talking about some of the artworks. And to make it really tough was there was no AC or felt like it in the museum as it was so hot in there. That part completely lost it for my family. Other than that it was good day and tour
Amazing tour and tour guide
Clare S,Jun 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour guide was amazing - he gave so many details and information that was fascinating. He also was very patient. I learned so much in such a short amount of time
Go see David
Blake S,Jun 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour was fun and we actually covered a lot of stuff we had already visited on our own. That said, the history you learn is fantastic, and having quick access to tickets to places makes it worth the cost instead of waiting in the long lines.
Amazing visit and tour. Would highly recommend this tour if you want to hit the main attractions quickly.
pdabney,Jun 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We loved being able to skip the line. Since we only had a couple of days in Florence, we didn't have to waste time waiting in line to see David or Uffizzi. The walking tour around town was very informative. The talk about the art pieces in the museum was very informative but did get a little bit long and boring for some of the people in our group.
A perfect tour
210sadafs,Jun 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00As well as this tour in Florence, we took a similar tour with a different company in Venice two days later. So I have a benchmark to compare this amazing tour with the other one. Elena was fantastic first for making a personal connection with each one of us and then for providing the most interesting and relevant info in an engaging way. Highly, highly recommended.
Our guide was so...
SEANNA B,Jun 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide was so knowledgeable and funny, I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. I would recommend this tour to everyone.
Florence in a day
Chris E,Jun 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great overview of the Uffizi and the Academia. A bit of walking as well. Tons of great historical content. But instead of ending early, a 30 minute break for lunch would have been nice.
Fantastic overview of highlights of Florence
Ginny H,Jun 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00My husband and I were lucky enough to do this tour with a nice small group and a fantastic guide, Laura (which she pointed out the correct way to pronounce her name was to use ALL of the vowels!) She was great. It was obvious from the beginning the passion that she has for everything she showed us. We began our tour with seeing Galleria dell'Accademia where we saw David. Of course there was much more in that museum and she explained it all - super interesting. When we got to David she told us more than I would have ever expected. As we were walking through the streets of Florence she explained so much more. We had a break for lunch then came back together in the Piazza della Signoria where she went over stories of many of the fabulous statues there. We went on to tour the Uffizi Gallery. I dont think we would have enjoyed this part of the tour nearly as much without a guide and Laura really "hit it out of the park" (I wonder if she knows what that means lol) with that famous art gallery. Normally my eyes kinda glaze over quickly with art galleries - and I do like them but I dont last long trying decipher everything myself. However she made each piece come alive with the stories and it was such a good experience. This tour is expensive but we felt like it was money well spent. Grazie mille to Laura!
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