Exclusive: Accademia Gallery Early Access & Italian Breakfast - Small Group Tour

Only way to see David. Tour guide made sure we had a picture right in front of David and explained the entire musuem and the meaning of the statues. There are thousands of people who go so if your not with a VIP tour it's difficult to get close. It was great and having a nice coffee and pastry to top it off was delightful.

The guide led us straight to the David and because of that, we were nearly the only ones there; almost felt like a private viewing. The crowds later were overwhelming. The breakfast is not necessary - you are given a coupon and told where the cafe is located.

This was a wonderful tour led by Lucia. She was passionate about Michelangelo and David and taught us more than we could have hoped for. Breakfast was lovely as well.

Tour leader was exceptionally knowledgeable. Was fantastic to see David. Worth the effort. Definitely jump the queue

We enjoyed bypassing the lines in the heat (even in the morning), and having time almost alone with Michelangelo's spectacular David. The Accademia was a bit smaller than we had imagined but it's very worthwhile visit. This tour was worth the price. We had a very knowledgeable, friendly, passionate and interesting guide. The museum has some wonderful works of art, other Michelangelo sculptures as well as wonderful very early musical instruments, including the first piano ever created. I highly recommend this experience.

Going to the Academy first thing in the morning gave us perfect access to the David. Glad we had the skip the line group ticket, since our line was much shorter and quicker than the other line. I was surprised that the outside of the Academy almost looked as if was a warehouse, but the inside was incredible. Lucia our brilliant tour guide was absolutely phenomenal and made this semi private tour for 8 of us one of the highlights of our trip to Italy. Lucia was extremely passionate, knowledgeable, and kept us engaged with wonderful & interesting facts about the stunning David as well as other various artists (this is especially magnificent since my hubby is NOT an art fan but found it extremely worthwhile). As an Art History Professor with a no-nonsense attitude, Lucia moved along several by-standers that were trying to listen in by telling them that this was a private paid tour (we loved it, thank you!!) The tour lasted about an hour hitting the highlights of the museum which was perfect amount of time, however the entry ticket allowed us to stay in the museum on our own until we were finished browsing. Breakfast was a ticket for a local cafe 2 blocks away, for a beverage, pastry, and candy. We were not going to go to breakfast, but decided to give it a try and found we appreciated the mental and food break! Highly recommend this tour and tour guide.

The David with the best art history guide in Florence is an amazing combo. Beautiful. Knowledge and passion you could never get without a guide in a small group. Highly recommended

Lucia was a great tour guide! Her background in the arts and history was very much appreciated as she described the various sculptures in the museum. I didn't take advantage of the free breakfast because I wanted to explore more of the museum on my own.

Perfect skip the line to "meet" David, the tour guide was on time and lead us in before the crowds showed up. Able to take pictures of and with David with no one in sight - love it!!!

This tour was the best decision we could have made - we were first in to see the David and literally had no one else in the corridor with us leading up to this magnificent work of art. In addition, our tour guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend!