VIP David & Duomo Tour: Early Accademia Tour & Skip the Line Dome Climb with Exclusive Terrace Access

From August 6th, all Italy sites we visit will require clients and guides alike to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test completed within 48 hours prior to entry. They will also require a legal form of ID matching the vaccination or test results. This does not apply to children under 12. You can read more about it here.

This once-in-a-lifetime tour of David and the Duomo gets you skip-the-line access at two of Florence’s most in-demand attractions. Let a local expert guide lead the way and revel at some of the greatest art and architecture produced during the Italian Renaissance. Visit Michelangelo’s David before the crowds show up; enjoy exclusive access to the famed Duomo of Florence's terraces and climb that incomparable dome all without waiting in line.

At your morning meeting point, greet your local expert guide and an intimate group of 15 people (or fewer) outside the Accademia Galleria. Before the daytime crowds arrive, marvel at Michelangelo’s statue of David as well as his unfinished sculptures known as "Slaves" granting you incredible insight into the mind of this Master artist.

After your visit to the Accademia explore the streets of Florence. Your walking tour takes you to Piazza della Signoria, arguably the most famous piazza in the Florentine city where an open-air art gallery and other city highlights abound. As you walk your guide will relay stories that bring the past to life.

Next, it’s onto Piazza del Duomo where a pause at the Baptistery will display a set of bronze cast doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti, coined the "Gates of Paradise" by Michelangelo. With a full introduction to the surrounding features, your time will be not only be filled with awe but also inspire both adults and children alike. Looming overhead, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the red-capped duomo brought to life by Filippo Brunelleschi and celebrated in every iconic shot of Florence, awaits your arrival.

Step onto the cathedral's terraces with special entrance, and then conclude your time with a climb to the top of the duomo (optional) where again, special skip-the-(long)-line gains you access to the top of the world, ahem, Florence. It is here the incredible views over the Italian city seal your growing assumptions about how this city has long inspired the great artists of Italy.