Combo (Save 5%): Palazzo Vecchio Skip-the-Line Tickets + Accademia Gallery Hosted Entry Tickets

Save time and discover Florence’s Renaissance treasures with skip-the-line entry to both Palazzo Vecchio and Accademia Gallery in one value-packed combo.

Getting started

At Palazzo Vecchio, skip the ticket queues in the Piazza della Signoria entrance and begin your exploration after quick security checks. Meet your host outside the Accademia entrance, who will help you skip the ticket lines and pass through mandatory security checks.

What to expect

Palazzo Vecchio

Built in the 14th century, the palace serves as the city council’s seat and welcomes visitors with its crenellated tower and grand courtyard.

Features

• Hall of the 500: Step into the vast Salone dei Cinquecento, once the meeting place of Florence’s Grand Council and later transformed by Giorgio Vasari into a ceremonial hall filled with Renaissance art.

• Medici Apartments: Explore the private quarters of Eleonora of Toledo and Cosimo I de’ Medici, showcasing the opulent lifestyle of Florence’s ruling family.

• Renaissance masterpieces: Admire frescoes, sculptures, and decorations by artists like Michelangelo, Donatello, and Vasari throughout the palace’s halls and mezzanines.

• Traces of Florence exhibition: On the ground floor, discover the city’s history through curated displays.

Accademia Gallery

Home to Michelangelo’s David, the Accademia Gallery is a must for art lovers, featuring iconic sculptures and paintings from the 13th to 19th centuries.

Features

• Michelangelo’s David: See the world-renowned marble statue up close, along with the artist’s unfinished works.

• Sculpture collection: View works by Lorenzo Bartolini, Giambologna, and other masters, crafted from marble, clay, and plaster.

• Painting galleries: Journey through centuries of art, from gold-ground medieval pieces to late-Gothic and Renaissance masterpieces by Monaco, del Sarto, and Pontormo.

• Gipsoteca: Explore 19th-century paintings by artists of the Accademia di Belle Arti.

• Musical instruments: Discover over 50 rare instruments collected from Tuscan nobility, including a marble psaltery, and listen to their sounds at multimedia stations.