How to visit Accademia Gallery (Florence) and see David without the lines

Contemplate the great sculpture of David de Miguel Angel It is something that you should not stop doing in your tourist trip to Florence.

And I am referring to the original sculpture, which you find in the museum known as the Accademia Gallery, located near the monumental Duomo Square of the capital of the Toscana.

Well, indeed, you should know that in your visit of Florence you will be able to see several versions of the David de Miguel Angel, life-size sculptures that are exhibited in outdoor locations in the beautiful Tuscan city.

But for see the original sculpture of David You must visit this museum.

Visiting hours of the Accademia Gallery in Florence

Before your visit, you should know that the Accademia Gallery opening hours They are, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 8,15:18,50 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m., with last access half an hour before.

You should know that this museum has Extended hours until 22 p.m. every Tuesday from mid-June to the end of October, and on Mondays it is closed, as well as in festivals as significant as the days of Christmas and New Year.

Accademia Gallery ticket prices

The ticket prices to the Gallery of the Accademia of Florence are; 13 euros, general admission; 3 euros, the reduced rate for young people aged 18 to 25 from countries belonging to the European Union.

How to visit the Accademia Gallery for free

They can visit the Accademia Gallery for free to see the David, among other groups, those under 18 years of age or citizens of the European Union with disabilities.

Buy tickets to avoid lines at the Accademia Gallery

Now, during most of the year, and especially in summer, weekends and other vacation times, when you go to the Accademia Gallery to see the imposing sculpture of David de Miguel Angel, when you arrive at the museum you may find a looong queue.

But you have to keep in mind that this is an artistic work that is totally worth seeing, and for this reason alone the Accademia Gallery you should consider it a essential visit in Florence.

How to see Michelangelo's David without lines

For this reason I am going to propose several options for you. avoid the queues see Michael's David Angel.

Buy tickets online

The first thing you can ask yourself is buy tickets to the Accademia Gallery in advance.

To do this you must plan in advance the exact day you think visit the Accademia Gallery.

In the purchasing process you will select the day you want to visit the museum and you will be able to choose a time for it, with time slots of every 15 minutes.

Once you have the ticket, you must arrive at the museum in time to access the section that corresponds to you, that is, directly and without waiting in lines.

This option has a higher price than the standard entrance that you buy at the box office, because in addition to the skip-the-line access, you can also see the temporary exhibition that is scheduled at the time of your visit.

Guided tour of the Accademia Gallery

Another option to avoid lines is to sign up for a guided tour of the Accademia Gallery, so that you can visit the museum with the advice of a guide in spanish specialized in history and art.

This tour It lasts one hour, and during it they will explain the highlights of the David, as well as other works of Miguel Angel that are preserved in the museum, such as San Mateo.

The price of the visit already includes tickets to the museum with priority access without queues.

Go early or late to visit the Accademia Gallery

The third option you have is to go to visit the Accademia Gallery at opening time or one hour before closing of the museum.

The latter is what I did in my last trip to florence.

Even if you arrive at the last minute you will have time to see said sculpture.

Since the Visiting hours of the Accademia Gallery They are from 8,15:18,50 a.m. to 8,15:XNUMX p.m., you can get up early to arrive at XNUMX:XNUMX a.m., and you will have no problem entering directly.

And if you are interested in visiting the Academy is limited to enjoying the imposing beauty of the Daviof Miguel Angel, by arriving at the door at 18 p.m., you may also enter the museum directly (or almost without delay).

You will have enough time to enjoy the view of David, and even take a tour of other rooms in the museum.

Tour of the Uffizi and Accademia Galleries

Finally. If you prefer to do this visit within the framework of a organized tour with guide in Spanish, you have the option to sign up for the guided tour of Florence with the Uffizi and Accademia Galleries, which will avoid you waiting in lines to get tickets.

With a duration of 7 hours, in addition to a guided walk through the main corners of the historic center of Florence, you will visit both museums.

Here you can consult more Florence tours in Spanish, as well as excursions to other interesting Tuscan cities such as Pisa or Siena.