Academy Gallery: Priority entrance

Get tickets to the Accademia Gallery with priority access and see, among many other cultural treasures, Michelangelo's David, considered one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of art. Marvel at 15th-century paintings by artists such as Botticelli, Ghirlandaio and Uccello in the ultimate celebration of Renaissance art.

Inaugurated in 1780 as an educational facility for the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, today the Accademia Gallery is known for being home to Michelangelo's gigantic David, a portentous 5-meter sculpture.

It is a masterpiece of unparalleled technique, symbolizing the struggle of the Florentine Republic against fearsome and far more powerful rivals. Thus, the David itself represents the spirit of the city of Florence itself. With these tickets to the Galleria dell'Accademia you can skip the line and enter directly.

Other highlights include Michelangelo's famous Slaves, an unfinished set of enslaved figures in white marble; the original cast of the terrifying statue The Rape of the Sabine Women by John of Bologna, which is now on display in the Piazza della Signoria; and 15th century paintings by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio and Uccello, among many others.