The 15 Guided Tours in Florence That Earn Their Price

The Best tour in Florence: Renaissance & Medici Tales - guided by a STORYTELLER - San Lorenzo: the starting point with Medici roots

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12,316 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $3Our pick

A 2h 15m Florence walking tour focused on Medici storytelling, major squares, and Ponte Vecchio views, with English guides and ticket choices.

“We were with a cruise, and booked this tour on our own. Unfortunately, we had to get back to the ship and leave the tour early. Our guide, Glenda, was great and worked with us so we could end the tour at our meeting point to go back to our cruise.”

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Florence: Duomo Cathedral Guided Tour

2.Duomo Cathedral Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 5,970 reviews · from $15

Florence Duomo guided tour with a licensed guide, cathedral entry, radios, and Medici and Vasari stories inside Santa Maria del Fiore.

“Great compact , efficient and fun tour . Everything we have been looking for. Thanks very much.”

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Uffizi Gallery Small Group Tour with Guide

3.Uffizi Gallery Small Group Tour with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4,923 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $76

Small-group Uffizi Gallery tour with a guide, headsets, priority entrance, and extra time inside Florence’s Renaissance museum.

“Great tour with Anna! She is very knowledgeable and passionate about art, and really explained everything very well, highly recommend!”

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Florence: Accademia Gallery Guided Tour

4.Accademia Gallery Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4,156 reviews · 1 hour · from $53

Skip the line at Florence’s Accademia Gallery for a guide-led look at Michelangelo’s David, plus Renaissance context, Medici stories, and more.

“Elisa Raimondo the guide was excellent - knowledgeable but above all passionate about Renaissance art. She is a real asset.”

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Florence: Duomo Guided Tour with Optional Dome Climb Upgrade

5.Duomo Guided Tour with Optional Dome Climb Upgrade

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 3,706 reviews · 30 minutes - 1 hour · from $25

Skip the Duomo lines on a guided inside tour, then choose an optional dome climb. Includes access to key sites for 72 hours.

“This was worth all of the money. We got into the Cathedral before it opened and the line was around the whole perimeter. We cut in front of it, received a great history lesson and then proceeded to climb the duomo. Was worth it!”

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Florence: Guided Walking Tour

6.Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,334 reviews · from $31

Florence guided walking tour with an English-speaking guide. See Duomo, Signoria, and Ponte Vecchio in 1.5 hours.

“Julia was very knowledgeable and kept checking on everyone to make sure they were involved as we were a group of around 20, very professional and engaging!”

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Siena: Cathedral Complex Pass with Audio Guide (OPA SI PASS)

7.Cathedral Complex Pass with Audio Guide (OPA SI PASS)

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,773 reviews · from $21

Explore Siena’s Duomo complex with an access-all-areas pass plus a smartphone audio guide, covering crypt, museum, library, and views.

“7:00 time slot was perfect to be at the top of the tower for the sunset”

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Florence: Skip-the-Line Accademia Guided Tour

8.Skip-the-Line Accademia Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,327 reviews · from $43

Skip the line at Florence’s Accademia with a 1-hour guided tour. See Michelangelo’s David and more with priority entry and a live guide.

“Victoria was a great guide! We were lucky to get her all to ourselves, so we basically had a private tour. I can only highly recommend getting a 'real' guide - even though an audio guide might tell you about certain colours being present because of certain noble houses and the like, only a person like Victoria will, for instance, take pictures of the statues, zoom in and circle to point out certain details - and afterwards, you'll be able to spot them on the statue yourselves as well, like the beginnings of a face in unfinished statues. There is a lot to to uncover in the Accademia, especially about…”

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Florence: Accademia Gallery Guided Tour with Entry Ticket

9.Accademia Gallery Guided Tour with Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,253 reviews · 1h 15m · from $49

Skip the long lines at Florence’s Accademia Gallery for a 75-minute guided tour centered on Michelangelo’s David, with headsets for clarity.

“The guide that we go was good but the place felt underwhelming given the money and time it takes to enter. David was the only magnificent piece. Everything else was repetitive.”

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Florence: Uffizi Gallery and Accademia Gallery Guided Tour

10.Uffizi Gallery and Accademia Gallery Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,028 reviews · 3 hours · from $140

Priority entry for Florence’s Uffizi and Accademia in a small group with headsets, expert guides, and Michelangelo’s David.

“Loved the guide's explanation! Enjoyed the tour and will want to return to Uffizi to see the rest of the collection next time”

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Florence: Uffizi Gallery Small-Group Guided Tour with Ticket

11.Uffizi Gallery Small-Group Guided Tour with Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,003 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $76

Uffizi Gallery small-group tour in Florence with priority entry, headsets, and guided highlights from Botticelli, Michelangelo, and da Vinci.

“My husband and I are so glad we booked this tour! Our guide Leticia was wonderful and had great information to share that we never would have learned on our own. We felt like she shared with us just the right amount of stories about prominent paintings without it being overwhelming. Would highly recommend!”

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From Florence: Tuscany Wine & Food Tour with Guide

12.Tuscany Wine & Food Tour with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,746 reviews · 8 hours · from $175

Small-group Chianti day trip from Florence with 3 wineries, olive oil and balsamic tastings, and a classic Tuscan lunch.

“Had really great time and tour with driver Alex & tourguide Angela ! Both of them are so cheerful, helpful, informative throughout the tour, we enjoyed the tour very much ! Highly recommend !”

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David & Accademia Guided Tour with Time Entry Ticket

13.David & Accademia Guided Tour with Time Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,705 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $37

Skip the line for Michelangelo’s David at the Accademia, plus a guided Florence walk past Ponte Vecchio, Signoria, and the Duomo.

“Saw a lot of attractions but the tour guide was difficult to understand. Glad we got to see David! Also, we had skip the line but so did a lot of other tours so we did have to wait 30 minutes to enter the museum.”

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