The Accademia in FLO--how much time?
Apr 29, 2009, 9:11 am
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The Accademia in FLO--how much time?
I of course want to see the David statue in the Accademia in Florence. I am not really into sculptures and I understand this is what most of the Accademia is about.
Have any of you just seen the David statue and then left? I know that a reservation is necessary for David. I am wondering how much time is really necessary to spend in the Accademia.
I will be in Florence in the middle of June.
Have any of you just seen the David statue and then left? I know that a reservation is necessary for David. I am wondering how much time is really necessary to spend in the Accademia.
I will be in Florence in the middle of June.
Apr 29, 2009, 9:48 am
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I of course want to see the David statue in the Accademia in Florence. I am not really into sculptures and I understand this is what most of the Accademia is about.
Have any of you just seen the David statue and then left? I know that a reservation is necessary for David. I am wondering how much time is really necessary to spend in the Accademia.
I will be in Florence in the middle of June.
Have any of you just seen the David statue and then left? I know that a reservation is necessary for David. I am wondering how much time is really necessary to spend in the Accademia.
I will be in Florence in the middle of June.
If you show up fairly early in the morning you should be able to get in fairly quickly and I wouldn't bother with a reservation. If you have a very brief window of time I would recommend reserving for that specific time.
Apr 29, 2009, 3:19 pm
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We made the mistake of not reserving a time. On our last day in Florence last September we attempted to visit but pulled out of the queue after waiting over an hour as it seemed it would be at least another hour before we got in. We needed to leave for Vincensa by 2pm. I would think that in June it would be even busier.
May 1, 2009, 10:15 pm
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Count me in as another vote for "get a reservation." Your hotel can do it for you or you can get one yourself. The Accademia is small. I am an art lover and maaaaaaybe spent 45 minutes there and I saw everything in the museum.
I went at 10am and the line getting quite long.
If you arrive and there is a line and you have no reservation, you'll stand in the line for longer than you will be inside.
I went at 10am and the line getting quite long.
If you arrive and there is a line and you have no reservation, you'll stand in the line for longer than you will be inside.
May 3, 2009, 9:39 am
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Unless things have changed very recently, there is no special reservation to view the David. There is a ticket to enter the museum, and you can make a reservation for that, but once you're in you can go look at David.
If you show up fairly early in the morning you should be able to get in fairly quickly and I wouldn't bother with a reservation. If you have a very brief window of time I would recommend reserving for that specific time.
If you show up fairly early in the morning you should be able to get in fairly quickly and I wouldn't bother with a reservation. If you have a very brief window of time I would recommend reserving for that specific time.
To the OP: In my experience most people enter the Accademia just to see the David
May 4, 2009, 7:26 am
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On my last trip I made the reservations for the time I knew we would be there, but we ended up getting their several hours early, saw no line and just walked in to buy regular tickets. That let us avoid the 4 euro reservation fee.
If you get there first thing in the morning or have reservations first thing, when you get your tickets and walk into the first room make an immediate left to see the David. On our first trip there we were in the first group of the day and we did this while everyone else followed the natural flow of the place. We had about 10 minutes alone with the big guy before the rest of the crowd made it and surrounded him.
If you get there first thing in the morning or have reservations first thing, when you get your tickets and walk into the first room make an immediate left to see the David. On our first trip there we were in the first group of the day and we did this while everyone else followed the natural flow of the place. We had about 10 minutes alone with the big guy before the rest of the crowd made it and surrounded him.
May 4, 2009, 7:28 am
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Count me in as another vote for "get a reservation." Your hotel can do it for you or you can get one yourself. The Accademia is small. I am an art lover and maaaaaaybe spent 45 minutes there and I saw everything in the museum.
I went at 10am and the line getting quite long.
If you arrive and there is a line and you have no reservation, you'll stand in the line for longer than you will be inside.
I went at 10am and the line getting quite long.
If you arrive and there is a line and you have no reservation, you'll stand in the line for longer than you will be inside.
May 4, 2009, 3:31 pm
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I found a few years ago that there was far more availability offered for reservations by phone than online. If you choose to call from the US the number is 011 39 055 294 883.
This is the english-speaking line and operates 8:30-6:30 M-F Florence time and 8:30-noon Saturday. As noted above you don't pay for the reservation unless you actually use it when you show up, at which point you'll be happy to have it.
This is the english-speaking line and operates 8:30-6:30 M-F Florence time and 8:30-noon Saturday. As noted above you don't pay for the reservation unless you actually use it when you show up, at which point you'll be happy to have it.
May 4, 2009, 6:40 pm
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May 5, 2009, 5:59 am
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