General Information

Duration:

1 Days

Location Start:

Tour will begin at the entrance of the Accademia Gallery in Via Ricasoli

Location Finish:

Florence Historic Centre

Phone:

+39 055 2398855

Payment Types:

Cash, Paypal, Cheque, Travellers Cheque, Payment Transfer

We Speak:

Italian, Spanish, French, English

Itinerary

Day 1

Privileged entrance and a guided tour of the Accademia Gallery to admire a fabulous collection of fifty music instruments dating from the late 17th to early 19th centuries, formerly belonging to members of the Medici and Lorraine families.


Among the most interesting instruments on display are a tenor viola by Antonio Stradivari, a cello which formed part of the same quintet of strings made in 1690 for Grand Prince Ferdinando, a violin of 1716 by Stradivari and a cello of 1650 by Niccol� Amati.


The Museum also has two rare instruments by Bartolomeo Cristofori, the inventor of the piano, and the oldest vertical piano in existence.
The instruments are exhibited with paintings representing musicians at the Medici court. Computers enable you to hear the sound of all the instruments on view besides providing information on the history of music in Florence at the time of the grand-dukes.


Our tour continue to visit its famous sculptures by Michelangelo: the Prisoners, the St. Matthew and, especially, the statue of David.


Special visit to a Violin Maker workshop
The shop of Paolo Vettori and his sons is the only violin maker�s workshop maintained through three generations producing fine stringed instruments on antique wood in Florence.

We will admire the incredible process to obtain one violin directly from Dario Vettori who will explain us many secret of this unbelievable art.

Extra Information

Inclusions -

Reservation and tickets to Accademia Gallery

Exclusions -

Transportation

Extras -

From Tuesday to Saturday