The place that houses Michelangelo's statue of David. There is other stuff in the building but this is the reason for going. Now he has been cleaned he looks great. The kids will like it - he has no clothes on!
The real tip is to book your tickets before you begin to queue. Get your hotel to do it, for a specific time or you can do it on the internet before you leave home. If you don't you will queue for hours along with a load of Americans who have not read their guide book info properly. There is a separate - and much shorter - queue for pre-booked tickets. Yes, it costs you 3 euros more per person but it saves hours of queuing.
Via Ricasoli 58-60
Tel: 055 2388609
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Guide books don't tell you that you can easily pre-book yourself. Continue down Ricasoli past the entrance to the Academia Gallery, cross Piazza San Marco diagonally and buy timed-entrance tickets at the entrance to the San Marco museum. Ours allowed entrance one and a half hours ahead, by which time we'd enjoyed leisurely refreshment (it was midday) but people who'd been either side of friends who'd been staking a place in the queue while we went in search of pre-booked tickets had only moved about 25m by the time we came out! They we're likely to be waiting for at least another hour and a half while we were sightseeing elsewhere. Three euros per person well spent! The site that we use and recommend to friends is tickitaly.com, great for booking at many attractions in assorted cities. For David and the Accademia the link is www.tickitaly.com/tickets/accademia-ticket-booking.php
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