Private Tours — Florence
The world's greatest concentration of Renaissance art — encountered without the crowds, guided by scholars.
Florence contains more UNESCO-listed masterpieces per square kilometre than any city on earth. The Galleria dell'Accademia is home to Michelangelo's David — the most celebrated sculpture in existence, standing over five metres tall in the tribuna built specifically for it. The Uffizi Gallery holds Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Leonardo's Annunciation, Caravaggio's Bacchus, and hundreds of other works that define the Western artistic canon. The Bargello houses the greatest collection of Renaissance sculpture outside the Vatican.
Italy Spotlight arranges private and very small group access to these institutions at the moments when they are at their quietest — early mornings, after-hours evenings, and on dates when special access is available to sections not open to the general public. Each visit is led by a licensed Florentine art historian whose scholarly depth and personal passion transforms the experience from sightseeing into genuine encounter.
We design Florence programmes around each guest's specific interests — a scholar of the Medici, a painter wanting to study technique, a family visiting for the first time, or a couple seeking an intimate evening with Michelangelo's Prisoners by candlelight. Whatever the brief, Italy Spotlight builds an itinerary worthy of the city.
Palio di Siena Ticket and Hospitality Packages
Accademia & David
- —Reserved timed-entry to the Galleria dell'Accademia
- —Private tour focused on Michelangelo's David and the unfinished Prisoners
- —Licensed art historian guide in English
- —Pre-visit scholarly briefing
From €260 per person
Uffizi Deep Dive
- —Reserved timed-entry to the Uffizi Gallery
- —3-hour private tour with an art historian — Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Caravaggio
- —Access to the Cabinet of Drawings and Prints (subject to availability)
- —Aperitivo at a historic bar in Piazza della Signoria after the visit
From €420 per person
Florence Full Day
- —Accademia & David in the morning
- —Uffizi Deep Dive in the afternoon
- —Lunch at a selected Florentine trattoria between visits
- —Evening walk through the Oltrarno with your historian
- —Private transfers throughout the day
From €980 per person