Can anyone make a suggestion for a good booking site? I did find a few, but I'm also wondering about best time of day to go...you can book up til 16:45 on uffizi.com (and I think they close at 18:50). We will be there on a Fri. So I'm wondering (to avoid crowds...haha) should we just book late? (Husband is not an early riser, so not sure if early is possible) Should an hour and a bit be sufficient?
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Toledo, Ohio, US
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Nicole, there are lots of sites that book tickets for you for a fee. At uffizi.com you should be able to book several of the museums in Florence, including the Accademia. Getting tickets in advance is a good idea depending on when you plan to go (summer lines without reserved tickets are long). There is also a booking office right across the street from the Accademia museum that will charge about 1 or 2 euro over the ticket price and seems to have easy access to entrance times. I found on several visits in the past two years that tour groups tend to show up early in the day, so later in the day is a good option. The Accademia is a small museum (by Florence standards) and an hour-plus should be fine, unless you end up standing in front of a sculpture for a long time (I do). Be sure to go upstairs to the Pinacoteca if you are interested in medieval and Renaissance painting, and have the time.
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Truro, NS, Canada
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We will be there on Sept 21...
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Toledo, Ohio, US
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Probably a good idea to get tickets in advance. If you have time in Florence, the Museum of San Marco is just up the street (Via Ricasoli) from the Accademia. It's a former Dominican convent with wall frescoes by Fra Angelico in each of the friars' cells (rooms). Never seen a line here.