Accademia Museum

Has anyone waited to buy their tickets to the Accademia Museum until they arrived at Florence, Italy? If not, how did you obtain your tickets?

We made reservations online prior to arrival.

Kirk

Has anyone waited to buy their tickets to the Accademia Museum until they arrived at Florence, Italy? If not, how did you obtain your tickets?

Don't do it as the lines can be very long. Here is a link for tickets.

http://www.uffizi.com/accademia-gallery-florence.asp

We booked through the museum reservation office by phone, which seems to be much less expensive than from the site in the above post. The operators speak English.

Rick Steves mentions the reservation system in this article.

Susan

p.s. here's an additional article that should be of help: Click here

Thanks to everyone for the helpful info. you gave me. I was finally able to get thru to make the advanced reservations.:)

We are going to Florence in November. Has anybody been there in November? Is a reservation necessary?

gonesalsa, for the cost of a phone call to Florence, and no payment required for your tickets until you arrive ... I would make a reservation. That way you know you'll be able to get in without waiting. When you get there, if you see that the line for those without reservations is short, you could go in that line, don't mention your reservation, and you'll simply pay the entrance fee (and not the 4 euro booking fee). But if there is a line, and you have a reservation, it will be worth the 4 euros each to not have to stand in a long line. Seeing the original statue of David is awesome!

Susan

p.s. meant to add...since it looks like you're going to be there pre or post cruise, if you are there for a couple of days and don't want to make a reservation, the advice in R. Steves' article (in the link that I posted above) might be of help.