Accademia Palace

... past...and its uncertain future. The rest of your day is free to visit St. Mark's Basilica, the Doge's Palace, or the Titian- and Tintoretto-packed Accademia art gallery. Better yet, get lost (remember, it's an island) exploring the alleys, cruising the ...

... Steve navigates largely by landmarks. I found one book of over 300 walks in Venice. After lunch, we visit the Galleria dell' Accademia (Accademia).Today is the start of Italy Culture Week so it is free (usually 6.5E). From April 16-25 many museums and ...

... moments away. My heart was pounding! After our morning walk and introduction tour in Florence, we were on our way to the Accademia Gallery to finally see the David. Upon our arrival, we were greeted by yet, another long queue of tourists that stretched ...

... of the island produced nothing but closed churches and soaked clothes. So we went and hid in another art gallery, the Accademia. Again I skipped the audioguide but the laminated guides were very informative, and long enough to warrant sitting down to ...

We stayed about an hour out of Venice in Padova at the **** Accademia Palace, as the accommodation is cheaper. It is only a five minute walk to catch the train for the 45 minute trip to Venice. We had been warned that there is no where to park and parking ...

We spent the day checking out museums.  By this point, most of us are really tired and we just don't care about that kind of ...

... and would recommend it.  Had our daily gelato fix at the tucked away spot our gondolier frequents.  Crossed the Accademia Bridge, the only remaining wooden one, and returned to the hotel. Dinner was canal-side watching the gondoliers pass by, ...

Hello!Well today we woke up bright and early and headed to the Galleria dell' Accademia, where we saw sculptures and paintings. The most famous though is the statue of David by Michelangelo. When we got to the statue Aaron tried to take a picture and got ...

... off into the centre of the city.  We line up to wait and see the original statue of David at the Galleria dell’Accademia. Everywhere you go the queues are long and we waited about 1/2 hr to get in which we thought wasn’t too bad.  ...

... visited the Academia gallery to see the real David - both very big and handsome! Then we spent some time at the Pitti Palace and thankfully had a lot of sunshine while walking through the massive gardens. We finished our Florence trip with a visit to the ...

... , and as I always said on these solo trips, eating a hearty meal is a good thing. Spent the next few hrs at the Doge's Palace, Church of San Marco (one of the most beautiful churches I have ever seen), and Correr Museum. I met quite a few people on tours, ...

... of Florence, just fewer tourists and people in general.  Visiting Florence we saw the Duomo, Uffizi Gallery, Gallerie Dell-Accademia (David), Santa Croce and just reminded ourselves of the beautiful city and it's frescos, marble facades and ...

... there are signs posted on corners of many buildings calling out which direction certain landmarks such as San Marco, Rialto or Accademia are located.   After returning to the hotel for my daily breakfast of crepes and cappuccino, we once again ...

... had a Nebhruski (drink). After a good night's rest at our hotel the Palazzo Magnani Feroni we spent the day touring the Pitti Palace, Accademia, and the outside of the main Duomo.  As in Orvieto I tried to capture some of the detail on the exterior ...

... action packed day.  First off, that famous giant statue of a young man who slayed Goliath!  We headed to the Accademia museum early to miss the line....which never actually works with the big museums because there are about 20 groups of 20 ...

<Brian's brief chronological list of "highlights" (and of whinging)>   - Went to "Accademia"... an art gallery which contains the real original Michelangelo's David (this one is the one originally sculpted by Michelangelo, unlike the ...

... . Lines obnoxious at all art museums so procured phone card and called and made line bypass reservations for tomorrow at Accademia and Ufizzi. Caitlin empowered by use of pay phone, and successful phone communication with Italians. Go her! :o) ...

... George has chocolate cake, and I am content with my cappuccino. Stone lions of St. Mark guard either side of the Accademia bridge. A ghostly white church glows in the lagoon. At the foot of the bridge lies the Accademia Gallery, the first great ...

... of important and valuable sculptures (the "David" here was a copy - the original we saw a little later in the Accademia).  Elizabeth gave us insights into the construction and artistic meaning of several of these pieces and then we proceeded on a ...

... passed several street performers who, in makeup and costume, appeared as statues between the Doric columns of the palace. Much like the Accademia security was tight and they limited the number of people inside the museum to assist with conservation of ...

... supposed to be even less touristy than San G).  As far as Florence, there's still a few things I want to see there (the Accademia, Medici Chapels, and Santa Croce), so I'll try to hit those on my way to Rome on Thursday.  I certainly liked what ...