sdreitlein

Feasible? I do not plan to see everything, just the main pieces to each of their collections. Recommendations for each? I am in Florence from the afternoon of June 5th through mid morning June 9th.
Also... I plan to go to Fiesole while I am there... has anyone here walked from Fiesole to Florence? If so, how long did it take and is it a worth while walk?

macanimals

Re: Fiesole to Florence. Much easier than the reverse which would be uphill.

Both museums in one day is feasible but it does break my rule of not ever doing it again. Many of us who have seen the David are content with a short visit to the Accademia but the Uffizi requires patience and time--in an oftentimes crowded and stuffy setting. I wouldn't recommend both if you have options. Paul

Connie

Very feasible. We did one in the morning and the other later in the afternoon. They aren't that large and it doesn't sound like you are going to look at every little thing. The only hard part is turning and walking away from David--he is beautiful!

Your hotel will set reservations up for you and you walk straight in--no long lines. You pay after you walk in.

mamcalice

Definitely feasible. Probably not as relaxing and enjoyable as doing them on separate days. The Accademia is easy to visit. The Uffizi, not so. Once you get in there, you are often in the midst of a large crowd which makes it difficult to move from place to place and as you put it, visit only the "main pieces". I wouldn't have missed the Uffizi (have been 4 times) but wouldn't call it a walk in the park. If you can, see them on different days.

charnees

Do you know how far it is from Fiesole to Florence? And be aware it's all downhill, so it can be hard on the knees.

At the Accademia, do look for Michelangelo's figures emerging from the stones -- it's such a stunning example of what he said he did in sculpture: visualized the figure and then cut away all the stone that did not belong.

I'd advise doing the Accademia first, because it won't take so long, and then going to the Uffizi. If you do the Uffizi first, you may be so hot and tired you won't want to go the the Accademia.

risab

Florence is a small city and it's an easy walk from the Accademia to hte Uffizzi. You should get reservations for both and do the Accademia first. Aside from the David and Michelangelo's other scultpures I find the museum not so interesting. But you must see David.

The Uffizzi can be done in the afternoon and it has a magnificient collection- particularly the room full of Boticelli. My favorite.

bgr8ful

We did both in one day, but the Accademia was an early morning visit and then we had more time for the Uffizzi after lunch. We booked online for the Accademia and I was glad that we did so after I saw the line around the corner. I would definitely recommend looking up what you want to see at the Uffizzi so that you can spend more time in those areas. I agree that the Boticelli room is wonderful!

nukesafe

Save your knees and take the #7 bus. Runs about every half hour until midnight.

AlessandraZoe

Actually, I liked doing Uffizi (need some energy) in the morning and then zipping in for the David at Accademia after lunch. Have solid entry and good knowledge of what you are seeing at Uffizi and you'll be grand. You need almost no knowledge for Accademic--the David trumps everything anyway.

nukesafe

BTW, I looked up the route on Google Maps, and the distance is a little under 6km, and it says it would take 1 hour 16 minutes. I wonder if they consider how steep that hill is, though. It lists it as 18 minutes to drive.

sdreitlein

Thank you all for your replies!
I am staying in an apartment I am renting for the stay, so online reservations are a definite for me!
I am going to do a little research and figure out what I want to see in the Uffizi (traveling alone in Florence, makes it a bit easier). I love photography, so I plan to do a lot of walking and gawking ... hence the question about the walk from Fiesole... sounds like it just makes more sense to us it.