The Accademia Gallery in Florence was founded in 1784 by Pietro Leopoldo, Grand Duke of Tuscany and is world-renowned thanks to its claim to fame of having Michelangelo's famous sculpture David on display since 1873. The sculpture can be seen alongside other masterpieces, including the unfinished Prisoners, a statue of Saint Matthew by Michelangelo and Renaissance paintings by Paolo Uccello, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Sandro Botticelli and Andrea del Sarto.
Address
Via Ricasoli 58, 50122 Florence
Getting There
Bus: Line 10 (San Marco Rettorato); lines 1, 6, 7, 11, 14, 17, 19, 20, 23, 31 and C1 (Piazza Di San Marco)