Firenze Trip Overview
Explore the Uffizi Gallery through a priority entrance and immerse yourself in the art and history of the Renaissance. Learn the history of works by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and others from your expert guide.
In a group of 14 people or fewer, see masterpieces like Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus,” Caravaggio’s “”Medusa,”” and Michelangelo’s only remaining wooden painting. Learn about the history and people behind the art, including lesser-known works that visitors often miss.
⟶ Entrance tickets to Uffizi Gallery
⟶ Priority entry access
⟶ 2-hour guided tour in English or Italian
⟶ Headsets to hear the guide
⟶ All exhibition fees
⟶ Wheelchair accessible
⟶ Skip the ticket line
⟶ Small Groups (14 people or fewer)
Additional Info
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes
Starts: Firenze, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Explore the Uffizi Gallery through a priority entrance and immerse yourself in the art and history of the Renaissance. Learn the history of works by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and others from your expert guide.
In a group of 14 people or fewer, see masterpieces like Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus,” Caravaggio’s “”Medusa,”” and Michelangelo’s only remaining wooden painting. Learn about the history and people behind the art, including lesser-known works that visitors often miss.
⟶ Entrance tickets to Uffizi Gallery
⟶ Priority entry access
⟶ 2-hour guided tour in English or Italian
⟶ Headsets to hear the guide
⟶ All exhibition fees
⟶ Wheelchair accessible
⟶ Skip the ticket line
⟶ Small Groups (14 people or fewer)
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Piazzale degli Uffizi, 5, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best known in the world and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance.
After the ruling house of Medici died out, their art collections were gifted to the city of Florence under the famous Patto di famiglia negotiated by Anna Maria Luisa, the last Medici heiress. The Uffizi is one of the first modern museums. The gallery had been open to visitors by request since the sixteenth century, and in 1765 it was officially opened to the public, formally becoming a museum in 1865.
Today, the Uffizi is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Florence and one of the most visited art museums in the world.
The building of Uffizi complex was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de’ Medici so as to accommodate the offices of the Florentine magistrates, hence the name uffizi, “offices”. The construction was later continued by Alfonso Parigi and Bernardo Buontalenti; it was completed in 1581. The top floor was made into a gallery for the family and their guests and included their collection of Roman sculptures.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
