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Uffizi Gallery

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

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Last updated: 19 June, 2023

Expert travel writer: Nicky Swallow

Containing some 5,400 works, the Uffizi’s collection spans art history from ancient Greece through to 18th-century Venetian painting. But most of all, it is known as the world’s largest and most important collection of Renaissance and Mannerist art.

You could spend all day wandering the galleries, but the best bet is to pick out the works you want to see beforehand and head straight for those. The website has helpfully selected 14 must-see masterpieces and provided some useful background information on each – worth reading before you go.

Don’t miss

Must-sees include Botticelli’s Primavera and The Birth of Venus, Leonardo da Vinci’s Annunciation, Caravaggio’s Bacchus and Medusa, and Michelangelo’s Holy Family.

While you’re there

There is a café-restaurant on the first floor at the end of the tour with a fabulous terrace offering magnificent views of the city.

Logistics

Price from: £10

Minimum age: Any

Age suitable: 18+

When: All year around

Getting there & doing it

The queues are legendary, so if you want to skip the worst of them it’s essential to pre-book tickets at least a week in advance via the official website of Florence Museums, entitling you to enter via a reserved entrance, or book onto a guided tour where all tickets are organised for you. If you don’t pre-book, you may not get in. This is one place where it is definitely worth investing in a pass. Pre-book a Firenze Card or Uffizi Card Amici degli, and you go to the front of the line. You may still have to wait a few minutes, though. Audio guides in six languages are available from the desk inside.

Expert-led guided tours are strongly recommended here. Aside from organising skip-the-line tickets, they’ll help you navigate the galleries, show you the greatest works that you really should see, give you the background and insight that bring the artworks to life. See our recommendations below.

When to do it

The museum is open all year round, Tuesday-Sunday. Closed Monday. The quietest moments are first thing in the morning, during lunchtime and the hour before closing.

Who to go with: organised tours

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Florence: Uffizi Gallery Skip-the-Line Entrance Ticket

Florence

Discover one of the most visited museums in the world by visiting the most important works of art to appreciate the art and history of the Italian Renaissance. Our staff will deliver the tickets directly without waiting in line. The gallery attracts more than one million annual guests (visitors) who wish to take a look at this art collection, among its many masterpieces we find the works of artists and protagonists of the Renaissance such as Michelangelo, Giotto, Botticelli, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci and many others. With our skip-the-line entrance ticket to the Gallery, you will enjoy a chronological journey that will allow you to travel through time, starting from Byzantine art in Tuscany to arrive at the wonderful Renaissance. After this fantastic visit you can take advantage of the gallery services, take a snack at the bar with one of the best views of Florence, from the terrace in front of Palazzo Vecchio, located above the Loggia Dei Lanzi in Piazza Signoria.

Price: €45

Min age: 0

Rating 4.63 / 5 [30 ratings]

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