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Discover one of the oldest and most famous art museums in the world: the Uffizi Gallery ! Seated in the historic center of Florence, the Uffizi Gallery has preserved a world renowned collection of paintings and sculptures for centuries. Our professional guide will take you on an exciting journey right into the heart of Italian art . She’ll tell you everything you need to know about the Museum and its priceless masterpieces: you will admire paintings by Giotto, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Caravaggio and many others.

Join us for a unique virtual experience and full immersion into Florence’s artistic heritage and pride ! Our local guide will led you through the Uffizi’s works of art, explaining the collection, its history and allowing you to see the beauty of it all. Paintings like Maestà by Giotto , the Botticelli’s Spring and Birth of Venus , the works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raffaello and other surprises are waiting for you inside of this majestuosic gallery!

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Take a Virtual Tour of The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the World-Famous Collection of Renaissance Art

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The Uffizi Gallery in Flo­rence does­n’t par­tic­u­lar­ly need an intro­duc­tion, see­ing that it’s one of the most wide­ly-vis­it­ed muse­ums in Italy, the home of great artis­tic works from the Renais­sance. If you pay the Uffizi a vis­it, you can see Bot­ti­cel­li’s The Birth of Venus , Dür­er’s Ado­ra­tion of the Magi , Car­avag­gio’s Bac­chus , Michelan­gelo’s The Holy Fam­i­ly , and Rem­brandt’s Self-Por­trait as a Young Man.  Or you could do the same by dial­ing up the Uffiz­i’s Vir­tu­al Tour , embed­ded above, or avail­able here . It’s essen­tial­ly a Google Street View tour of the entire muse­um. It’s admit­ted­ly a lit­tle tedious. But if you have a lot of time and a handy floor plan , you can still immerse your­self in a col­lec­tion that’s been enchant­i­ng vis­i­tors since the 18th cen­tu­ry.

Relat­ed Con­tent:

Free Course: An Intro­duc­tion to the Art of the Ital­ian Renais­sance

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With our specialist guide of the Uffizi gallery take an immersive dive into the mind of famous artists such as Raphael, Botticelli, Michaleangelo and of course Da Vinci and listen to the process of creation of some of the most important and famed pieces of art of the ItalianRenaissance Period. Through the hour, not only will you understand the artist's creative mindset but also you will learn of their social interactions to gain power and prestige and find wealthy patrons.

• Listen to our expert art guide explaining the different masterworks, telling you about the artists and sharing little known stories of the Uffizi Galleria.
• Uncover mysteries about Da Vinci, Botticelli, Michelangelo and Raphael’s talents and their benefactors.
• Enjoy your time with a local Florentine guide to whom the city and the art has no secrets.
• Engage with others from around the world and get the unique chance to ask a native experts all your enquiry.
• Connect to this live online experience from the comfort of your own home.
• Receive a $10 voucher for Secret Food Tours with every online tour you buy.

“To see Naple and die” is a worldwide known expression but one should be warned that visiting the Uffizi Gallery is not without risks, as your journey takes you in the different rooms of the Tuscan Art Gallery you may start feeling slightly disoriented, heart beating like a drum and eventually fainting in front of so many artistic wonders. This state is known as the “Stendahl’s Syndrome” after the French writer described his feelings of being overcome with profound emotion when admiring the indescribable beauty of art masterpieces in Florence. For any visitors of the Uffizi gallery, this “disease” is hard to turn a blind eye to.

For one hour of live online tour, our local Florentine guide will introduce you to the wonders of this museum. After spending years studying the history and culture of this magnificent city, as well as guiding visitors through its most renowned museums and landmarks it is with a true talent for storytelling, that your guide will unveil to you the many artworks of the gallery from one room to the other. As they broadcast this live tour from their home a few miles from the museum itself, immerse yourself and relive the artistic creation process, learn about the available techniques and the specific issues they had to overcome to create “perfection”. Learn about those wealthy benefactors in the shadow or the light that commissioned artwork for decades to strengthen their image, display their wealth or gain influence.

During the tour your guide (a licensed, respected profession in Italy) will unveil the secrets and stories of their life working within the Uffizi Galleria - giving you a unique knowledge of what they have come to learn along with sharing often neglected interesting articles.

Discover the heritage of Botticelli, Da Vinci, Raphael or Michelangelo, among few. The sheer amount of Renaissance artwork is already a testimony to the incredible importance it had on the the Italian culture but with today’s learning you will be able to grasp the everlasting legacy it had on the culture of mankind.

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Five Ways to Visit Florence’s Uffizi Gallery (and One to Avoid)

In the many years that I have been creating itineraries for independent travelers to Italy , I’ve never met a traveler who wanted to go to Florence and didn’t want to visit Florence’s Uffizi Gallery. But the Uffizi is a huge and exhausting museum with thousands of paintings and sculptures that can make your brain hurt ( or worse ). 

You need a plan of attack for this museum, so below are pros and cons of five ways to visit Florence’s Uffizi Gallery. (Since several of those mean buying your own admission tickets, I’ve also described five ways to get Uffizi skip-the-line tickets.)

Let me emphasize that there is no good reason to stand in a three-hour ticket line at the Uffizi! Instead, consider visiting the Uffizi Gallery with one of these options:

“Waiting line in front of the Uffizi gallery” by Alex via Flickr, licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

Five Ways to Visit the Uffizi

Uffizi private guided tour.

Hire a private guide to take you through the museum. I’ll say right off the bat that this is what I recommend if your budget allows. There are lots of excellent private guides such as Freya’s Florence .  

Pros: 

• Your guide will get your skip-the-line tickets. 
• You’ll book the tour starting time according to your own schedule. 
• An expert guides you through the galleries and you’ll learn a huge amount about art, about history, and about Florence. Tailor the tour as you’d like (for example you might want to spend more time on Caravaggio and less on Botticelli), moving at your own pace and asking for bathroom, coffee, or bookshop breaks according to your own needs. 

Cons: 

• This is the most expensive option for 2 visitors (but if there are 4 or 5 or 6 of you, a private guide might be less expensive than a group tour).

What it costs:  

• For a 2-3 hour tour, a private guide will cost your group about €200 – €300 plus admission tickets (€24 for adults including booking fees). 

Uffizi Group Tour

Many companies offer guided group tours at various prices and lengths (usually 90 minutes, 2 hours, or 3 hours) and you’ll see the groups throughout the museum when you visit Florence’s Uffizi Gallery. These tours must be booked in advance, leave at pre-scheduled times, and the groups are of various sizes. As long as the group is small (fewer than about 12 people such as the tours offered by Context Travel or Walks of Italy ) a group tour can be great. Larger tours may make you feel like you’re being herded like cattle.  

• Skip-the-line admission tickets are included when you book a tour. 
• An expert takes you through the galleries, providing history and context. Your specific questions are answered by a real person.  
• You can’t tailor the tour to your own needs. 
• If the tour is large, there’s that cattle thing. If you decide to take a tour with a larger group, make sure to stick close to the guide so you can hear everything. 

What it costs: 

• Expect to pay about €50 – €75 per adult for a 2- or 3-hour smaller group tour; a larger group tour might be even less.     

Uffizi Audio Tour, Downloaded Ahead of Time

Before you leave home, download an Uffizi audio tour onto your phone or other smart device and then book your own skip-the-line admission tickets using one of the five methods below. Pros:  

• Very inexpensive
• Go at your own pace and still get a great tour
• You can listen to the audio ahead of time if you want (to make sure it’s clear, not an annoying or monotone voice, etc). 
• You have to book your own skip-the-line tickets. 
• You can’t ask a guide questions. 
• It’s difficult to chat with your fellow travelers unless you press pause and pull your headphones off your ears. 
• It drains your battery. 
• Entrance tickets plus the audio tour: the official Uffizi Gallery App is free; Rick Steves’ Uffizi audio tour is free; the iTunes Uffizi audio tour app is $2 .  

Uffizi Gallery Audio Tour with Headset, Rented Onsite

You can rent the Uffizi’s official audio guide when you arrive at the museum, as long as you have ID. 

• Inexpensive
• You move along at your own pace, skipping artworks or whole rooms if you’d like.
• The audio guide contains excellent information. 
• It doesn’t drain your phone battery. 
• You need to buy your own skip-the-line admission tickets (use one of the approaches described below). 
• You can’t ask a real person any questions. 
• It takes time to pick up and drop off the audio guide at the beginning and end of your visit (potentially more lines). 
• Some people describe the audio tour as dull and monotonous, but others say the tour is delightful and the voice is cheery, go figure. 
• Entrance tickets plus €7 for the hand-held audio guide  

Uffizi Self-Guided Tour, with Pre-Printed Materials

Book your own skip-the-line tickets using one of the methods described below, then visit Florence’s Uffizi Gallery on your own, avoiding large tour groups, and read about works of art at your own pace. 

For pre-printed materials, you could buy a book or find a list of the Uffizi’s most famous works and print out information from the web to bring with you. You can even study up before departure so you’re not overwhelmed by seeing everything for the very first time by spending time online at the Uffizi website .  

• It’s inexpensive. 
• Go at your own pace. 
• Easy to start a discussion within your group/family. 
• Just see what you want to see. 
• Your eyes are on the page rather than on the work of art. 
• You can’t ask an expert if you have questions. 
• You have to book your own tickets. 
• Entrance tickets plus a few dollars. 

Uffizi Walk-Through, with No Guide and No Written Materials

This is of course an option, but not one I’d recommend.

• I can’t think of any pros here. 
• The Uffizi is not set up as an interactive museum. The labels next to the paintings are not descriptive; most just have the name of the painting and the artist, so you won’t get any context or history. You’ll be annoyed by the tour groups disrupting your peace, and like this Tripadvisor reviewer , you may decide you’re “bored to death” after looking at “500-year-old paintings of angels and cherubs” with no additional information.

Five Ways to Buy Skip-the-Line Uffizi Tickets

Buy uffizi tickets online ahead of time.

This is the official website for booking Uffizi tickets online . (Doing an online search for Uffizi tickets will bring up lots of websites selling these tickets at a steep markup.)

• Once you select your ticket option, you will be directed to the B-Ticket official ticketing service. 
• Follow the prompts to choose the day and time you prefer for your visit. 
• Adult tickets cost €20 plus a €4 booking fee per ticket. 
• Uffizi tickets also include admission to the National Archaeological Museum and the Museum of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure. 
• Once you’ve paid, you’ll receive a confirmation email that is your voucher. Present this email (either printed or on your smart device) at the Uffizi reservations window at door number 3, where there could be a (shorter) line of people, like you, who bought tickets online. You will pick up your admission tickets there, then enter the Uffizi through Door Number 1, where again there could be a (shorter) line.

Buy PassePartout tickets online ahead of time

At the same official website for buying skip-the-line Uffizi tickets , you’ll find the PassePartout option. 

• This ticket is good for five days and includes entry to the Uffizi (plus National Archaeological Museum and the Museum of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure), Pitti Palace, and Boboli Gardens for €38 instead of €46, so is well worth the cost if you plan of visiting all three of these sights. There is a €4 booking fee per ticket. 
• Follow the prompts to choose the day and time you prefer to visit Florence’s Uffizi Gallery. The first sight you must visit is the Uffizi, and the ticket is valid for five days after that visit. You do not need to book a day and time inadvance for the other four sights.
• Once you’ve paid, you’ll receive a confirmation email that is your voucher. Present this email (either printed or on your smart device) at the Uffizi reservations windo at door number 3, where there could be a (shorter) line of people, like you, who bought tickets online. You will pick up your admission tickets there, then enter the Uffizi through Door Number 1, where again there could be a (shorter) line.
• Visit the other four sights included any day or time in the five days following your Uffizi entrance.

Buy a Friends of the Uffizi Card

The Amici degli Uffizi card can be purchased online and is good for one calendar year

• Skip the line and visit the Uffizi whenever you like (though a maximum of four card-holders are admitted every 15 minutes, so you may have to wait briefly on very busy days when numerous members are visiting), so no need to pick a timed entry. 
• For adults it’s €70/year (for a family of four it’s €100/year) and includes unlimited entry to the Uffizi Gallery, Pitti Palace museums, Boboli and the Bardini Gardens.

Get Last-Minute Tickets in Florence 

If you arrive in Florence without Uffizi tickets, and there’s a long line at the Uffizi, there are a number of other Firenze Musei ticket offices that often have shorter lines. These ticket offices are open according to the hours of each individual museum.

• Ticket office at the Orsanmichele Museum (Via de’ Calzaiuoli between Piazza del Duomo and Piazza della Signoria).
• Ticket office at Pitti Palace (Piazza de’ Pitti 1)
• Ticket office at the National Archaeological Museum of Florence (Piazza della Santissima Annunziata 9b)
• Ticket offices in all the state museums in Florence, like the National Museum of Bargello (Via del Proconsolo 4)

Don’t rely on this approach, however, since you risk finding that there are no available tickets for the day or time you want to visit or that there aren’t enough for your party. If the alternative is standing in that long line at the Uffizi, then it’s worth checking at one of these alternatives first.

Make Reservations over the Phone at No Charge and Pay Later 

If you think you might go to the Uffizi while you’re in Florence and you want to make a reservation just in case, this is a great option. 

• Call the Uffizi Gallery at +39 055 294 883 from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm Monday to Friday and from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm on Saturdays. Operators speak English.
• Book the day and time you prefer and copy down the reservation number they provide.
• Go to door number 3 (reservations) at the Uffizi a few minutes before your entry time to pay the admission fees plus the booking fees and pick up your tickets.   
• If you call to cancel your reservation, it costs you nothing. But if you reserved 4 tickets and show up needing fewer tickets, you still need to pay the booking fee – but not the admission – for all the tickets you reserved.
• Enter through door number 1.

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Take a Virtual Tour of The Uffizi Gallery in Florence

Posted on: 11 January 2018

from Openculture.com.

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence doesn’t particularly need an introduction, seeing that it’s one of the most widely-visited museums in Italy, the home of great artistic works from the Renaissance. If you pay the Uffizi a visit, you can see Botticelli’s  The Birth of Venus , Dürer’s  Adoration of the Magi , Caravaggio’s  Bacchus , Michelangelo’s  The Holy Family , and Rembrandt’s  Self-Portrait as a Young Man.

Or you could do the same by dialing up the  Uffizi’s Virtual Tour available here . It’s essentially a Google Street View tour of the entire museum. It’s admittedly a little tedious. But if you have a lot of time and  a handy floor plan , you can still immerse yourself in a collection that’s been enchanting visitors since the 18th century.

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A special virtual tour in Uffizi Gallery: an unmissable opportunity 

Going outside or travelling to visit a museum is not possible during this coronavirus period. But what if the museum comes to your house? Thanks to a special initiative of virtual tour in Uffizi Gallery in Florence, one of the most famous art Gallery in all world, you can live a fantastic journey in the great Florence temple of Italian art comfortably seated on your sofa. It’s the new social project “Uffizi On Air” that is going to start today, Tuesday 6 November, at 01.00 pm in the official Facebook page of the Gallery and it will continue every week at the same time in the days of Tuesday and Friday. This initiative is particularly special and unusual because the museum will provide you with real guided tours in which you will be constantly accompanied by an always different art expert who will show you all the details, the history and the secrets of the greatest masterpieces of Italian art. This expert will be in live streaming to satisfy all your curiosities: you have only to write a comment in the live Facebook video comments section to communicate with the guide who will be always ready to answers your questions. The virtual visitor will be able to live a complete tour in the Uffizi Gallery and to really discover Italian art. Il will be enough to have a smartphone, a computer or a tablet to participate to the live streaming. This fantastic project will allow you to attain art without any limits. You will able to travel in your house through the most important art works of some of the most famous italian artists, like Raffaello, Botticelli, Tiziano and Caravaggio and to admire the most beautiful rooms of the Gallery.

In this period in which we are forced to stay at home, this tour represents a great initiative to overcome the anti-covid19 restrictions e to reconnect with the artistic world. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity and let this virtual experience light the spark of your curiosity…Very soon we’ll be able to go in person!

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The Uffizi Gallery Reopens: Virtually

From artists themselves to the spaces which celebrate their work, both have been discovering new ways to make art a ccessible during the pandemic. A ‘must’ destination for many tourists and native Italians, the Uffizi Gallery has created a free virtual tour consisting of 10 rooms and 55 works from the museum’s collection.

Before the Coronavirus outbreak, the public could pay an entry fee to stroll through the Uffizi and admire the sublime artwork hanging on the walls. Visiting a museum, in particular the Uffizi, is not simply about gazing at these collections, but immersing yourself in the details and stories found in each. 

The virtual tours available via a computer, tablet or smartphone, highlight portraits of the Medici and Rovere families in the Dynasty Room, as well as work from Bronzino and Vasari. Not to mention works such as “Venus of Urbino” and “Leda and the Swan” to name a few. “Walking” through the Uffizi’s rooms while at home is not the same as experiencing the art in person, but these virtual tours are just one instance of museums trying to establish a new normal. 

The cutting-edge technology used to create this virtual exhibition successfully reproduced 55 masterpieces in great detail.  By clicking on the caption below each piece, details on the work and the artist appears in both English and Italian in addition allowing access to another link providing even more comprehensive information on the Uffizi website. Not to mention, viewers have the ability to select multiple means of looking at works from above or straight on as if they were walking through the rooms themselves. One can even regard works while also looking out the window onto a beautiful view of the Arno. 

Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Uffizi gallery, explained that this innovative technology is a new gem in their collection, one that can depict other treasures realistically through a screen. In fact, the transition to virtual museums during Covid-19 is not only a means to briefly escape reality and immerse ourselves in another world, but could also allow for future research in relevant fields.  ( elizabeth berry )

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• Swallsy 0 contributions 2.0 of 5 bubbles No show - but sorted in the end. The driver did not show - rang the contact number 15 mins after the meet up time - asked why I hadn’t rung earlier!!! Said they would contact the driver. Waited ten minutes- rang again told to wait another 5-10 mins. Rang again - told on its way. In the end another driver was asked to take us as the original driver was not picking up. After 45 mins our new driver was brilliant and we had a fantastic tour. Read more Written April 18, 2024
• venitar870 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Enjoyed the Chianti and the View My daughter is studying in Florence. We did this wine tour after her classes one day. Our group included one other retired couple. Our driver didn't speak much but he did point out a few things as we drove. He was very friendly. And, he navigated the very narrow and steep roads with skill. The first vineyard we visited with Maurizio, the owner, was absolutely wonderful. He is such a character and we loved his wine, oil, chocolate and honey, the location and his dog Spritz. The second vineyard was also good but very different - Giudi. We met one of the sons and he was very friendly. The wines were also good. The dinner location probably would have been better if it were warm enough to be outside. It had a spectacular view but when you eat inside you are downstairs with no view. The menu was preset and while very good -- I was slightly disappointed that we were eating Turkey while in Tuscany. The driver offered to drop us off at locations closer to our residences which was greatly appreciated after the full day. Overall, highly recommend -- it was great to get outside of Florence and see the views and taste some wine. Read more Written April 11, 2024
• OldRectoryxxx 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles No show! So disappointed. Paid £115 for me, my husband snd daughter but no golf cart turned up!! We waited half-an-hour and I used the contact and message link three time to chase their whereabouts - thinking they may be just delayed. But there was no response. How do I get a refund? Very let down. Read more Written March 31, 2024
• 258anner 0 contributions 3.0 of 5 bubbles Mixed fortunes Difficulty finding our Guide. Royal apartments not available. We were given an Art History Tour by a good Guide. This was good a good tour, not the one we booked though. No explanation was given. We have no criticism of the Guide or his knowledge. Read more Written March 24, 2024
• Resort59669484938 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Explore Florence with a knowledgeable guide Really informative with a friendly and knowledgeable guide. Would recommend doing this on your first day in Florence to get you bearings and decide what you want to go back to. Read more Written March 16, 2024
• Maps277642 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Lebowski The art in the Accademia was excellent and the statue of David is impressive. The app provided plenty of information about the exhibits. Read more Written February 22, 2024
• carken2014 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Lebowski Amazing experience in the acadamia galleria and the David is worth any price of admission. Stunning to see it up close and at all angles! Read more Written February 21, 2024
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• K9688ANelisac 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles Run away from Accord I booked a visit to Florence Duomo. It was scheduled to 13:15. Well, I found that it was not 13:15 but 13:45 because they had 100 people to attend and so they scheduled 30minute in advance Because of that, I lost my lunch appointment There was only 1 person to deliver all those tickets. Line was insane in the street and nobody to assist To top it all, they didn’t advised us that Firenze Cathedral was closed on 31 December. So we paid for a full tour and got a half one Read more Written January 2, 2024
• VinetaSkujina 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Uffizi Gallery Smart Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Ticket Perfect organisation of our visit in Uffizi. The assistant of the company Accord was a very kind person and she was noticable among many people at entrances. The tour was brilliant! Smart audioguide helped us a lot to understand word§s masterpieces and artists. Thank you - we had a possitive and never forgetting experionce in our lifes! Read more Written December 29, 2023
• Kelly S 0 contributions 2.0 of 5 bubbles Just a person meeting you to give you a ticket you could purchase yourself! Just a ticket, no guide. If purchased with audio you must program your own phone to their app which is neither user friendly nor in sync with how current exhibits are positioned. Read more Written December 26, 2023
• Simona K 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great experience I booked last minute Uffizi tour and I was very happy with my choice! The museum was fantastic, the guide was amazing and the assistant was easy to find and super helpful. Highly recomend if coming to Florence! Read more Written December 26, 2023

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This virtual tour will take you through the impressive rooms of the uffizi, you will enjoy their masterpieces and learn about the artists, their historical context and the inspiration behind the works they created..

Historically, the Uffizi building was commissioned by the Medici, the ruling family of Florence, to concentrate the city’s administrative headquarters, hence the name “Uffizi” which translates into offices, all together in one building. The Medici family also reserved the top floor of the building to display their own art collection.

For over two hundred years, the Uffizi were intended to house both: the offices of the city of Florence and also the private Medici museum. In 1769, the entire building was opened to the public as a museum, exhibiting its impressive collection dating back to Antiquity until the 20th century.

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