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This is not a stodgy art museum tour, join us for an experiential visit to one of the world's oldest museums. The Uffizi is home to a priceless collection of Renaissance art and holds some of the world's most important masterpieces, including Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Leonardo da Vinci's Annunciation.

This tour focuses on the museum's top 12 most important works, dating from the 13th to the 17th centuries. With our Historian guides, you will discover the artist's lives through the stories of scandals, rivalries, friendships, and major events that created the greatest art movement in western civilization. Our guides can easily engage the curiosity of children and families alike by stimulating questions and conversation. The excitement of discovering recognizable masterpieces in each room is like walking through the Renaissance as it unfolded.

The U-shaped palazzo that houses the Uffizi gallery was originally designed by the famous 16th-century architect and painter Giorgio Vasari, as government offices for Cosimo I de'Medici, the grand duke of Tuscany. It was Cosimo's son, Francesco I who re-purposed the top floor into a gallery, and it was later opened to the general public as a museum in 1769. 

Over the centuries this magnificent collection has remarkably survived two World Wars, bombings and a disastrous flood in 1966 and another in 2007. Today, the museum has over 1.5 million visitors per year, and it's recognized as not only the oldest but "the most famous museum in the world". Make the most of your visit on our tour which skips the ticket line with a dedicated guide who can bring these treasures to life in lively relevant detail.

private tour starting at €384 total, not per person

3-hour private walking tour     •     reservations required

skip the lines visit ahead of the general public to discover the renaissance  

Mondays

January 1

May 1

December 24, 25, 31

     • The best of the Uffizi galleries

     • The most importnat masterpieces by:

               Cimabue, Giotto, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci,

               Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio and many more

     • Botticelli's:

               The Birth of Venus

               The Primavera

     • Leonardo da Vinci's:

               Baptism of Chris

               The Annunciation

     •  Michelangelo's:

                Tondo Doni

     •  Raphael's:

               Madonna of the Goldfinch

               Portrait of Pope Leo X with Cardinals

               Giulio de Medici

               Luigi de’ Rossi

     •  Titian's:

               Venus of Urbino

     •  Caravaggio's:

               Sacrifice of Isaac

               Gaze of the Medusa

               Bacchus

    •  Fra Angelic's:

               Coronation of the Virgin

    •  Parmigianino's:

               Madonna with the Long Neck

    •  Much, much more....

This tour is approximately 3-hours. However, unexpected lines can form at the Will Call window due to security checks, which can addd 30 to 40 minutes to the tour, making it 3.5hours.

We will reserve your VIP tickets in advance to skip the lines ahead of the general public, but everyone is subject to the security checks.

Student ticket discounts are available for children between 6 and 15 years old with only a photocopy of their passport.

Students 16 to 18 years must present a valid student identity card, or an International Student Card with an expiration date printed on the card on the day of the visit. Student ID cards with expiration dates only on a magnetic strip are not accepted.

If the required ID is not presented, another adult ticket will be purchased, and the pre-reserved student ticket cannot not be refunded by the by the Uffizi.

Ticket payment is made directly to the at the Will Call window with a major credit card or Euro cash. Your guide will take you to the Will Call window to pick-up your pre-reserved VIP tickets.

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INCLUDED

Excellent English-speaking, authorized guide.

ClearSound headphones required for more than 7 guests. €1.50 per person

VAT Tax.

MEETING POINT

Hotel, apartment, or at an easy-to-find location in historic center. A map and photo of exact meeting point is sent with tour confirmation. Hotel or apartment meetings subject to time and location.

TICKET FEES

Adults €16.50

Students 6 to 18 years: €4.

Children under age 6: Free

We will pre-reserve VIP tickets for you to skip the line.  Do not purchase tickets in advance.

START TIMES

Wednesdays to Sundays Only

Morning: 9:00am, or 9:30am

Afternoon: 2:00pm, or  2:30pm

Custom start times subject to guide availability.

WALKING LEVEL

85% level ground. 5 staircases up, and there is an elevator for diversely abled and need-based. Tour is not suitable for those with walking challenges, canes or unable to walk and stand for 1-hour withou resting.

ADD SERVICES

Transportation to and from the tour is additional, and only needed if guests stay outside of historic Florence.

EXCLUDED

Ticktes fees are additional and paid to the guide with cash.

INFORMATION

Wear comfortable athletic shoes.

There are stops for clean restrooms, and food & beverage breaks if needed.

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