Florence: Uffizi Tickets and Audio Guide

Florence: Uffizi Tickets and Audio Guide

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Skip the lines at the Uffizi Gallery, diving straight into a comprehensive, 2-hour audio guide tour of Florence's artistic highlights. The magnificent collection boasts masterworks by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and many more.

Highlights

Avoid queuing to Florence's world-famous Uffizi Gallery
Tour the gallery's masterpieces with an audio guide recorded by an expert art historian
See Botticelli's Birth of Venus, as well as other renowned works by Italian greats

Description

Avoid the queues into Florence's renowned Uffizi Gallery and enjoy an enlightening audio guide tour around one of the world's most celebrated collections of art. The handsome, 16th-century building, just a stone's throw from the banks of the River Arno, boasts some of Italy's most recognisable masterpieces. Originally designed by Giorgio Vasari, the gallery initially served as the offices for the Florentine magistrates, hence the name Uffizi, meaning “offices” in Italian. It now home to works by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Giotto, Cimabue, Masaccio, and many more. Amongst the highlights are Botticelli's famous Primavera and Birth of Venus. The latter, depicting the goddess of love's emergence from the sea, is a national treasure and the museum's icon – a crowning example of the Renaissance's masterful expression of beauty and spiritual purity.

Includes

Uffizi skip-the-line tickets Tour staff assistance Audio guide Admission to the National Archaeological Museum of Florence Admission to the Opificio delle Pietre Dure

Important Information

It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes. • From November 1st, 2020 to March 31st, 2021 the entrance time will be at 11:00 AM. Check in at 10:45 AM.