Florence: Uffizi Tickets and Audio Guide Morning Entrance at 11:30 AM
ID: GYG41082-647955
Category:
Country: Italy
Duration:
02:00 hours
Description
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.
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.
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
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes
• To receive your audio guide, you must present your EU Identity Card or passport as a deposit. Failure to return the audio guide will require a fee of EUR 250 per unit
• During periods of increased inflow of visitors, admission to the museums may be subject to delays due to security reasons for which access to the museum is regulated according to the number of people inside it. Based on the above reason any possible delay cannot be attributable to the local partner's responsibility
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
All participants who are 12 years and older must present a Reinforced Green Pass that is valid in the EU and has a verifiable QR code. Reinforced Green Passes can only be obtained by uploading either proof of full vaccination or proof of a Covid-19 infection within the last 6 months to either the Green Pass or Covid Certificate app
All participants must also bring a valid government-issued photo ID (e.g. passport, driver's license, etc)
Meet at the Uffizi Gallery, door 1 (entrance reserved for advanced bookings). An assistant will be waiting for you wearing blue clothing with the local partner's name written on it.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
