Uffizi Gallery Tour: Skip the Line and See Masterpieces

Experience the Uffizi Gallery like never before on this skip-the-line semi-private tour. Discover masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, and Michelangelo with an expert guide.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Florence - City of the tour
  • Gallerie Degli Uffizi - One of the world’s oldest art museums, the Uffizi was built by architect Giorgio Vasari in the 16th century to house government offices. It was only later that the building was used to showcase art collected by Florence’s ruling Medici family, and not until 1769 that it was turned into a public museum.

The repository of more 1,500 works dating from Greek times to the 18th century, the core of the Uffizi is its unmissable collection of Renaissance art. Your tour concentrates on these, as your guide leads you around the highlights of the Renaissance rooms, home to great works by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and others.

Enter the spectacular Botticelli Room and wonder at his The Birth of Venus and Primavera as your guide explains their composition and meaning, and the nature of Botticelli’s genius. Then, continue to see masterpieces such as da Vinci’s breathtaking Annunciation, Michelangelo’s Doni Tondo and works by Rafael.

What's Included
  • Headsets so you can always hear your guide [If Guided Tour option is selected]
  • Small group of 15 people or less [If Guided Tour option is selected]
  • English-speaking guide [If Guided Tour option is selected]
  • Skip-the-Line Entrance to the Uffizi Gallery
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Guided tour [if ticket only option selected]
Additional Information

Dodge the queue at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence to marvel at its crucial masterpieces on this 1.5-hour tour intended for small groups. Bypass the lengthy admission lines and, guided by an expert on art, appreciate the works of renowned artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, and Michelangelo, along with a careful selection of other pieces. Feast your eyes on Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’, Vinci’s ‘Annunciation’, and more, while your guide elucidates their meanings and the brilliance of their creators. Additionally, take a visit to the Uffizi’s rooftop terrace to delight in the magnificent views of the city.

Location
Piazzale degli Uffizi
Your guide will meet you near the Uffizi gallery, at the end of Piazzale degli Uffizi nearest the Arno River, just at the base of a statue of Galileo Galilei (if you are facing the Arno River, it is the statue in the right corner).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Ellen_h
Oct 8, 2024
Guide's great sense of enlivens Uffizi tour - We had an excellent guide for our 90 minute walk through Uffizi Gallery. Her explanations regarding about 2 dozen works of art (it isn’t possible to describe many more pieces in this amount of time) enabled us to have a much greater appreciation for these than if we had wandered through the gallery on our own. She has a wonderful sense of humor which added to the tour experience.
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Deborah_m
Oct 7, 2024
Learning at the Uffizi - Valentina is a wonderful guide. So knowledgeable and easy to listen to. She made history fun and gave us perspective on how are was progressing and why.
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Conrad_l
Oct 5, 2024
Awesome - Matt the guide was great..very informative and knowledgeable. We learnt a lot about the Ufizzi and it's content.
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Lynn_k
Oct 3, 2024
Perfect for What We Wanted to See - Uffizi Gallery was amazing and thanks to our tour guide. Can’t imagine doing this without a tour guide. Sara took us directly to the most important areas, weaving us through the crowd. Being a small group tour she asked us what we were most looking forward to seeing and she made sure we saw them plus we learned more about them with her commentary. Sara also pointed out things we may want to see later as we passed them. There was a lot to take in and the guide made it all connect for us.
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Nicole_r
Sep 29, 2024
AR was an excellent guide! - Excellent tour with exceptional, engaging information from our guide, AR. Angela was so lovely and knowledgeable on the art pieces. Skip the line entry, 1.5 hours is plenty to hit the highlights of the museum. Then you can continue on your own to cover more of the treasures.
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Dana_c
Sep 27, 2024
Wonderful tour with Angelo - Angelo was a wonderful guide who spoke excellent English. He was knowledgeable and personable. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Steve
Sep 23, 2024
Uffizi Visit with Giovanna - We booked only the night before to ensure an 8.30 visit. Tour van was relatively easy to find on front of the gallery. Highlight was Giovanna our guide. She was cheerful and very passionate about explaining the key works that she took us to. Our tour was just over 90 mins but we spent next two hours revisiting rooms with a new appreciation of what to look for - thanks to Giovanna. The Uffizi is a must.
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Edgar_p
Sep 16, 2024
Great overview - Clare was an excellent guide. Easy to understand and knowledgeable. Recommended. The museum has amazing pieces.
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Gary_d
Sep 15, 2024
Glad we went to Museum with a guide - Our tour guide Clare was great! So many works of art in museum but she helped us to see the important ones. Tour was about 90 minutes but can stay in museum after to see even more. The skip-the-line ticket was very helpful too!
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Brianna_m
Sep 25, 2024
Not worth it - Not really worth your time. Tour focused on the most crowded rooms and guide was underwhelming. The guide had a lot of trouble with English and basically received facts and names like a textbook. I love art history, and studied in the city back in college so I ended up leaving the group and giving my own tour for my husband.
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