Wonders of Florence with the Uffizi Gallery - skip the line
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Highlights
Explore the most important sites of Florence with this fantastic guided walking tour! Visit both the religious and political heart of the city center, including San Lorenzo, Piazza del Duomo, Piazza Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio and much more! Take a walk through one of the most famous museums in the world led by our expert guide. Discover the secrets of Botticelli's "Venus" and "La Primavera", along with other world-famous masterpieces by Michelangelo, Leonardo and other important artists!
Highlights
The most famous places and one of the most important museums in the world
Admire the beauty of Botticelli's iconic Venus
Experienced and friendly guide at your side throughout the Tour
Visit the best of Florence at a truly special price
Guided visit to the Uffizi Gallery in a small group tour
The most famous places and one of the most important museums in the world
Admire the beauty of Botticelli's iconic Venus
Experienced and friendly guide at your side throughout the Tour
Visit the best of Florence at a truly special price
Guided visit to the Uffizi Gallery in a small group tour
What is included?
- Assistance at the Meeting Point
- Local professional guide
- Entrance to the Uffizi Gallery with reservation
- Guided visit to the Uffizi Gallery in a small group tour
- Earphones
- Lunch (if option selected)
What is not included?
- Tips
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
What is there to know?
Duration: 3 Hours (1.30 in the morning 1.30 in the afternoon)
The pre-booking service provided guarantees you to skip the long line (or the general admission line).
Despite our reservations, during periods of greater influx of visitors, entry to the museums may be subject to delays due to: - Security check at the entrance (metal detector) - Maximum number of people allowed inside the Museum at the same time for security reasons. For the above reasons, any delay cannot be attributed to the responsibility of Caf Tour & Travel.
If you have selected the lunch option: show up between 12:30 and 13:15 at Trattoria da Benvenuto - via della Mosca, 16 - Florence 3-course menu including 1 starter, 1 main course and 1 dessert, drinks to be paid on site. 0-5 years: Lunch excluded, to be paid on site.
There is the possibility of cancellation after confirmation if the minimum number of passengers is not reached.
In that case, you will be offered another date or an alternative tour or a full refund.
It is mandatory to show up at the meeting point at the time indicated for check-in. In case of delay it will not be possible to participate in the visit, nor have a refund or reschedule the guided tour.
The local guide service at the Uffizi Gallery could be provided in two languages:
November 1 - March 31:
English - every day;
Spanish - Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
November 1 - March 31:
English - every day;
Spanish - Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
April 1 - October 31: Monolingual tour - English and Spanish
Meeting point
MORNING
at 10:30 - Via dei Martelli 50red - in front of Caffè Firenze, for the guided walking tour of Florence. An assistant will be waiting for you wearing
an assistant who will wear blue clothes with the Caf Tour and Gray Line logos.
From 1 April 2025: check-in at 9:45.
AFTERNOON
at 3.00 pm - Caf Tour & Travel Store & Welcome Point - via dei Tavolini 15red - 50122 Florence (departure at 3.15 pm from our Store) for the Uffizi.
(from our Store) for the guided tour of the Uffizi Gallery.
It is mandatory to show up at the meeting point at the indicated check-in time. In case of delay it will not be possible to participate in the visit, nor have a
visit, nor to have a refund or to reschedule the guided tour.
Cancellation policies
To get a full refund, you must request a cancellation at least 4 days in advance. No-shows and late cancellations are non-refundable.
Description
Itinerary
Your visit begins with the discovery of the Medici district, where you can admire the monuments that the members of the famous Florentine family themselves admired every day with their own eyes: the extraordinary palace in which they lived, the ancient Church of San Lorenzo and the Medici Chapels , their mausoleum.
A few steps away you will find the wonderful monumental complex of the Duomo: the Baptistery with its golden "Gate of Paradise", the Cathedral with the famous Brunelleschi's Dome and Giotto's elegant bell tower.
The tour then winds through the characteristic streets of the medieval neighborhood where Dante and Beatrice lived and where you can also admire the imposing and unique Church of Orsanmichele, a masterpiece of Florentine Gothic art, adorned with statues of the patron saints of the medieval powerful. commercial corporations. You will also discover the picturesque Straw Market: don't forget to rub the nose of the famous “porcellino” (pig).
Continuing you will find yourself in Piazza Signoria, one of the most beautiful squares in the world and the political center of the city. In this "open-air museum", you will be fascinated by the beautiful Fountain of Neptune with the imposing marble statue by Ammannati and by the sculptural masterpieces of the Loggia dei Lanzi, including Cellini's Perseus and Giambologna's Rape of the Sabine Women. . Dominating the square is the majestic Palazzo Vecchio with Arnolfo's crenellated tower, one of the most famous symbols of Florence which you can admire in all its magnificence. Then, following the spectacular elevated route of the Vasari Corridor from the outside you will arrive at the romantic and picturesque Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge in Florence, and you will conclude this fantastic walking tour admiring its renowned jewelers!
Free time for lunch (or lunch in a typical restaurant in the old city, if option selected).
In the afternoon you can admire numerous works of art by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Giotto, Cimabue, Masaccio and many others. Among the precious exhibition rooms of the Gallery, the most renowned one contains the refined works of Botticelli, including absolute masterpieces: "Primavera" and "Birth of Venus". This last painting, an icon of the museum, represents the allegory of the birth of the goddess emerging from the sea foam and symbolizes the ideal of beauty as an expression of purity and spiritual quality, typical of Renaissance Neoplatonic aesthetics. The guided tour ends at the Uffizi Terrace from where you can enjoy an extraordinary and exclusive view of the most important monuments of the city.
Once the guided tour is finished it is possible to stay in the museum.
Your visit begins with the discovery of the Medici district, where you can admire the monuments that the members of the famous Florentine family themselves admired every day with their own eyes: the extraordinary palace in which they lived, the ancient Church of San Lorenzo and the Medici Chapels , their mausoleum.
A few steps away you will find the wonderful monumental complex of the Duomo: the Baptistery with its golden "Gate of Paradise", the Cathedral with the famous Brunelleschi's Dome and Giotto's elegant bell tower.
The tour then winds through the characteristic streets of the medieval neighborhood where Dante and Beatrice lived and where you can also admire the imposing and unique Church of Orsanmichele, a masterpiece of Florentine Gothic art, adorned with statues of the patron saints of the medieval powerful. commercial corporations. You will also discover the picturesque Straw Market: don't forget to rub the nose of the famous “porcellino” (pig).
Continuing you will find yourself in Piazza Signoria, one of the most beautiful squares in the world and the political center of the city. In this "open-air museum", you will be fascinated by the beautiful Fountain of Neptune with the imposing marble statue by Ammannati and by the sculptural masterpieces of the Loggia dei Lanzi, including Cellini's Perseus and Giambologna's Rape of the Sabine Women. . Dominating the square is the majestic Palazzo Vecchio with Arnolfo's crenellated tower, one of the most famous symbols of Florence which you can admire in all its magnificence. Then, following the spectacular elevated route of the Vasari Corridor from the outside you will arrive at the romantic and picturesque Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge in Florence, and you will conclude this fantastic walking tour admiring its renowned jewelers!
Free time for lunch (or lunch in a typical restaurant in the old city, if option selected).
In the afternoon you can admire numerous works of art by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Giotto, Cimabue, Masaccio and many others. Among the precious exhibition rooms of the Gallery, the most renowned one contains the refined works of Botticelli, including absolute masterpieces: "Primavera" and "Birth of Venus". This last painting, an icon of the museum, represents the allegory of the birth of the goddess emerging from the sea foam and symbolizes the ideal of beauty as an expression of purity and spiritual quality, typical of Renaissance Neoplatonic aesthetics. The guided tour ends at the Uffizi Terrace from where you can enjoy an extraordinary and exclusive view of the most important monuments of the city.
Once the guided tour is finished it is possible to stay in the museum.
