Housed in the Palazzo degli Uffizi, the Uffizi Gallery is one of the oldest and most famous museums in the world.This place was meant for the offices of the Florentine magistrates- hence the name "uffizi"(office). The internal courtyard or the cortile is very long and narrow and opens into River Arno.The gallery is the house of many outstanding masterpieces collected or commisioned by the Medici family.The collections include The Annuciation and The Adoration of the Magi by Leonardo da Vinci, The Doni Tondo by Michelangelo,Bacchus, The Sacrifice of Isaac, Medusa by Caravaggio,Flora, Venus of Urbino by Titian and The Birth of Venus by Botticelli to mention a few.Outside the gallery, there are few scultures of Perseus slauing Medusa, a copy of David(orginally by Michelangelo) by Donatello and more.
Advice: If you want to see the Uffizi, you need to buy your tickets ahead or wait in long lines.There are a number of online services that can be used to order tickets but the best is the museum's official website.
Location: Just adjacent to River Arno.Take left from where Ponte Vecchio starts.
Getting there: It is 5.6 km from SMN(Santa Maria Novella) and 10 minute walk.
Timings: Open Tuesday to Sunday-8:15 to 18:50.Closed Mondays, New Year’s Day, May 1st and Christmas Day.
Tickets: Full price-€ 6,50 plus obligatory booking charge € 4,00
There is a reduced price and a free admission.For more details visit
the museum's official website
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