Semi Private Uffizi Gallery Guided Tour in Florence – Florence, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

The introduction will include a brief history of the Uffizi Gallery, which housed administrative and legal offices before it was converted into a gallery, as well as information about the Medici since the majority of the masterpieces in Florence and the Uffizi are from their personal collection and reflect the support they gave to the arts and artists of earlier eras.

As soon as you arrive, the tour guide will show you a portrait of Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici, the last surviving Medici who left the city with all of the family’s artifacts.

The guide will fascinate you with the secrets, legends, and other things that has happened behind the numerous paintings on display in this gallery as you ascend the grand staircase to the top floor, where the museum collections begin. The guide will also explain the museum’s architecture.

Giotto, Cimabue, and Duccio di Buoninsegna’s pieces can be found in the first hall, and the guide will also tell you about Botticelli’s Venus de Milo, Leonardo da Vinci’s Annunciation, and the only panel painting by Michelangelo in the entire world.

Discover the Uffizi and its masterpieces with the help of the local expert guide. It is an interesting and enjoyable journey where the guide brings the artists and their paintings to life.

The tour lasts about one and half hours, which is the ideal length to see the museum’s highlights without getting overwhelmed. After the tour is over, you can go back to any place you might want to see again.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

View house paintings ranging from the 13th century to the 18th century
Witness the famous “Madonna di Ognissanti” by Giotto
Peruse an admirable creation of art by Filippo Brunelleschi

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