See Botticelli, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and more on this 2-hour Uffizi Gallery guided tour with an art historian. Skip the line and follow a curated route through centuries of Renaissance art.
Skip-the-Line Uffizi Gallery Highlights Tour with Guide
Summary Description
Highlights
- Skip the lines at Florence’s most famous museum
- See Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, works by Da Vinci, and more
- Follow a curated route with a Renaissance art historian
- Focused 2-hour tour perfect for travelers short on time
- Discover art from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
Description
The Uffizi Gallery holds one of the greatest collections of Renaissance art in the world—but it’s also one of the most overwhelming. This 2-hour guided tour helps you make the most of your visit, with skip-the-line entry and a focused route through its most important works. Led by a licensed art historian, your guide will take you through the gallery in chronological order. You’ll begin with Medieval religious panels, then see how artists began using perspective, light, and anatomy to transform painting into what we recognize today. Discover Renaissance masterpieces like Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, works by Leonardo da Vinci, and more, while learning how art evolved over centuries. The tour concludes on the Uffizi terrace, where you can enjoy sweeping views over Florence.
Explore one of the world’s most important art museums with a professional art historian on this skip-the-line Uffizi Gallery guided tour. With a chronological route through the galleries, your guide will explain how painting evolved from the symbolic, flat works of the Middle Ages into the lifelike masterpieces of the Renaissance.
During this 2-hour tour of the Uffizi's highlights, you'll see iconic works like Botticelli’s Birth of Venus and Primavera, early paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, and powerful compositions by Raphael and Michelangelo. Your guide connects the dots between artists, styles, and historical events—making the art meaningful and memorable, even if you're new to Renaissance history.
The tour wraps up with access to the Uffizi’s open-air terrace, offering views over Florence’s rooftops. After the tour, you’re free to continue exploring the museum at your own pace.
Included / Excluded
- Local English-speaking guide
- Expertly guided walking tour
- Expertly guided walking tour
- Hotel Pick-up/Drop-off
- Gratuities
Start / End Locations
Start Location: Piazza della Signoria, P.za della Signoria, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
Start Location Notes: Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour. This tour meets in at the tail of the bronze equestrian statue of Cosimo I in Piazza della Signoria. Your guide will be holding a green Walks sign.
Start Location Directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rZAN6we6eKi1QuKTA
Important Information
Know Before You Book
- Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
- Tour is in English
- This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
- All guest including children MUST bring ID the day of the tour.
- Please arrive 15 minutes before your tour start time for check-in. Out of courtesy to other guests, we’re unable to wait for latecomers. No refunds can be provided for late arrivals or no-shows.
- All guest including children MUST bring ID the day of the tour.
- Guests may be asked to go through security on this tour.
- In the Uffizi Gallery only small backpacks and regular-size handbags are allowed inside, guests with larger bags will be invited to leave them in the storage before entry.
- It is absolutely forbidden to introduce any kind of liquid in the Uffizi Gallery (except baby bottles and medicinal product)
- Please note that for security reasons bag searches will take place
- Tips/gratuities (for your guide) are always appreciated.
Cancellation
Cancellation Cutoff: 24 hours
Cancellation Notes: Cancellations received greater than 24 hours prior to tour commencement are fully refundable. Cancellations received within 24 hours of tour commencement are nonrefundable. Amendment requests are subject to availability and price changes. Late arrivals and no-shows are non-refundable. This is applicable to any tour participant that fails to arrive or arrives after tour departure.
Options and Pricing
| Uffizi Gallery Highlights | RETAIL PRICE |
|---|---|
| Adult (15 - 99 years) | €85.00 |
| Child (2 - 14 years) | €75.00 |
Points of interest
Terms and Conditions
Before you travel, please read the "Know Before You Go" section for essential information, requirements, and possible disruptions regarding your tour.
Additional Information
Before you travel, please read the "Know Before You Go" section for essential information, requirements, and possible disruptions regarding your tour.
About operator:
Walks (takewalks.com, walksofitaly.com) began over a decade ago (2008, to be exact) in Rome, Italy. We quickly became the premier walking tour company in 7 countries - Italy, Spain, France, the UK, Greece, and Portugal. Our US cities include San Francisco, NYC, Boston, Chicago, and New Orleans.
In 2021, we joined The Hornblower Group (cityexperiences.com) expanding our reach and working alongside this powerhouse travel brand.
Our tour products vary but predominantly we #takewalks, exploring the world by foot - we believe, the best way to get into the heart of a city and its incredible people. From introductory strolls to food tours, day trips, cooking classes, and below the surface, in-depth tours, we have our hand in everything a traveler could want. Oh, and we also like to give our clients exclusive access to the biggest attractions in the world...
Despite the big changes in our brand over the years, our focus has remained simple - to relentlessly create tours with the client experience at the forefront and anchored upon the dedicated, intelligent, and above all, passionate local guides who want to share their cities with you.
Our tour products vary but predominantly we #takewalks, exploring the world by foot - we believe, the best way to get into the heart of a city and its incredible people. From introductory strolls to food tours, day trips, cooking classes, and below the surface, in-depth tours, we have our hand in everything a traveler could want. Oh, and we also like to give our clients exclusive access to the biggest attractions in the world...
Despite the big changes in our brand over the years, our focus has remained simple - to relentlessly create tours with the client experience at the forefront and anchored upon the dedicated, intelligent, and above all, passionate local guides who want to share their cities with you.
Basic Information
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Trip difficulty: Easy
- Max Group Size: 15
- Category: Tours & Sightseeing
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