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Uffizi Gallery

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Botticelli's Venus, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian and Caravaggio in Vasari's palace of offices, at your own pace.

3 floors80+ rooms200+ piecesabout an hour of stories

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60 minThe Uffizi in an HourEleven works from Giotto to Caravaggio: the Ognissanti Madonna, San Romano, the Primavera, the Birth of Venus, the Duke of Urbino, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Titian.11 pieces · 2 floors 120 minThe Masterpieces in Two HoursTwenty-five works in the order you meet them, from Cimabue's gold to Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo upstairs, then Parmigianino, Titian, Caravaggio and Rembrandt below.25 pieces · 2 floors 60 minThe Medici and Their CollectionHow one family filled these rooms: Lorenzo's ancient head and Uccello's battle, a pope's boar, Eleonora of Toledo, Cardinal Leopoldo, Caravaggio's Medusa and Galileo.13 pieces · 2 floors 50 minStatues of the GalleryAncient statues have lined the Uffizi's corridors since the fifteen hundreds: the Medici Venus and the Knife Grinder, the corridors' marbles, the Boy with a Thorn, Niobe and the Medici Vase.14 pieces · 2 floors 45 minFaces and Self-PortraitsSmall portraits worth stopping for: the Duke of Urbino's profile, Raphael's young self, Bronzino's Bia and Lucrezia, Veronese's father and son, Rembrandt's old man and Galileo.11 pieces · 2 floors 50 minVasari's Street of OfficesCosimo the First's offices on the Arno, a loggia that became a gallery, Buontalenti's jewel-box Tribune, the corridor over the Ponte Vecchio, and the bomb of 1993.9 pieces · 2 floors

Don't miss

No photos of the works: Italian law asks for the museum's licence to reproduce them. The real ones are in front of you.

The Birth of VenusLevel 2

Primavera (Spring)Level 2

AnnunciationLevel 2

Doni Tondo (Holy Family)Level 2

Venus of UrbinoLevel 1

MedusaLevel 1

From the outside

Uffizi Gallery: the Piazzale degli Uffizi, looking through the river arch to the Arno — the Piazzale degli Uffizi, looking through the river arch to the Arno

Uffizi Gallery: the river end of the courtyard and its loggia, from below — the river end of the courtyard and its loggia, from below

Uffizi Gallery: the long courtyard between the two wings — the long courtyard between the two wings

Uffizi Gallery: the Arno beside the Uffizi, with the arcade along its river front — the Arno beside the Uffizi, with the arcade along its river front

Uffizi Gallery: the courtyard front: the loggia, the mezzanine and the gallery windows — the courtyard front: the loggia, the mezzanine and the gallery windows

Uffizi Gallery: the Uffizi's river end and loggia on the Arno, from across the river — the Uffizi's river end and loggia on the Arno, from across the river

Uffizi Gallery: the Ponte Vecchio and the Vasari Corridor along its top, from the Uffizi's west corridor window — the Ponte Vecchio and the Vasari Corridor along its top, from the Uffizi's west corridor window

Uffizi Gallery: the Palazzo Vecchio tower and the Duomo above the courtyard, from a gallery window at the river end — the Palazzo Vecchio tower and the Duomo above the courtyard, from a gallery window at the river end

Uffizi Gallery: the Uffizi's river front lit at night, across the Arno — the Uffizi's river front lit at night, across the Arno

Uffizi Gallery: the Ponte Vecchio, the Vasari Corridor and the Uffizi's river front on the Arno — the Ponte Vecchio, the Vasari Corridor and the Uffizi's river front on the Arno

Uffizi Gallery: the Arno from the south hills: the Ponte Vecchio, the Vasari Corridor and the Uffizi on the right bank — the Arno from the south hills: the Ponte Vecchio, the Vasari Corridor and the Uffizi on the right bank

Uffizi Gallery: the Vasari Corridor's arch over Via della Ninna, linking Palazzo Vecchio to the Uffizi — the Vasari Corridor's arch over Via della Ninna, linking Palazzo Vecchio to the Uffizi

The building

2Second floor13th-century painting14th centuryLorenzetti and Simone MartiniLorenzo Monaco and Gentile da FabrianoMasaccio, Fra Angelico and UccelloRoom A10 (work in progress)Giotto and CimabueBotticelli: Primavera and the Birth of VenusRooms A11 and A12 (work in progress)Hugo van der GoesThe TribuneRenaissance beyond the AlpsRenaissance beyond the AlpsRenaissance beyond the Alpsand 22 more rooms

1First floorSelf-portraits: the 17th centurySelf-portraits: water and lightSelf-portraits: from the origins to the 17th centurySelf-portraits: showing the artworkSelf-portraits: the early 18th centuryRoom C6 (work in progress)Room C7 (temporarily closed)Room C8 (temporarily closed)Room C9 (work in progress)Room C10 (work in progress)Room C11 (work in progress)Room C12The 16th century in LombardyThe 16th century in Bolognaand 36 more rooms

GGround floorPiazzale degli Uffizi

Photo credits (12)

Uffizi Gallery: Samuele Bonanni, Pexels License
Uffizi Gallery, the river end of the courtyard and its loggia, from below: Alejandro Aznar, Pexels License
Uffizi Gallery, the long courtyard between the two wings: Kevin Gabbert, Public domain
Uffizi Gallery, the Arno beside the Uffizi, with the arcade along its river front: Leonardo Di Manici, Unsplash License
Uffizi Gallery, the courtyard front: the loggia, the mezzanine and the gallery windows: christian erra, Unsplash License
Uffizi Gallery, the Uffizi's river end and loggia on the Arno, from across the river: Alejandro Aznar, Pexels License
Uffizi Gallery, the Ponte Vecchio and the Vasari Corridor along its top, from the Uffizi's west corridor window: Fausto Ferreira, Pexels License
Uffizi Gallery, the Palazzo Vecchio tower and the Duomo above the courtyard, from a gallery window at the river end: Matteo Conese, Pexels License
Uffizi Gallery, the Uffizi's river front lit at night, across the Arno: Rui Alves, Unsplash License
Uffizi Gallery, the Ponte Vecchio, the Vasari Corridor and the Uffizi's river front on the Arno: Reinhard Bruckner, Pexels License
Uffizi Gallery, the Arno from the south hills: the Ponte Vecchio, the Vasari Corridor and the Uffizi on the right bank: Phil Evenden, Pexels License
Uffizi Gallery, the Vasari Corridor's arch over Via della Ninna, linking Palazzo Vecchio to the Uffizi: Fatih Altuntaş, Pexels License

An independent audio guide by Roamer, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Uffizi Gallery. Museum admission is separate. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr and Pexels contributors under open licences; credits on each piece.