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- Europe
- Italy
- Florence
- The Uffizi (Gallerie degli Uffizi)
The Uffizi (Gallerie degli Uffizi)
The Uffizi is one of the world's greatest art galleries, with a
collection of Renaissance paintings that includes the works of
Giotto, Masaccio, Paolo Ucello, Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da
Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian and Caravaggio. The collection is
housed on the top floor of a building designed as the offices (
uffizi) of the Medici, commissioned by Duke Cosimo I. From
1581, Cosimo's heirs used the upper storey to display the Medici
art treasures. Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures line the inner
corridors of the gallery and a series of rooms jut off from here,
showcasing the chronological development of Florentine art from
Gothic to High Renaissance and beyond. The scale and magnitude of
the collection may need to be enjoyed over two visits. Rooms 1-15
(Florentine Renaissance) could be explored more thoroughly on the
first trip and on the next visit one could concentrate on rooms 16
to 45 (from High Renaissance to later Italian and European
paintings).
Information & Facts
Address
Admission
EUR6.50, with concessions available. Special exhibitions
cost extra
Language
The official language of Italy is Italian. English is
understood in the larger cities but not in the more remote parts of
the country.
Money
The Euro (EUR) is the official currency, which is divided into
100 cents. Those arriving in Italy with foreign currency can obtain
Euros through any bank, ATM or bureaux de change. ATMs are
widespread. Travellers cheques can be exchanged with ease in the
large cities, not so in the smaller towns. Credit cards are
accepted in upmarket establishments and shops around the cities.
Banks are closed on weekends, but tend to have better rates than
casas de cambios.
Opening Times
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 8.15am to 6.50pm. Closed
on Mondays, 1 January, 1 May and 25 December