Uffizi Gallery

Europe has many terrific museums but to me this is definately one of the best ones. The collection contains paintings of all masters in the European history in painting. So there are not only Italian paintings but also a lot of Spanish, Dutch, Flemisch and German ones. One thing you have to keep in mind when you want to visit this museum is that the Uffizi is crowded every day in year. For that reason it's a good idea to buy your tickets in advance. My boyfriend and i didn't and we had to wait over 3 hours!! It's really worth it but Florence is too beautiful to be in line all the time so make sure you have a reservation. People who did that also had to wait but only 15 minutes. So visit this museum but buy tickets in advance!

I am in total agreement with dlazzaro's review. If you love the Madonna and Child, this is the museum for you. I'm not sure I've ever seen so many in one place. Tons of gorgeous wood paintings and triptychs and, I'm afraid, insufficient air conditioning for Italian summers. Dress accordingly, wear comfortable shoes, and get ready to wait. Nonetheless a necessary experience.

This famous museum is one of the biggest worldwide. It's the house of art pieces of all the big renascence artists. With the art pieces you will be able to follow the evolution of the painting until the end of XVII century.

It was amazing watching all these beautiful art pieces "in live". I was looking for Boticelli's "The Spring" and "The Birth of Venus"; Leonardo's "Annunciation"; Michelangelo's "Sacred Family"; and other pieces from Rafael and Tiziano. Also find work from Durero, Altdorfer, Cranach & Holbein, Tintoretto, the Verones, Rubens, Caravaggio, Goya. I grew up reading books of art and admiring these pieces, so awesome to see them "face to face". Just at the entrance - not even going inside - you'll find amazing art pieces, just telling you what's about to come.

This museum is huge and always crowded. They have a website where you can book your visit, so you won't have to wait too long. I highly recommend to do it. I didn't but arrived really early, so it didn't take me too long to go inside. The Vasariano corridor (self portraits area) connects the gallery with Palazzo Pitti.

Other tip: read about the different rooms in the museum first and visit your favorite first (mine were 10 -14th) then go back and visit the others. If you start from the 1, 2, etc. You will be walking with all the people and won't be able to see much. ;)

The Uffizi Gallery is Florence's world famous art gallery which has been built up and accumulated over the last 500+ years. Originally built as offices for the Florentine Republic, it was eventually converted the art museum it is today. It has works including the famous "Venus" and other equally famous paintings and sculptures.

The lines for this museum are at times *extremely* long, so it is important to make reservations or get there very very early in the morning. However, it is worth it -- aside from the Louvre in Paris it is perhaps the world's most important and complete galleries of Medieval and Renaissance art.

A must see!

Amazing probably best collection of art and sculptures I've ever encountered...take a bottle of water and some comfy shoes though...

Having had the good fortune to have seen several of the world's greatest art museums, the Uffizi ranks in my top three favorites (the others being the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and the Musee d'Orsay in Paris). It's smaller and much more intimate than the Louvre or the Prado and still chock full of amazing paintings and scultpture. We went in the Fall, so the lines weren't quite as long and the a/c was not a factor. It's a must see for all. Even if you're not that into art, you'll be amazed at the sites you'll see!