The Masterpieces of the Uffizi Gallery and Exclusive-entry Vasari Corridor Tour

Enjoy truly understanding the masterpieces in this world famous museum, the Uffizi Gallery, and walk in the footsteps of the Grand Dukes.

Highlights of the Masterpieces of the Uffizi Gallery and Exclusive-entry Vasari Corridor Tour include: 

• Skip-the-line entry to the Uffizi Gallery, from where you can access the Vasari Corridor
• Enjoy an expertly guided tour of the one of the world's best and most famous museums
• Obtain exclusive entry to the Vasarian Corridor
• Hear about the amazing history of the Vasari Corridor
• Learn about the fascinating history behind the impressive Vasari Corridor collection of artwork
• See spectacular views over Florence’s River Arno
• Cross the Ponte Vecchio in an exquisitely unique way!

The run down of the Masterpieces of the Uffizi Gallery and Exclusive-entry Vasari Corridor Tour:

On the fascinating guided Uffizi Gallery tour, you will hear great stories about the artists that changed art forever. See the gallery's most famous masterpieces. Hear about the mysterious and stunningly beautiful models in paintings like Botticelli's famous "Birth of Venus". Experience the flowering of Leonardo Da Vinci's genius. Learn techniques that will change the way you look at art. Hear why these famous artworks and the gallery were created when you discover the highlights of the Uffizi Gallery with our fascinating and exclusive introduction to Renaissance art and famous artists.

The Uffizi Gallery then becomes our entry point into the Vasari Corridor. Enjoy spectacular views while passing through, over and above an ancient church, famous Ponte Vecchio bridge, and medieval towers.

The Vasari Corridor allowed the ruling families and other important figures to cross the city safely from their grand palace home to their magnificent seat of government, the Palazzo Vecchio. Closed to the public for many years, you can now explore one of Florence’s most significant pathways, as we reveal its important, sometimes humorous and always fascinating history on this small-group guided tour of one Florence’s most famous monuments.

The original and unique way to explore the ‘King’s Passage’, you’ll walk in the footsteps of the Grand Duke of Florence and Tuscany.  

Almost one kilometre long, starting from inside the Uffizi Gallery, running atop the iconic Ponte Vecchio (‘The Old Bridge’) and finishing in the Pitti Palace, the corridor also hosts a collection of impressive portraits, as well as offering spectacular views over the Arno river.

Winding across the city, the Vasari Corridor passes over, through, and even around some of Florence’s most monumental sites as you entre from the Uffizi museum. Housing an important collection of valuable portraits of the Medici family and other well-known historical figures, and even permitted passers through to make a pit-stop inside the Santa Felicità church.

Built in the mid-1500s, its positioning above the Ponte Vecchio eventually motivated the meat stores that once lined the famous Ponte Vecchio bridge to be moved to an alternative location to cease the air being filled with the less-than-pleasant perfumes of butcher shops - and made way for the much more fascinating Ponte Vecchio gold jewellery stores that pass underfoot to this day.

The finer details of the Masterpieces of Uffizi Gallery and Exclusive-entry Vasari Corridor Tour include:

Price: 84 euro per person with pre-reserved museum ticket entrance fee and private viewing of the Vasari Corridor included. 

Included in tour price: Skip-the-line guided tour of the Uffizi Gallery (including ticket and Florence Museum reservation costs), guided tour of the Vasari Corridor, expert tour guide. Please note the cost of tickets and reservations fees can change. 

My Masterpieces of the Uffizi Gallery and Exclusive-entry Vasari Corridor Tour meeting point: Florence Artviva Walking Tours office in Via de' Sassetti, 1 (2nd floor) in Florence's city centre (see below map and directions on how to find us).

When: Tuesdays and Saturdays only from May 17 to July 30; and September 3 to October 15. IMPORTANT NOTE: When selecting dates, please make sure to choose the same date for both tours!

Meeting time: 1:30 p.m.

Tour departs: 1:45 p.m.

Tour length: 3-3.5 hours

Minimum number required to run this tour: 6 persons.

Weather: This tour runs rain or shine.

Please note: Please do not bring any large purses, bags, or backpacks with you on the museum tour. Photography is not permitted in the gallery. 

Skip-the-line entry: Artviva Tours make reservations up to 12 months in advance to skip the ticket purchasing and reserved ticket retrieval queues. Even with reservations, there is still a compulsory security check which may cause some delays in entering the museum. We guarantee that in spite of any eventual delays, our tour guides ensure all aspects of our museum tour are covered. 

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