Go to Firenze without seeing the Uffizi Gallery it is a pity. It is also true, however, that the queue every day is really long and having all the patience you need, especially on beautiful spring days, is not always easy.
Located in the heart of Florence, the Uffizi houses masterpieces of Botticelli, Giotto, Cimabue, Michelangelo e Raffaello, to mention only the best known artists, but in general works from the 3th to the XNUMXth century. A shame not to take advantage of the visit once in Florence, but take at least XNUMX hours to visit it worthily.
The Uffizi, together with the Vatican Museums, are the Italian museums most visited by tourists from all over the world but to avoid the queue it is possible to take and book tickets online. You will save a bit in a row, even if… .depends on the days!
Ordered in 1560 by Cosimo I de 'Medici, first Grand Duke of Tuscany, to accommodate the administrative and judicial offices of Florence, the Uffizi :) Cosimo commissioned his trusted artist, Giorgio Vasari, who designed the U-shaped building. The great architect also built the Vasarian Corridor (in fact) which connects, through the Uffizi, Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti, passing over Ponte Vecchio and crossing the church of Santa Felicita.
The Uffizi was completed after the death of Vasari and Cosimo I by Buontalenti, and by another grand duke, Francesco I de 'Medici. He was responsible for the creation of the Gallery, set up in 1581 on the second floor of the building. The heart of the museum was the octagonal room of the Tribuna.
The Gallery was opened to the public in 1789 and starting from 1769 the Gallery was completely reorganized according to the new systematic cataloging criteria of the Enlightenment and the collections were divided by type.
