What to do and see in Uffizi, Tuscany: The Best Art Museums

January 8, 2022 Layne Dawes

Florence is an art historian’s dream. The Galleria dell'Accademia bursts with works by Michelangelo, who is entombed within the frescoed walls of the Basilica di Santa Croce. Budding photographers can snap pics of the Ponte Vecchio bridge, and serious shoppers can spend a blissful afternoon wandering the shops of Piazza Santo Spirito. Tuscan cuisine pays homage to the region’s bounty. Swipe a hunk of crusty bread across a pool of local olive oil and you’ll be instantly transported to your happiest place.
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1. Gallerie Degli Uffizi

Piazzale Degli Uffizi 6, 50122, Florence Italy +39 055 23885 [email protected] http://www.uffizi.it
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4.5 based on 37,499 reviews

Gallerie Degli Uffizi

One of the great museums of the world, the Uffizi houses the premier collection of Italian Renaissance art, featuring works by such masters as Botticelli, Titian, Michelangelo and da Vinci.

Reviewed By sanju_222323 - New Jersey, United States

If art interests you, then Uffizi Gallery is one place that you should not miss on your Florence tour. It is one of the most interesting places to visit in Florence, Italy. Situated in the Piazza Della Signoria, it can be covered together with the L shaped beautiful square. With the world’s preeminent collection of Renaissance paintings from artists such as Botticelli, Raphael, Da Vinci and more, this is the obvious go-to museum for one day in Florence. However, it’s also enormous, with 101 rooms bursting with art. it still displays the Medici family's prominent art collection, which includes such masterpieces as Botticelli's "Birth of Venus," Raphael's "Madonna of the Goldfinch" and Titian's "Venus of Urbino." *** The 10 Most Important Artworks at The Uffizi Gallery ( just so that you don’t miss this, I did miss a few and found out when I was reading about it) The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli Coronation of the Virgin by Fra Angelico Laocoön and his Sons by Baccio Bandinelli Madonna with the Long Neck by Parmigianino Portrait of Pope Leo X with Two Cardinals by Raphael Head of Christ by Unknown Tuscan Master Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci and Andrea del Verrocchio Medusa by Caravaggio Doni Tondo by Michelangelo Venus of Urbino by Titian It houses a collection of awesome Renaissance time paintings of Botticelli, Da Vinci, Caravaggio, Giotto, and Michelangelo to name a few. A minimum of 2-3 hours is needed to explore all the paintings and sculptures. Don’t miss the courtyard outside. It houses statues of Galileo, Dante, Da Vinci and other greatest of Renaissance times. Online Reservation of tickets is available and I suggest buy skip the line ticket. This is a must-visit place in Florence and it will easily take 4-6 hours. Just to know Uffizi's place is among the handful of world's top art museums. So don’t regret if you come across something and think, S**t, I was there, why I did not see this.

2. Collezione Contini Bonacossi

Via Lambertesca 6 Gallera Degli Ufizi, 50122, Florence Italy
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Collezione Contini Bonacossi

3. Incredible Florence - Multimedia time machine experience

Via Por Santa Maria located 50 meters from Ponte Vecchio, 50122, Florence Italy +39 055 217418 [email protected] http://www.ctcrossmedia.com
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Incredible Florence - Multimedia time machine experience

Incredible Florence is an unprecedented journey through the 2000 years of Florence's history. An exciting, 40-minute-long multimedia production, conceived and produced by Crossmedia Group. In the unparalleled setting of Santo Stefano al Ponte, near to Ponte Vecchio, an immersive experience that is at once show and exhibition: the engrossing story of Florentine places, events, and great historical figures with their immotal works, becomes a unique opportunity to better know, understand and share as never before the incredible history of a city that is both a masterpiece and a world heritage site. Rich in special effects, 3-D reconstructions, multiple projections of images, and original filmed pieces, Incredible Florence gives audiences of all ages and origins, Italian and international, the opportunity to let themselves be led through the centuries, following a succession of different sensations. The exhibition area offers a complete and immersive use of multimedia, made possible by the exceptional visual impact of the images produced by the Matrix X-Dimension system, designed exclusively for this video installation. 24 laser projectors transmit over 40 million pixels onto the 11 giant screens of the impressive and striking set-up: just think that on the central and largest screen - 10x13m. (130 m2) - you will be able to enjoy a resolution 6 times greater than Full HD. The pleasant impression of the privileged experience of "being inside" a unique history is completed by the sound effects and the magnificent original soundtrack, composed for this purpose by the versatile musician Marco Lamioni, reproduced in extremely high quality by a state-of-the-art 3D audio system.

4. Collezione Roberto Casamonti

Piazza di Santa Trinita' 1 Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni, 50123, Florence Italy +39 055 602030 [email protected] https://collezionerobertocasamonti.com/
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Collezione Roberto Casamonti

5. Uguccioni Palace

Piazza della Signoria 7, 50122, Florence Italy +39 345 928 7574 http://www.palazzouguccioni.it/
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Uguccioni Palace

6. Palazzo Rosselli Del Turco

Piazza Del Limbo 1, Firenze, 50123, Florence Italy +39 329 803 6484 [email protected] http://www.miraban.com

MiraBanART Showcase is a contemporary art exhibition traveling throughout Italy. MiraBan aims to reinvent the way we enjoy traditional art exhibitions by offering an artistic, interactive, dynamic space where acting and music collaborate to give life to the artworks.

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