Uffizi Gallery

The Uffizi Gallery, or Galleria degli Uffizi, houses the world's most important collection of Florentine art, so unless you have Skip the Line tickets you'll need to get ready to queue!

The collection traces the rich history of Florentine art, from its 11th-century beginnings to Botticelli and the flowering of Renaissance art. At its heart is the private Medici collection, bequeathed to the city in the 18th century.

Make your way through the glittering panels of Simone Martini and the Sienese school, past the medieval battle scenes of Uccello to perhaps the gallery’s most popular artwork, The Birth of Venus by Botticelli.

You’ll also see da Vinci's Annunciation, Titian's languid Venus of Urbino, the Medici Venus sculpture, some Venetian works by Bellini, and Michelangelo's technicolor portrait of the holy family.

The Uffizi Gallery is housed in a Renaissance palace, built for Cosimo de' Medici by Vasari in 1560. The artworks are spread over two floors. Works by Caravaggio are on the first floor, with the bulk of the collection on the second floor in rooms 1 to 45.

Practical Info

The gallery runs from the southern end of the Piazza della Signoria, down to the Arno River. It’s around a 15-minute stroll from the Duomo.