Uffizi Gallery

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Photo by flickr user Darren and Brad

Much of the Uffizi's collection was once owned by the Medici family, a member of which originally commissioned the building in 1560. The Uffizi houses a stunning collection of Renaissance and medieval painting and sculpture, including priceless works from other periods, and provides a wonderful overview of Italy's artistic heritage - the thousands of works of art encompass Greek and Roman sculptures, Renaissance and Baroque paintings, including iconic works such as Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Titian's Venus of Urbino.

However it is not, relatively speaking, a large museum, so gets incredibly crowded in high season. Queues can line up around the block and back. If you do find yourself here between May and September, it is imperative that you pre-book a ticket, preferably for first thing in the morning, and that you allow yourself plenty of time to get around, as you will be dodging tour groups. Also try to prepare, so you know what you are going to see.

Official Uffizi Gallery Website.

Written by  amoore.

Comments, reviews and questions by other travellers

how many visitor have uffizi gallery per year

I want to know how many visitor have uffizi gallery

 claudia valdez - posted 7th March 2012

Please can you answer these questions?

-number of tourists per year

-where mostly are coming from

-a history of it

-which kind of activities do tourists do

-what are the nature of collections in the museum

 Nicodemus - posted 8th April 2010

You must go, but you must also book in advance your tickets (especially if you are going in the summer) unless you want to spend one to two hours waiting in the queue.

 Elsa GV - posted 30th November 2009

How many number of visitor to Uffizi in 2007?

How many number of visitor come to the Uffizi Gallery in 2007/2008? Tx.

 ipunk - posted 11th May 2009