E1E2 - UFFIZI & VASARI CORRIDOR GUIDED VISIT - exclusive opening

 

Your exciting  guided tour  will start at Palazzo Pitti going backwards through the ideal “Prince’s Itinerary”, to see from the outside the suggestive elevated passageway which connects the Palazzo Vecchio with the Palazzo Pitti, in the Oltrarno district, passing  though the Uffizi Gallery and over the Ponte Vecchio.  You will cross Ponte Vecchio ,  one of the city's best known images , famous for its  gleaming gold shops. In the center  of  the bridge you can enjoy the breathtaking view of the city. Then you will reach the elegant Uffizi Palace,  designed by the architect Giorgio Vasari. The museums is considered one of the most important in the world,  hosts a plenty of  invaluable works of art, like the  Birth of Venus and the Allegory of Spring considered  the maximum symbol of sublime beauty. After the guided visit to the Uffizi Gallery you will enjoy a break of approx 30 minutes. Then you resume the guided visit right at the entrance door to the Vasari Corridor, the amazing elevated passageway  which you have seen  from the outside while walking from Piazza Pitti to Piazza Signoria.  You will have the privilege  to walk through the suggestive passageway,  following  the footsteps  of the “Prince’s itinerary”.  It was commissioned on the occasion of the wedding between Francis I and Joan of Austria and built with the idea of giving Florence a precious jewel .  It was  motivated  by the Grand Duke's desire to move freely between his residence and the government palace  as passing through the streets could be dangerous and dirty. You will instantly be hit by a deep sense of emotion: the corridor is a royal passageway that  runs over the heads of the citizens of Florence.  You will be dazzled to discover  a superb collection of paintings and  a row  of round windows of the aerial passageway offering breathtaking views over the hills, the Arno river, its bridges, the palaces and churches of the city. You will admire  the magnificent collection of artists’ self-portraits from Vasari to Italian and foreign artists of the 20^th century.  A face to face encounter with artists that doesn’t exist in any other museum in the world, a discovery that will print an indelible memory of Florence in your mind forever.

 

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

From April to October everyday except on Mondays; From November to March on Saturdays and Sundays

Children under the age of 8 are not admitted

English every day, French on Saturday, Italian on Sunday

 

 Please call our agency one day before to check tour depature and language:

+39 055 283200 or +39 055 210612

 

Please be at the meeting place 15 minutes in advance

 

Caf Tour’s Staff Assistance at the Meeting Point, Guide, Museums entrance fees with bookings (skip the line), earphones for a minimum of 15 pax at the Museum

For cancellation up to 2 days, a full refund will be given. For cancellation up to 2 days, 1% refund will be given.