Uffizi Gallery
museum · Florence · Italy
- Address
- Piazzale degli Uffizi 6, 50122 Florence
- Links
- Google Maps
About
One of the world's great art museums, with Botticelli's Birth of Venus and masterpieces of the Renaissance.
Good to know
- Book a timed ticket well in advance.
- It is normally closed on Mondays.
Nearby
Ponte Vecchio
bridge · 180 m
The medieval stone bridge over the Arno, lined with jewellery shops.
Palazzo Vecchio
palace · 200 m
The fortress-like town hall of Florence, with frescoed halls, secret passages and a tower with views.
Piazza della Signoria
square · 210 m
The civic heart of Florence, with the Neptune fountain and an open-air gallery of sculpture beside Palazzo Vecchio.
Palazzo Pitti
palace · 520 m
A vast Renaissance palace across the Arno that housed the Medici, now a group of museums.
Basilica of Santa Croce
religious_site · 600 m
A Franciscan church holding the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli.
Florence Cathedral
religious_site · 600 m
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, crowned by Brunelleschi's enormous red-tiled dome, with a bell tower and baptistery.