Equipped with priority tickets, your guide from Toorers Tours will take you directly into the gallery and begin your tour right beneath the intricately painted arches of the palace’s grand corridor. You’ll listen to the stories of the almighty Medici family, rulers of Florence for over two centuries and the godfathers of the Italian Renaissance. This iconic family commissioned the Uffizi as their offices and filled it with an unrivalled collection of Italy's finest artworks.
In the first gallery, you’ll discover the transition from the Middle Ages to the great era of the Renaissance. From Cimabue to Giotto, Florentine artists experimented with the revolutionary ideas of depicting the divine in a real three-dimensional space, with solid human bodies. This humanist spirit flourished on the canvases of Sandro Botticelli, who broke away from the religious subject and brought us into the Renaissance man’s quest for mythology and love. Just take a step back. Indulge yourselves for a few silent minutes in the radiant beauty of his Spring and The Birth of Venus, the superstars of the museum.
This tour then reaches the apex of Renaissance embodied in the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo and Titian, who carried forward the harmonious style and forever shaped our ideal of beauty. We’ll end the journey with the dark and tempestuous Caravaggio, the turning point towards the next era, the Baroque.
The endless corridors of Uffizi could seem intimidating, but this highlights tour will hunt down all the must-sees for you through an insightful journey, all within two and a half manageable hours. After the tour ends, you can explore the museum further on your own or ask your local guide for recommendations on how to enjoy this beautiful city.