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Uffizi Gallery

Piazzale Degli Uffizi, 6, Florence, Italy 50122

Featured Review : Any self respecting art lover would not miss a visit to the Uffizi while in Florence. But like the Louvre in Paris and Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Uffizi has more works of art than a person can take in on one vi...See Full Review

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Uffizi Gallery Reviews

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Italian Galleria

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Zhebiton from Moscow, Moskva, Russia
  • May 5, 2011
Italian Galleria
Quote: Uffizi Gallery - (Italian Galleria degli Uffizi-"gallery offices") - a palace built in Florence in the years 1560-1581, with an initial aim to bring all government services under one roof. The building of the Uffizi (architect Vazari, 1560-1580)... Read the full Uffizi Gallery review

From journal The “Cradle of the Renaissance”

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A Must for Every Lover of Art

  • 5 out of 5 stars by artslover from Calgary, Alberta
  • February 3, 2010
A Must for Every Lover of Art
Quote: Any self respecting art lover would not miss a visit to the Uffizi while in Florence. But like the Louvre in Paris and Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Uffizi has more works of art than a person can take in on one visit, even though the Uffizi... Read the full Uffizi Gallery review

From journal Four Florence Museums and an Experience

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The Tough Must-see of Florence

  • 4 out of 5 stars by actonsteve from London, United Kingdom
  • December 17, 2009
The Tough Must-see of Florence
Quote: The sun was out today in Florence turning the waters of the Arno emerald green. These contrasted with the coffee brown of the medieval buildings flanking the river and the hills around which are green with pines. Small renaissance churches poke... Read the full Uffizi Gallery review

From journal A Quantum of Italy: Lovely Siena and Around

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Treasure Box

  • 5 out of 5 stars by MagdaDH_AlexH from Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • November 21, 2009
Treasure Box
Quote: Florence's Uffizi is one of the iconic galleries of the world, and probably the best collection of paintings in Italy. Everybody with any interest in Italian (and by extension, European) painting of the last last few hundred years, but... Read the full Uffizi Gallery review

From journal Winter Tuscany

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Florence's Most Famous Museum

  • 4 out of 5 stars by airynfaerie from St. Augustine, Florida
  • October 19, 2009
Florence's Most Famous Museum
Quote: Definitely Florence's most famous museum, the Galleria degli Uffizi is also one of the world's most famous museums. These amazing, and extensive galleries of fine art collection are located in an setting just as amazing. The building was originally... Read the full Uffizi Gallery review

From journal A Visit to the Museums of Florence

Best Museum Experience

  • 5 out of 5 stars by anitaellen83 from Dallas, Texas
  • January 6, 2009
Best Museum Experience
Quote: There are so many galleries you could spend an entire day in the Galleria degli Uffizi. My favorite painting of all time, The Birth of Venus was there, but so many more as well. It was really amazing how many paintings I recognized in there given... Read the full Uffizi Gallery review

From journal Five Weeks Studying and Touring in Italy

Wear Comfortable Shoes! Because It's a Must See

  • 5 out of 5 stars by manlalakbay from davao, Philippines
  • December 16, 2008
Wear Comfortable Shoes! Because It's a Must See
Quote: It's crazy to wear new shoes when going to a museum! Something I learned when I entered the Uffizi museum. The main attraction of the place was the Botticeli paintings of "The Birth of Venus" and "Spring." But once again the museum boasts of the... Read the full Uffizi Gallery review

From journal A Day and a Half in Florence

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Do not Miss the World's Foremost Repository of Renaissance Art!

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Liam Hetherington from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • August 10, 2008
Do not Miss the World's Foremost Repository of Renaissance Art!
Quote: The Uffizi is one of the world’s greatest repositaries of art, no question. The jackdaw collection of the Medicis whose offices (‘uffizi’) these were, it is particularly rich on medieval works and is THE place to see the explosion that happened here... Read the full Uffizi Gallery review

From journal Florence, Birth-Place of the Renaissance

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Galleria degli Uffizi

  • 3 out of 5 stars by rufusni from Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • June 27, 2008
Quote: This gallery is housed in the Palazzo degli Uffizi, begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici as the offices for the Florentine magistrates. Gradually many of the masterpieces of the Medici family came to be displayed here and was... Read the full Uffizi Gallery review

From journal Flying Visit to Florence

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Galleria degli Uffizi

  • 4 out of 5 stars by paolo1899 from Naples, Italy
  • October 13, 2007
Galleria degli Uffizi
Quote: The Uffizi palace was designed and begun in 1560 by the architect Giorgio Vasari in the period when Cosimo de' Medici, first Grand Duke of Tuscany, was bureaucratically consolidating his recent takeover of power. Built in the shape of a horseshow... Read the full Uffizi Gallery review

From journal Galleria degli Uffizi