Please sign in to post.

Could my 14-yr old son walk in through priority access to Uffizi with me using my Firenze card?

Hello,
I am taking my son to Florence in June, and have a question regarding the rules for how Firenze card works for someone younger than 18. From the crad's official website:

For people under 18 years of age who are not European Union citizens and/or not members of the same immediate family of the Firenzecard holder, they cannot enter with the parents' Firenzecard. If they don't want to buy another Firenzecard, they can enter the museums through the priority access with their parents who are Firenzecard holders. After that:
- collect the free ticket to visit the civic museums (Palazzo Vecchio, Cappella Brancacci, Museo Bardini, etc.) directly at the Firenzecard entrances;
- collect the free ticket and buy a reservation to visit the state museums – that are paid directly at the Firenzecard reserved access entrances (price € 4.00 for the Uffizi Gallery and € 4.00 for the Accademia Gallery);
- collect the free ticket/purchase a reduced/full ticket to visit the other museums, according to the various museum admission rules.

If I buy a Firenze card for myself, could we go to Uffizi for the first museum visit using the card? Does it mean he can just walk in with me through priority access? What about that 4 Euro cost for him? Where do we go to pay that? Thank you.

Mei

Posted by
16700 posts

If I buy a Firenze card for myself, could we go to Uffizi for the
first museum visit using the card?

Yes.

Does it mean he can just walk in with me through priority access?

Yes.

What about that 4 Euro cost for him? Where do we go to pay that?

You pay it right there or, as Rick's page states, "on the spot". If you find that you are still confused once you arrive, just ask the attendants when you are admitted with your card. Bring his passport for proof of age.

https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/articles/making-museum-reservations-in-florence

"Since children under 18 are allowed free into most museums, they can generally skip the line with their Firenze Card-holding parents. However, at the Uffizi and Accademia, children still must (technically) pay the €4 “reservation fee” (which can be paid on the spot – no need to reserve ahead)"