Florence - Uffizi Membership -- Amici Degli Uffizi

How much was it?

60 euros individual 100 euros family. http://www.amicidegliuffizi.it/become_a_member.aspx

What does it mean when it says that membership gets you: Free entrance to the Gallery and the State Museums in Florence (4 people each 15 minutes)

I used the card last year and I think it is a fantastic deal, especially as I often like to visit a museum more than once - last September I went to the Uffizi three times (the third time just to say goodbye to Botticelli!). Over the space of four times I think I would have spent between 80-100€ on entrance fees and reservations. You walk straight into the museums and bypass the queues/lines. You need to carry a photo ID so that the card cannot be passed/sold onto somebody else. The card is valid for a calendar year (whenever you buy it, it expires on 31st December of that year) so is even better value if you visit Florence more than once in the year (not too likely for visitors from the US/Canada I appreciate, but great for us English!) So, to sum up, you save lots of cash, you don't have to stand in line for up to 90 minutes (!) to get into the Uffizi or Accademia and you can go back for another visit the next day if you wish. The card does not cover the main churches, like Santa Croce, San Lorenzo or Santa Maria Novella, all of which are 'must sees', but covers amongst others The Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens, the fantastic Bargello museum, the Medici chapels, San Marco and others This is the link for their site : http://www.amicidegliuffizi.it/en_welcome_desk.aspx.
If anyone would like more information on this or Florence in general, feel free to send a private message.

Hi Chris - Thanks so much for your post confirming the super value of
Amici Degli Uffizi. I'll take you up on your offer and send you a private message on other topics related to our upcoming trip. Thanks again, Lou

Hello, I've just purchased the above. Do you remember how long it took for the membership cards to arrive in the post?

Hi Bec - It took about 2 weeks. You can also purchase them at the museum without standing in the entrance line. (see below) The lady who is in charge, Luminita Cristescu, was most helpful and spoke English very well. The following was part of her e-mail "signature": WELCOME DESK Entrance "2" - Galleria degli Uffizi - Firenze Open Tues. – Sat. 10am – 5pm. Tel. +39 055 285610
Email : info@amicidegliuffizi.it We found the pass to be well worth it; we were in Florence a total of 9 days and made multiple trips to the Uffizi and Accademia, as well as some of the other museums on the card. Ciao, Lou B.

Hi Bec - It took about 2 weeks. You can also purchase them at the museum without standing in the entrance line. (see below) The lady who is in charge, Luminita Cristescu, was most helpful and spoke English very well. The following was part of her e-mail "signature": WELCOME DESK Entrance "2" - Galleria degli Uffizi - Firenze Open Tues. – Sat. 10am – 5pm. Tel. +39 055 285610
Email : info@amicidegliuffizi.it We found the pass to be well worth it; we were in Florence a total of 9 days and made multiple trips to the Uffizi and Accademia, as well as some of the other museums on the card. Ciao, Lou B.

For anyone who has purchased this membership - did you receive an email confirmation when you completed your reservation? We will be in Florence Dec 25-31 but the Welcome Desk will be closed at that time so we can not purchase the membership on sight and lack the time for it to be mailed to us currently. We are thinking of emailing the welcome desk and asking if a confirmation of the online purchase would be sufficient.

For those who may consider this - I did email the Welcome Desk and they said that you must have the card in your possession and the confirmation of purchase of membership is not sufficient. So, allow time for your card to arrive or confirm the Welcome Desk will be open.

Before more people reply to this one note that the thread is from August 2011 and has been piggybacked.