I am finally getting on the plane in 5 days and can stop preplanning. I have booked quite a number of sites (including the underground tour of the Colosseum which only took me from 3 AM to 6:15 AM). However I am having trouble finding the official sites for the two palaces. The fact that many of the names of sites are in Italian makes it hard to tell which is official and which is a tour. Can someone help? Just as an aside, I need to tell all of you that have answered my questions for the past four months that I tell everyone that if it weren't for you, I never could have planned this trip. I will definitely pay if forward when I return. Grazie mille.
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Others can confirm but I don't believe there's ever much of a line at the Pitti Palace so reservations are probably not necessary.
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Rick Steves' Europe
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For the Doge's Palace in Venice, you can avoid a ticket line by arriving early (they open at 8:30 and a lot of tourists are not out at that time), booking at http://palazzoducale.visitmuve.it/en/home/ (especially for the Secret Itineraries tour), or buying the combo ticket at the Correr Musuem, across Piazza S. Marco.
My experience was no ticket buying line at the Pitti Palace, so I would not buy ahead. The link at http://www.b-ticket.com/b-ticket/uffizi/default.aspx appears to sell only the full garden/museum combo ticket, but buying on the spot lets you be more selective.
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OP
Florida
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Once again thank you. Your quick responses saved lots of time and I am really happy not to have to book anything else on line.