Hi all.
I am trying to book tickets to these two places. I am using Rick's advice to keep trying. But it's frustrating! Is there a better or worse time to call? I'm in Alaska, 10 hours behind Florence time, so can call late at night here when the ticket office first opens(starting at 10:30 -- it's late for me!) or again in the morning before 8:30 my time, just before the ticket office closes.
I'll keep trying, but any tips you can send my way would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Hi Susan. I took Rick's advice and asked the hotel to make theses reservations. It was easily done in 1 email back and forth. I had earlier emailed the Uffizi myself, and just this morning received this response:
In order to reserve you should call our call center (+39-055294883) from Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 18.30 and on Saturday from 8.30 to 12.30 or contact our web-site www.firenzemusei.it
Best regards
Opera Laboratori Fiorentini SpA
Ufficio Prenotazioni Musei Statali Fiorentini
Firenze Musei
Tel. +39 055 290383
Fax +39 055 264406
@mail : prenotazioni@operalab.it
P Save a tree...please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to
Susan, are you staying at a hotel in Florence? If so email them and they will make the reservations for you, almost always for no additional cost.
This topic has been discussed several times before, but go to the official website. In my opinion, the notion of calling the office or having your hotel do it predate the ability to do it yourself on-line.
Thank you for the replies -- because of them, I realized that there is a typo in the 2008 Rick Steves book, and I had been calling the wrong number. Argh!
I do have a hotel in Florence, but it is a small guesthouse and I do not know if they make reservations to the museums for their guests. I'll try that route if the CORRECT phone number doesn't work!
Susan
Leslie, thank you.
I just saw your post and went to that website, and now I have tickets!
Susan
