My husband and I will be visiting Florence the first weekend of May. We arrive in Florence Saturday afternoon and leave on Tuesday. Sadly this means we only have Saturday pm and Sunday to visit the Uffizi and many other attractions that are closed on Monday. Sunday (being the first Sunday) is the free day at the Uffizi. Aademia, Pitti etc. So we are trying to decide when it is best to visit the Uffizi. I understand it will be crowded on Sunday, but at least we would have more time. If we buy the Firenze card, does that allow us to skip the line even on the free day? I realize this might be a waste due to the cost of the card and it being free that day, but time is valuable. Or would it be worth it to take a skip the line tour on that Sunday despite the crowds? And do you have any advice on the best Uffizi tours? Thank you!
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Sunday (being the first Sunday) is the free day at the Uffizi.
Aademia, Pitti etc
Emily, this is no longer true. Free First Sundays at Italian State museums will now only occur during the shoulder/winter seasons (Oct - March). Each museum has 8 days during the rest of the year (aside from Culture Week, which occurred in March) to use at their discretion.
Click this link to see the schedule of free days at the Uffizi, Pitti and Boboli in 2019:
https://www.uffizi.it/en/pages/free-admission-days
The Accademia has its own free-day schedule but I haven't tracked it down yet. Safe to say it won't be free the first Sunday in May, though.
http://www.galleriaaccademiafirenze.beniculturali.it/eventi/1/130/i-go-to-the-museum/
Reservations for the Uffizi and Accademia are now required with the Firenzecard. From the FAQ page:
http://firenzecard.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=119&lang=en
Do I need to make reservations for the Uffizi and Accademia Gallery
with Firenzecard?Yes, you need. To enjoy the priority access is required a free
reservation to make:(1) calling the multilingual call center Firenze Musei to phone number +
39 055-294883 (from 8.30 to 18.30 from Monday to Friday; from 8.30 to
12.30 on Saturday), providing your fist and last name. Closed Sunday and holidays. You will receive by phone a code to show at the ticket offices of Orsanmichele, My Accademia and Uffizi to collect your booking confirmation. You have to show your booking confirmation andyour Firenzecard at the priority access doors of the museums;(2) inFlorence at one of the following ticket offices, showing your
Firenzecard: Orsanmichele (Orsanmichele Church, Via dei Calzaiuoli,
from Monday to Saturday 9.00-16.15; Closed Sunday and holidays); My
Accademia (via Ricasoli n.105/r, from Tuesday to Sunday 8.15-17.30;
Closed Monday); Uffizi (door n.2 and n.3, from Tuesday to
Sunday8.15-18.05; Closed Monday);(3) at the ticket offices of Uffizi Gallery, Bargello National Museum,
Palazzo Pitti, when you purchase Firenzecard. In this case you can
make directly the reservation at the ticket office at the moment of
purchase and collect the booking confirmation to show at the priority
access doors of the museums. Please note that you have to make the
free reservation also for the kids under 18 years old who are members
of the same family unit of theFirenzecard holder.
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OP
California
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Excellent information. Thank you!