Hello!
If you could choose only one museum 'paid tour' in Florence, would it be the Uffizi? (I love art)
Is it reasonably navigatable?
Has anyone tried the museums audio tour? How was the quality?
Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Blanca
I did a tour with Context Travel at the Uffizi in 2015. It was great. Small group of 6 people. Our guide was a PhD-level art historian who worked at the museum. The tour was scheduled for 3 hours, but she happily extended it for those who wanted to stay longer. It was nice to have someone who could walk us to the more important pieces of art in the museum but who also shared some of her personal favorites. Tours are more pricey than others, but the company provides Master's or PhD level guides for their small-group tours. Private tours with them? CRAZY expensive.
We used the Rick Steves audio guide to go through the Uffizi. If you love art, I would not skip this museum. It’s fabulous!
We used Rick's audio guide, too, and found it sufficient for our needs.
I also used Rick's audio guide. It's nice to adapt it if necessary as you move through the galleries; if there is a huge tour group in front of a painting or sculpture, you can skip it and circle back at a better time. It's one of the most popular sites in Florence and usually heaving with people. If I did do a tour, I would prefer a small group one. Enjoy!
We toured on our own using just the written tour from Rick’s guidebook and it was fine. The collection is very well organized and it flows chronologically along the route where visitors are guided.
