MacQueen

• Galileo Science Museum (free)
• Bargello 8:15 - 14:00 cost? website?
• Uffizi and Accademia Tickets (timed):

• Sunday 12:30 - ?
• Machiavelli's tomb
• www.santacroceopera.it

• Michelangelo’s David and powerful Prisoners. Reserve ahead. Hours: Tue-Sun 9:00-19:00

• Italian paintings . Reserve well in advance. Hours: Tue-Sun 8:15-18:30
• Tickets for both of the above www.b-ticket.com/b-Ticket/uffizi

3-Hour Highlights Itinerary for the Uffizi Gallery

This version builds on the 2-hour route and adds more breathing room plus a few extra important works.

Recommended 3-Hour Route

0:00 – 0:15 | Entry & Early Renaissance  
Go up to the second floor.  
Rooms 2–8: Giotto’s Ognissanti Madonna, Duccio, and early Renaissance works.  
Take a bit more time here to see the transition into the Renaissance.

0:15 – 0:55 | Botticelli Rooms (Rooms 10–14)  
The Birth of Venus  
Primavera  
Other major Botticelli paintings  
Spend the most time here (about 40 minutes).

0:55 – 1:25 | Leonardo, Michelangelo & Raphael  
Leonardo da Vinci’s Annunciation  
Michelangelo’s Doni Tondo  
Raphael’s key portraits and paintings  
Move a little slower and enjoy the details.

1:25 – 1:45 | High Renaissance & Venetian Masters  
Titian and other important High Renaissance / Venetian works.  
Quick look at the Tribuna if open.

1:45 – 2:00 | Terrace Break  
Café terrace overlooking Piazza della Signoria.  
Good moment to rest your legs and enjoy the view.

2:00 – 2:35 | First Floor – Caravaggio & Baroque  
Caravaggio’s Medusa, Bacchus, and other works  
Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Slaying Holofernes  
A few nearby 17th-century paintings

2:35 – 3:00 | Final Rooms & Exit  
Browse a couple of additional rooms on the first floor if energy allows.  
Exit through the bookshop (optional).

Summary
2 hours** → pure highlights, faster pace  
3 hours** → same highlights + more time to linger + early Renaissance + better break

Tip: Still book the earliest morning slot (8:15–8:30 AM) for the best experience.

timed ticket

 
  * Ghiberti Pass: €15; includes entrance to the cathedral via the crypt (shorter line, near the Campanile), the crypt in the church, the Baptistery, and the Duomo Museum (no timed reservations required, just establish the first day).
  * cathedral is so-so, so skip if long lines. 20 - 30 minutes
  * go to museum 60 - 90 minutes
  * baptistry 20 minutes
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