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Once, I was walking through Florence with one of my guests when we passed the Uffizi Gallery. I started telling them about the building, its history and its treasures, but I could see from their expression that they associated the place with an unpleasant experience.
I knew it was not their first visit to Florence, so I asked what had happened. They told me that their first visit to the Uffizi had turned into one of the worst experiences of their trip. Without a guide, they had spent hours wandering through the rooms, searching – unsuccessfully – for the works of art they knew were worth seeing. As they did not speak any foreign languages, they could not even ask where to find them. And when they did manage to locate something important, they could not really learn anything about it.
Hours later, exhausted and disappointed, they finally stumbled out of the gallery.
I listened to their story, but to be honest, I was not surprised. In a gallery containing an almost countless number of paintings and sculptures, a visit can only remain enjoyable if we carefully select the works we want to discover and adapt the length of the tour to how much information our minds can realistically take in.
My Uffizi Gallery tour lasts approximately two hours. During the visit, we stop at the most important works of art and those with Hungarian connections. I tell their stories and answer questions, but sometimes we walk through several rooms without stopping at a single painting.
This way, there is still enough energy and curiosity left for the final rooms of the gallery, for taking a few wonderful photographs on the terrace, or perhaps even for enjoying a coffee at the bar.
The Uffizi Gallery is an extraordinary collection filled with genuine treasures. Among them are Michelangelo’s only surviving panel painting, Giotto’s monumental Maestà, Botticelli’s Primavera, Caravaggio’s Medusa, Raphael’s beautiful female portraits, and early works by Leonardo da Vinci that already reveal his remarkable talent.
Seeing these masterpieces in person, hearing the stories behind them and understanding what they are really about is an experience that stays with you for a lifetime.

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Practical Information

Duration

2 hours

Artists and Works We Discover

Giotto, Simone Martini, Gentile da Fabriano, Paolo Uccello, Piero della Francesca, Botticelli, La Tribuna, Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, the Niobe Room, Caravaggio, Bronzino, the decoration of the corridors, and works with Hungarian connections

Review

  • We Explored the Uffizi!
    “We saw all the important sights and monuments, explored the Uffizi, which was wonderful, visited the market, ate, drank and had coffee. Thank you, Eszter, for the experience. I hope our paths cross again!”
    Orsi Pálfi
  • We Put Ourselves in Eszter’s Hands
    “I can say that putting ourselves in Eszter’s hands was a very good decision. For one thing, it is so much more enjoyable to rely on a tour guide and simply follow along than to constantly search through books for information.”
    Zsuzsanna Bujtás
  • The Days We Spent with Eszter
    “During our week-long holiday in Tuscany, the day we spent with Eszter was the one we enjoyed the most.”
    Krisztina Bekker
  • Cheerful, Attentive and Patient!
    “I think it is reasonable to expect a tour guide to be knowledgeable and well prepared. But visibly loving what you do, drawing attention to the smallest details, taking the group’s tiredness into consideration, and being cheerful, attentive and patient – that is the extra something that made the two days we spent with her so enjoyable and memorable.”



    Julianna Kincsesné Zavodnyik

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