The Uffizi Gallery of Florence is one of the
more famous museums of the world. Thanks to its extraordinary
collections of paintings and ancient statues are the main tourist
attraction to Florence.
You can’t leave Florence without visiting one of the most
important art galleries in the world. Here you can admire numerous
works of art by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da
Vinci, Raffaello, Giotto, Cimabue, Masaccio
The Uffizi Gallery, one of the world's finest museums, traces
its origins to 1560 when Cosimo I de' Medici commissioned Giorgio
Vasari to plan a large palace with two wings, on the river and
almost in the air, to house the Florentine State's administrative
and judicial offices (known as "Uffizi").
(Once the guided tour is over, it is possible
to stay in the museum).