How to reserve museums tickets in Florence?
January 15, 2012
Florence has some of the most important state museums in the world: Uffizi, Academy and Pitti Palace, where masterworks by Tiziano, Caravaggio, Botticelli, Michelangelo are located.
The Academy Gallery is located at 3 minutes walking distance from the Mr My Resort BB and here you can adminre the world-famous David by Michelangelo.
The Uffizi Gallery most known masterworks is the Venus by Botticelli and also the Allegory of Spring, and this museum is located at 15 minutes walk from our bed and breakfast.
The Pitti Palace hold more than one museum in its opulent rooms: here there are the world-famous Palatine Gallery and (Galleria Palatina) with its Titian’s La Bella and Rubens’ Four Philosophers, and the Modern Art Gallery (Galleria d’Arte Moderna), then you can also visit the Museo del Costume, Museo delle Porcellane, and Museo degli Argenti. The first two galleries are located inside the Pitti Palce, while the others are located into the Girdino di Boboli, where you can also admire the Buontalenti Grotto.
It is a perfect 30 minutes walk from the B&B Mr My Resort to the Pitti Palace, admiring the Duomo cathedral, the Uffizi Gallery, thePonteVecchio OldBridge…
The most busy time of the year inFlorence is from april to the end of june and from September to the end of October. So, if you intend to come to Florence during this period, you have to know that there are long lines at the museums and we strongly recommend to pre-book your tickets, reserving as soon as you can.
There are only 2 official websites to book museums tickets www.firenzemusei.it and www.polomuseale.firenze.it . All the other websites will make you pay more than the standard ticket price + pre-booking service due to the museum (which is euros 4,00 per person. Ticket price is about 10,00 euros, depending also on temporary exhibitions).
You can book your tickets on these websites with your credit card. Sometimes their online availability is fully booked, but very often there are still unsold tickets if you call them at +39 055 294883.
Or, if you’re a guest of Mr My Resort, just email us and we will be happy to book the tickets for you. In this way you have not give your credit card details, and you will pay (cash only) when you pick up the tickets at the museum on the day of the visit.
Once a year there is the Settimana dei Beni Culturali (Week of the Culture) where all the state museums are free. Usually it is in late spring/ early summer, but we will let you know in advance. At this time it is still possible to pre-book the tickets, and you will pay just that 4,00 euros for the service.
Florence is not only the Uffizi-Academy-Pitti. If you have more than a couple of days to enjoy our city, we also recommend to visit the San Marco Museum, the Bargello, Medici Chapels, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, and many other sights where you can meet art and beauty.
Book your favourite room at the Mr My Resort Inn, we will be happy to give you our best advices!