From Rome to Florence: Uffizi Gallery Semi-Private Tour by High-Speed Train - with Hotel pick-up
Florence is Italy’s pride and joy, Tuscany’s capital city, and the cradle of the Renaissance! And now you can reach it in less than two hours from Rome with us!
Additional Information
Pick Up
Starting at 07:30 AM from centrally located hotels
Pick-up: Tours including transfer service from the hotel to the gathering point Pick up time from centrally located hotels: Our pick-up service takes place in the centre of Rome. Depending on traffic conditions and on the number of passengers who booked that specific tour, it takes around one hour for the bus to pick up all of the passengers. For this reason, pick-up times are shown as an interval. “Starting from 7:30” means that in order to be on time for the beginning of the tour, we will pick up you from your hotel at 7:30 or later. Pick Up Starting from 45 minutes before the departure time
Departures
Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays* at 07:30 AM
Blackout Dates
May 01
on the first Sunday*of each month (during this monthly occasion, in fact, the Italian Ministry of Culture offers free access to the Uffizi Gallery
Train departures
From Rome at 07:35 AM and from Florence at 06:38 PM (the train schedule may be subject to change)
Notes and Advices
Comfortable shoes suggested
Dress Code and Clothing Restrictions:
In Rome, especially in places of worship and inside the Vatican Museums, it is strictly forbidden to bring strollers, bulky bags and umbrellas.
Above-the-knee skirts and pants, low-cut clothing and sleeveless tops are never allowed in places of worship and inside the Vatican. Guests who fail to respect the attire requirements may be turned down at the entrance of the point of interest, therefore we suggest wearing or bringing appropriate clothes before the beginning of the tour.
It is mandatory to provide a nominative list of all participants (including children) at the time of booking
If you have a metal coated pacemaker, you have to show your pacemaker identification card at the Security checks.
Customers have to bring their passport with them during the tours and show it if required.
The tour ends at Roma Termini railway station
Highlights
- Florence
- Uffizi Gallery (visit inside)
- Piazza della Signoria
- Piazza della Repubblica
- Ponte Vecchio
What's included
- Transport
- Round-trip by high-speed train tickets from Rome to Florence
- Assistance during the trip
- Professional local guide
- Skip the Line entrance tickets to Uffizi Gallery
- Uffizi Gallery guided tour in a small group (9 people maximum)
- Headsets
- Personal expenses
Overview
It has an important role in the civilization of the Western world and Italy. It is visited because of its beauty, and known for the amazing art and architecture. It was a home to many artists, architecture masters and painters along its history - you will be fascinated by its monuments, churches, and buildings.
We will pick up up from your hotel and take you to Roma Termini railway There, one of our travel assistants will check you in and board the train with you so won’t be alone during the journey. Local tips as well as pieces of information will be disclosed to get you in the mood for this special day-trip. Once in Florence, he/she will accompany you to the meeting point of the guided tour, that is the starting point of an interesting walking tour in the heart of Florence which precedes the visit to the Uffizi Gallery.
A local guide will meet you in Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square) and illustrate its most salient points: the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore with the Cupola del Brunelleschi, the Giotto's Campanile and the Florence Baptistery. You will then see Piazza della Repubblica (originally the site of the city's forum, then of its ghetto, which was cleared up during some important improvement works of the square), Orsanmichele exterior (a building constructed on the site of the kitchen garden of the no longer existing monastery of San Michele), the astounding Ponte Vecchio (a medieval stone arch bridge over the Arno River) and Piazza Signoria (the focal point of the origin and history of the Florentine Republic; this is where one can admire the ‘David’ sculpture by Michelangelo, actually a perfect copy of the original one housed in the Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze for protection).
After the walking tour you will access the famous Galleria degli Uffizi with no line to see its highlights up close. It is one of the most famous museums in the world. Among its countless works, you will have the chance to admire the masterpieces of Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian and Caravaggio. Indeed, some of the priceless works to be seen and illustrated by the local guide are: Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, Caravaggio’s Medusa, Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Beheading Holofernes, Titian’s Venus of Urbino. All their secrets will be unveiled by the local guide as he/she contextualizes their origins and the stories behind them.
After completing the visit, there will be plenty of free time to explore a little bit of the city at your leisure and have lunch or a snack (not included in the price) at a nice restaurant or bar. You will meet the assistant at a given time, head to the train station and cozily travel back to Rome in the late afternoon. End of services.
Know before you go
Notes and Advices Comfortable shoes suggested Dress Code and Clothing Restrictions: In Rome, especially in places of worship and inside the Vatican Museums, it is strictly forbidden to bring strollers, bulky bags and umbrellas. Above-the-knee skirts and pants, low-cut clothing and sleeveless tops are never allowed in places of worship and inside the Vatican. Guests who fail to respect the attire requirements may be turned down at the entrance of the point of interest, therefore we suggest wearing or bringing appropriate clothes before the beginning of the tour. It is mandatory to provide a nominative list of all participants (including children) at the time of booking If you have a metal coated pacemaker, you have to show your pacemaker identification card at the Security checks. Customers have to bring their passport with them during the tours and show it if required.
Cancellation policy
Cancellations without penalties within 24 hours before tour date
