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Absolutely stunning- a once in a lifetime experience. All the arrangements were smooth and straightforward, everyone was punctual and courteous. Our group lucked out with a superb guide who managed to keep a very mixed group age, nationality, education, etc completely spellbound. Her knowledge and enthusiasm were infectious, and despite heat, tiredness, crowds, noise and so on, we felt like the only people in the museum, being treated to a tour of wonderful informative experience. The Vasari Corridor was a fitting climax to a wonderful afternoon which we would recommend extremely highly. Definitely worth the money.
Reviewed by: Mark C, United Kingdom, September 2009
This gave us great insight into the Medici dynasty. The corridor takes a fascinating route and the portraits are inspiring. We could have done with much more time in the corridor and less in the Uffizi, which can't be viewed in a short time anyway. We would recommend this to anyone who wants to see into the inner workings of Florence, but this is not for first timers to the Uffizi.
Reviewed by: Anthony R, United Kingdom, August 2009
Architecturally, the tour was very good. The guide was proficient in the history of the building and knowledgeable about the art. Overall it was worth the money and one of the only ways to see the corridor.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, September 2009
The guide was very good and I have wanted to see the Vasari Corridor- the only negative was I felt a bit rushed at the end. We went too fast through the Corridor.
Reviewed by: Sally S, Italy, July 2009
This was well organised, with a knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide. It was good to get access to Vasari Corridor, which isn't otherwise easily accessible to public.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United Kingdom, May 2009
A very well organized, professional and informative tour. It was friendly and fun, as well as interesting. Everything was on-time and conducted with an appropriate opportunity to see and experience, without feeling rushed.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, April 2009
Finding the meeting location was somewhat difficult. Wish tour had provided both street name and number and or, street and intersection.
Reviewed by: Candace P, United States of America, April 2009
A must! This is the only way to go.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, October 2008
We were rushed through the Vasari Corridor--didn't really have time to look at the paintings.
Reviewed by: Carla P, United States of America, June 2009
While the Vasari Corridor is worth seeing, this tour could have been better. It didn't start off well when the guide made my husband and another man leave their bags with the tour company because they were "too big" - we saw larger bags in the Uffizi. Then the headsets had problems - my husband's broke 15 minutes into the tour. By the end of the tour, more than half of the group had the earpiece out and were wandering about finding more interesting art to look at. One older gentleman on the tour had difficulty hearing and couldn't use the earpiece, and he also had a hard time standing, so he couldn't hear the guide at all. The guard in the Vasari Corridor was very kind and allowed my husband and me to hang back and take a few pictures out of the windows, which he opened for us. Bag was returned at the end of the tour. Overall, the tour was worth it.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, May 2009
The guide was charming but a bit disorganised; she spent too much time chatting about the Uffizi outside the building, and it was 30-40 minutes after the start when we actually entered. The next problem was that she was too focussed on detail, great if you have hours but we did not; we therefore did not have time to visit the Octagon room. Some of the group were wandering off and at one stage we ourselves joined a Russian group because their guide was much more fun. It was more history than art, and it was art we came to see. Nevertheless, she was charming and happy. We returned and recovered our cultural experience.
Reviewed by: Andrew M, United Kingdom, May 2009
The museum was way too crowded to enjoy and our tour guide focused way too much on one or two major pieces in each hall rather than providing snippets of several in each. The Uffizi is nice but pales in comparison to the less crowded Pitti Palace.
Reviewed by: Larry G, United States of America, April 2009
A very poor audio system made it impossible to hear our guide in the Uffizi Gallery.
Reviewed by: Tim S, Canada, October 2009
