Day 7 - Uffizi Day | Italy Journey 2026

⚠ Tickets Required - Book Now

Uffizi Gallery: Timed entry is booked for September 30. Recommended slot: 9:00 or 9:30 AM. Standard adult ticket EUR 25 / USD 28.75 + EUR 4 / USD 4.60 booking fee. Official site only: uffizi.it/en/tickets. Book 3-4 weeks in advance minimum.

Early Morning - Breakfast

Coffee Before the Gallery

Primary

Ditta Artigianale

Via dei Neri 32 - 20 min walk from flat, near Uffizi area. Florence's best specialty coffee roastery. Opens 8:00 AM Mon-Thu. Excellent espresso, house-made pastries. Treat as a proper morning start.

EUR 5-10USD 5.50-11

Closer Option

Caffe del Verone

Piazza Santissima Annunziata 13 - 3 min from flat. Only works if holding a later Uffizi slot (opens 9:30 AM).

EUR 4-8USD 4.50-9

Morning - 9:00 or 9:30 AM Entry

Uffizi Gallery

Museum

Uffizi Gallery

Piazzale degli Uffizi 6. Plan 2.5 to 3 hours minimum - this museum does not rush. Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Primavera, Caravaggio, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian. The museum is large. Elevators between floors, benches throughout. Main galleries are long but flat.

EUR 25 + EUR 4 booking fee USD 28.75 + USD 4.60

Afternoon - Post-Uffizi (~12:30 PM)

Lunch + Oltrarno or Boboli

Walk across Ponte Vecchio to the Oltrarno - 3 min from the Uffizi exit.

Lunch

Trattoria 4 Leoni

Via dei Vellutini 1, Piazza della Passera. Open daily noon-midnight. Contemporary-leaning Tuscan menu, outdoor terrace, relaxed pace. Good recovery lunch after a museum morning.

EUR 25-40 USD 27-44

After lunch: Boboli Gardens (open today - no Monday closure). Opens 8:15 AM, closes 6:30 PM, last entry 5:30 PM. Large terraced garden behind Palazzo Pitti. Mobility note: significant elevation changes on gravel paths. Main amphitheater and Neptune fountain near lower entrance require least climbing. Upper terraces are steep. Alternatively, Piazza Santo Spirito for relaxed afternoon coffee.

Evening - Special Dinner

Buca Mario

Florence's Oldest Restaurant - Est. 1886

Buca Mario

Piazza degli Ottaviani 16R. 16th-century wine cellar, founded 1886. Weekday dinner only, 7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Mon-Fri.

The bistecca alla Fiorentina: Chianina beef, charcoal-grilled, served rare per tradition. Order for two. Add white beans (fagioli all'uccelletto) and a Chianti Classico. The steak is the entire point of the evening.

Book via OpenTable or call +39 055 214 179. Fill well in advance for September - book from home before the trip.

EUR 50-75 / USD 55-82 Bistecca approx EUR 55-65/kg 1.2 kg shared ~EUR 66-78 steak alone

Practical Notes

Combined Uffizi + Pitti Palace + Boboli ticket available: uffizi.it/en/pages/combined-ticket
Buca Mario: book well in advance - OpenTable or phone +39 055 214 179
Do not try the Duomo dome climb today - save energy for the Uffizi
Uffizi tickets: official site only, uffizi.it/en/tickets - third-party resellers add significant markups