Uffizi Gallery

The Uffizi Gallery has three floors: a ground floor (entry, orientation, temporary exhibitions), a second floor (the main permanent collection — Renaissance paintings from the 13th to 16th century, including Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael), and a first floor (Mannerist and Baroque works — Caravaggio, Titian, Rubens, and the Spanish, Dutch, and French collections). The second floor holds the most visited rooms. The gallery has 101 rooms in total. The Uffizi Gallery covers three floors and 101 rooms — enough to disorient any first-time visitor. But the museum’s layout is more logical than it first appears: it follows a roughly chronological progression through Western art, from Gothic and Byzantine painting in the first rooms of the second floor through to 17th-century Baroque on the first floor below. This guide walks you through each floor, the key rooms on each level, and how to plan the most efficient route depending on how much time you have. The ground floor of the Uffizi Gallery is the entry and orientation level. It contains the main entrance (Door 1), the ticket collection point, the cloakroom for bags and umbrellas, the information point in the Uffizi Courtyard, and gallery spaces for temporary exhibitions. The permanent collection begins on the second floor. Two entrance staircases — the Buontalenti Staircase and the Vasari Staircase — lead up from the ground floor. When you enter through Door 1, you are on the ground floor. Here you will find: For accessibility information, including alternative routes for visitors who cannot use stairs, see our Uffizi Gallery accessibility guide . The second floor of the Uffizi Gallery contains the main permanent collection — the heart of the museum. It traces the development of painting from the medieval period (Cimabue, Duccio, Giotto) through the Early Renaissance (Masaccio, Fra Angelico, Filippo Lippi) to the High Renaissance (Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael). The famous Botticelli rooms (currently Room A9), the Leonardo da Vinci room (Room 35), and the Raphael room (Room 66) are all on this floor. The second floor is where most visitors spend the majority of their time, and rightly so. The rooms run in roughly chronological sequence, creating a narrative of how painting evolved over three centuries in Florence and Italy. Note: From December 2025, Botticelli’s five major works (including Birth of Venus and Primavera) are temporarily displayed in Room A9 — a room on the second floor facing the First Corridor, near their usual location. Your guide or the gallery’s information point will confirm the current room allocation. Running along the entire length of the second floor on both sides is the First Corridor — a long, light-filled passageway lined with ancient Roman busts, statues, and inscriptions from the Medici collection. Most visitors walk quickly through the corridor on the way to the painting rooms without stopping. This is worth slowing down for. The busts — depicting Roman emperors, senators, and philosophers — are among the finest ancient sculptures in Italy, and the corridor’s views through the windows over Piazza della Signoria and toward the Arno are exceptional. Our sculptures at the Uffizi guide covers the most significant pieces along this corridor. The first floor of the Uffizi Gallery holds the Mannerist and Baroque collections, including major works by Caravaggio (Medusa, Bacchus), Titian (Venus of Urbino), Rubens, and important collections of Spanish, Dutch, French, and German painting. It also contains the Cabinet of Prints and Drawings and rooms dedicated to Raphael and Andrea del Sarto. The first floor is less crowded than the second floor, making it one of the best places to spend time on a busy day. The first floor is generally less crowded than the second floor — particularly in rooms 46–65, which hold the Northern European and Spanish collections. If you are visiting in peak season and the Botticelli and