Tickitaly reviews: The Vasari Corridor

BS, United States
10th Jan 2014

Our guide was very good and the tour of the Vasari Corridor was great.

NB, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
3rd Oct 2016

We enjoyed it very much; the only issue was the attitude of the Uffizi security people to someone who had some disability issues, not anything to do with tickitaly.

FY, Philippines
2nd Nov 2015

Our guide was very knowledgeable and interesting and we truly enjoyed the tour. The only problem we had (and we understand that it was through no fault of our guide or Tickitaly) was the UffiZi opening late in the day of our tour so our tour was pushed back by an hour or so and while we would have wanted to do the tour leisurely, the above unfortunate circumstance prevented us from doing so. Perhaps the museums could announce delays like this at least a day prior to the tour so we can make alternative arrangements, if necessary.

AG, India
27th Sep 2015

Guide was good, stunning views. Subject was boring.

MC, United States
30th Jul 2015

Tour was 30 minutes too long

AB, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
25th Jul 2015

A very knowledgeable guide and an I teresting tour.

CU, Germany
21st Jul 2015

completely ok

FP, Cyprus
19th Jun 2015

I really enjoyed the visit to the Vasari Corridor. It was exciting to get into a place to not many people can visit - a haven from the bustle of Florence in July. Our guide was very knowledgeable and the tour fascinating. I would have liked more time to enjoy the self-portraits, especially near the end where the newer ones are. The price was a little on the high side - otherwise I would give the tour a 5 star rating.

SS, United States
10th May 2015

Tour was well organized, started on time.

GS, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
8th Nov 2014

Great guide to a very interesting location.

JC, United States
3rd Aug 2014

Our guide Giovanni was interesting. The Uffizi and Palatine Gallery were great. The grotto at the end is the best part.

KM, Australia
1st Aug 2014

Our guide was well versed and easy to understand and we travelled at a pace that enabled us to take in the full beauty of the Uffizi and the Corridor. We all really enjoyed the experience and would recommend it. Our only problem was prior to the tour we were directed to the meeting point by email. However on arrival the receptionist at the address provided advised us that we needed to go to another door which we did, only to be redirected to another entry point. This was also not correct and were directed back to the original meeting point at which point we asked the receptionist ( in our poor Italian- she did not speak English) to phone the number we were given as a contact. Finally all was sorted but we were glad we arrived earlier than advised.
[Tickitaly reply: We always recommned pour clients to follow the instructions indicated on the vouhcers we provide.]

TT, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
11th Jul 2014

Our tour was interesting and well conducted it could be enhanced by a coffee stop together to get to know a little more about the two main parts of the tour before we started but of course this would make it longer and more expensive this is not a criticism merely an personal observation

JB, South Africa
5th Jul 2014

The guide was well informed, fluent in English, had a good sense of humor and it was an altogether pleasant and unique experience.

LC, Australia
6th Mar 2014

Did not really understand what I had booked but then found out this hidden corridor has the worlds largest collection of self portraits. Tour guide was excellent but tour too quick would have like more time to take it all in.

AJ, Austria
2nd Jul 2015

Very expensive Tour, not really informative tourguide inside of the corridor. The tourguide who led us to the corridor was better by far.

EW, United States
13th Jan 2016

The meeting place for the tour was on a sidewalk. We had been instructed to arrive 15 minutes early. Because it was quite cold, this was very uncomfortable 15+ minutes. As the time approached to begin the tour it started raining, yet the guide refused to walk 100 feet up the street so we could be under the cover of the Uffizi loggia until several of us pointed out the it was past time for the tour to begin. We made our way inside, through security and up to the main gallery level. We were finally introduced to our guide. The tour of the Vasari Corridor was very disappointing. The guide made no real attempt provide any context for what we were seeing. She never even explained who Vasari was or why he was important. As we moved through the collection, she picked out random portraits--she seemed to like portraits of women artists--without making any attempt to tie this together or tell a story or even highlight the most important artists. The Corridor was freezing cold, there was not one opportunity to sit down in over an hour of walking on marble floors and, luckily in for our group, no one needed a bathroom break. I understand that the guide does not control any of these physical factors, but it would have been a good idea to inform the group ahead of time, offer a bathroom break before entering the Corridor--and not add to the physical strain by building-in a wait outside in the rain before the tour began.

JD, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
27th Apr 2015

Guide excellent. Informative and personable.

CW, Canada
26th Jun 2014

While the corridor itself is neat to see and has an amazing history, it is not a beautiful thing in itself, and the tour guide was very average in bringing the history of the time to life.

LS, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
6th Oct 2015

FABULOUS! Amazing and memorable. Well worth it.