Do I need to pre-book the Uffizi?

Yes — without a reserved ticket you may wait 2–3 hours. Our concierge books skip-the-line tickets and licensed-guide tours.

Is the Uffizi too much in one day?

Yes — focus on the 1st-floor masterpieces (Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael) for 3 hours rather than the full 6. A guide curates the route for you.

Where is the best Piero della Francesca?

The fresco cycle in the Basilica di San Francesco in Arezzo (Storie della Vera Croce) and the Madonna del Parto in a tiny museum in Monterchi — both within 90 minutes of central Tuscany.

Renaissance Art Itinerary — Florence, Siena & Beyond

The Uffizi and the Accademia are unmissable, but a serious Renaissance itinerary in Tuscany also visits the masterpieces tourists skip — the Brancacci Chapel frescoes that taught Michelangelo perspective, the Piero della Francesca cycle in Arezzo, and Siena's painted cathedral floor.

Day 1 — Early Florence

Brancacci Chapel (Masaccio, 1425) at 9am; lunch at Trattoria Cammillo; afternoon at the Bargello (Donatello's David); evening walk to the Ponte Vecchio. The Brancacci is the lesson Michelangelo studied for years — it should come before the Sistine Chapel, not after.

Day 2 — High Renaissance Florence

Uffizi (Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael) booked for opening at 8.15am — 3 hours of focus, not 6. Lunch break, then the Accademia at 14.00 for Michelangelo's David and the unfinished Prisoners. Cocktail at La Terrazza overlooking the Duomo.

Day 3 — Siena and the Piero trail

Drive to Siena, 1.5 hours. Duomo (painted marble floor uncovered August–October), Pinacoteca, lunch in Piazza del Campo. Continue to Arezzo for the Piero della Francesca fresco cycle in the Basilica di San Francesco — booked separately, 30 visitors per slot.