239. How to Visit the Uffizi Gallery - A Guide for Art Enthusiasts and Travelers

Untold Italy travel podcast

Katy Clarke

Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Leisure

4.6 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Undoubtedly one of the world's greatest art collections, the Uffizi Gallery is one of the most visited sites in Florence. Visitors from around the world flock to the gallery to admire masterpieces by Botticelli, Giotto, Michelangelo and Caravaggio among the thousands of pieces in this incredible collection.

Founder of LivTours, Angelo Carotenuto joing us to share his insights on how to visit the gallery and make the most of your time there.

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0:00.0	This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you are listening to episode number 239.
0:12.0	Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns
0:18.3	and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.
0:23.8	Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes,
0:29.6	history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta.
0:35.4	If you're dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures there,
0:39.2	you've come to the right place.
0:50.0	Bonjour, chow everyone. Today, let's go to Florence and explore one of the world's
0:56.0	finest art collections, bursting with masterpieces by Michelangelo, Botticelli, Rafael, Giotto and more.
1:03.8	The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is an art lover's dream, but it's also an excellent place to
1:09.1	begin your art history journey.
1:16.2	Joining us today is Art Aficionado and owner of Live Tour's Angela Karatinuto.
1:21.6	As you'll hear on today's show, Angela's interest in art was fostered by a unique project created by his parents. Perhaps they had no idea where he would end up in the world and what he
1:26.6	would be doing,
1:32.3	but one thing is for sure, Angela not only found a passion for art, but was inspired to share it.
1:38.4	So let's go explore the galleries of the Uffizi with him and learn how we can make the most of our time there.
1:43.9	Ben Todato, Angelo, welcome back to the Untold Italy podcast.
1:45.0	Grazie me, thank you for having me back.
1:47.5	Oh, it's always a pleasure to have you with us on the podcast.
1:50.7	And of course, I can't wait to get started delving into all the treasures of the Uffizi
1:55.1	Gallery.
1:55.7	But before we do that, can you share with our listeners who may not know you just yet,
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