Prices In Florence, Italy: Uffizi Gallery And Cappuccino
By Elena Farinelli
Florence, Italy, like any international tourist destination, needs a little know how to get around without spending more than what you wish.
Generally speaking tourists are considered an easy target for those merchants who are lucky enough to have their stands and shops on the tourist routes.
On the other hand, when were touring around we may loose the correct money per value ratio. Or we like to much that particular souvenir to start questioning about the price or try to negotiate it or to look around for better prices. The best thing would be to have a local friend (trustworthy enough) to help us around.
First of all: Art! Art and art history is the main reason to come to Florence. But here we can start giving you good news: the State Museums such as Uffizi Gallery the Galleria dellAccademia where the David of Michelangelo is the Pitti Palace, and the Boboli Garden, or the Medici Chapels are not expensive, specially if you consider the incredibly rich patrimony of the Florentine museums and if you compare them with the average prices of Northern European and USA Museums. Uffizi gallery ticket costs only 6,50 (if there aren't special exhibitions, otherwise it costs 9,50). The same price for Galleria dell'Accademia. The Medici Chapels only 4 euros...
Problems may arise if you want to visit them during high season which means from March to October. Youll probably have to stand queuing up for a long while. A good alternative is booking in advance, but if you want to book a museum ticket through the Internet you may find very different overcharges depending on the website youre on.
And remember to get inside the Uffizi Gallery at least a couple of hours before closing time, because theyll start pushing you out when its half an hour before closing time.
Walking around Florence can turn out to be a very nice experience since the town center is small and youll be able to get to the most significant places in minutes.
A glass of fresh water or a cappuccino in one of the fancy bars of the town center may cost you about 0,50 1,00 Euros, if you stand in front of the counter, but it can easily get 3 or 4 Euros (or even more) if you sit down and let them charge you the service. So, unless you really decide to sit down in a nice bar for a drink or two (and be prepared to pay a good overcharge), youd better look for a supermarket where you can buy a couple of bottles.
There arent many food stores (meaning not expensive delis or bars) in the very center, but if youre near the Galleria dell'Accademia in 'via Ricasoli', just a couple of steps before Piazza San Marco youll find a tiny and clean (and almost cheap) Supermarket. Another Supermercato like that is in via dei Servi, not far from the Duomo square, and very near to a private and very interesting museum dedicated to Leonardo Da Vinci and his inventions.
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