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Virtual visit to the Uffizi gallery

You're probably here because you're planning a trip to Dauphin Island this summer. We live nearby and we love the place, but this year we decided to really get away. We've always wanted to bum around Italy. In particular we wanted to visit Florence. Florence, as in Florence Italy! Finally! After all these years.

A mutual acquaintance introduced us to a service which we think you might find useful. We reviewed it and thought it made good sense to tell you about it.

Here's a tip for you if you're headed that way and you want to take in the famous Uffizi gallery of Florence. There's a complete catalog on line. It's a great new service. You can tour and admire the museum to plan your trip before you go. And when you're ready you can buy your Uffizi tickets online and not having to worry about waiting in line.

The virtual Uffizi gallery of Florence contains over 500 pages of information about paintings exhibited in the real "Uffizi Gallery". Now don't hold me to that number, because I'm told the number of paintings exhibited there is always changing because of the large numbers of art restorations and exhibitions they do. Plus there are always new acquisitions. Let's just say it's a huge resource and leave it at that.

The main thing you will want to remember is it will allow you to prepare yourself in advance for exactly what types of artworks you want to view and to plan your visit accordingly. So if your plans are to visit Florence, do not hesitate to get your Uffizi tickets in advance at the Virtual Uffizi gallery.

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