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Opificio delle Pietre Dure

Name: Opificio delle Pietre Dure
Price range: $
Rating: 4.6

4.6 ·

Seek out Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence's museum of pietra dura stone mosaics. Start with the video, then examine inlaid pictures and tables made from semi-precious stones in an uncrowded setting.

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Full description

Opificio delle Pietre Dure is a museum dedicated to pietra dura, the technique of building pictures, tables and other objects from inlaid semi-precious stones. Reviewers describe it as informative and uncrowded, one of the best of its kind, with a recommended video on the first floor before touring the galleries.

Visitors who enjoy the Uffizi and the Accademia often single it out as a hidden gem of Florence. Around 45 minutes is enough, but the opening hours run only until 14:00, so it fits best as a morning stop.

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Address

Via degli Alfani, 78, 50121 Firenze FI, Italy · Firenze

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

45 min

Best time

early morning, morning or lunchtime

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Watch the introductory video on the first floor before touring the galleries
it closes at 14:00, so go in the morning
expect a quiet, uncrowded visit.

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Reviews

Wonderful Museum with a wealth of information about stone inlays and building pictures, tables and other objects with it. One of the best museums of that kind I have seen, and I am a gem worker myself. Absolutely a highlight of Florence. And for those with 1 -Star ratings: try reading opening times on a webpage ;-)

michael baldauf

1/5

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