Is buying phisical gold and silver the way to go?

Now, this is a personal situations and I do have other investments in stocks and crypto. I like decentralisation and thats why i’m into crypto. Back to the metals. I have a good amount of phisical cash lets just say, that I don’t want to deposit in my bank account. I have heard that buying phisical gold and silver would be a good way to go to counter inflation in the long term. Is buying gold and silver the right move just to conserve the value of what my fiat is worth right now? And what metal should I buy if I do and what is a good website to reference the price of both, thank you for your answers!