About this experience
Explore Florence’s Bargello Palace, a top museum known for stunning sculptures by Michelangelo and Donatello. Discover Renaissance masterpieces in a historic setting.
Highlights
- See David & St. George by Donatello, the Bacchus and Tondo Pitti by Michelangelo
- Skip the line with your pre-reserved entrance tickets
- Spend two hours exploring the Bargello Museum with a professional local guide
What's included
- Official certified guide
- Radio system to hear the guide
- Entrance ticket with reservation to Bargello Museum
How to use
- Show Mobile Ticket
- At Redemption Counter
What to expect
The guide will start with a little history about the Bargello Museum, which used to be the headquarters of the Capitano Del Popolo and later of the Podesta (the lord of the city). They will tell you how the palace became the residence of the head of the police and how it was later used as a prison.
The guide will escort you through the museum for you to enjoy the very important works of art kept in Bargello. The ground floor rooms display the Tuscan works of the 16th Century. Your guide will particularly focus on four masterpieces by Michelangelo. Along with the local and expert guide, you will then discover works by Bartolomeo Ammannati, Benvenuto Cellini, Giambologna, and many other treasures. You will discover precious ivories and bronzes that include several Roman and Byzantine examples.
Then, you will immerse yourself in the early Renaissance, as your guide will explain the masterpieces made by Donatello and Verrocchio. Later, the guide will escort you to the second floor, which is solely dedicated to the glazed terracotta done by Andrea and Giovanni Della Robbia. The tour takes about one hour - the perfect amount of time to see this famous art collection, without feeling overwhelmed. You can also return to anything you might want to see again after the tour ends.
Things to note
- Comfortable shoes
- Passport or ID card
Terms & conditions
• The tour is accessible by wheelchair.
• Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of guests to run.
• There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements, in the event of this occurring you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
• Skip-the-line access is guaranteed, even during peak season (except in the event of delays or strikes by the museum management).