Florence: Bargello Museum Tour
Florence, Italy
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Skip the line with your pre-reserved entrance tickets
• See David and St. George by Donatello, the Bacchus and Tondo Pitti by Michelangelo and more!
• Spend two hours exploring the Bargello Museum with a professional local guide
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Tour to one of Florence’s most beautiful and important museums: the Bargello Palace, renowned all around Europe for its incredible works of sculpture. It displays many important sculptures of Michelangelo and Donatello, along with other examples of minor arts.
Description
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Via del Proconsolo 4, 50122, Florence Italy
The guide will start off with a little history of Bargello Museum, which used to be the headquarters of the Capitano Del Popolo and later of the Podesta (the lord of the city), and how the palace became the residence of the head of the police and 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 16century. The guide will particularly focus on four masterpieces by Michelangelo: Bacchus, the relief depicting a Madonna with Child (Tondo Pitti), Brutus, and David-Apollo.
Along with the local and expert guide you will then discover the works of Bartolomeo Ammannati, Benvenuto Cellini, Giambologna up with his admirable Flying Mercury and listen as you admire many other treasures like works of art enriched by the Carrand collection. You will discover the precious ivories and the bronzies that include several Roman and Byzantine examples.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Via del Proconsolo 4, 50122, Florence Italy
Then, you will immerse yourself in the early Renaissance, when your guide will explain the masterpieces made by Donatello (Saint George, the Lion, and the David) 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 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.
Inclusions
- Official certified guide
- Radio system to hear the guide
- Entrance ticket with reservation to Bargello Museum
- Entry/Admission - Museo Nazionale del Bargello
Exclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
- Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of guests to run
- Please note that if you arrive after the tour start time you will not be able to join and will not be refunded or have your tour rescheduled
- 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)
- The entrance tickets will be delivered by the guide or our representative at the meeting point prior to the start of the tour. Please follow the instructions to the meeting point as on the voucher.
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
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Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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