Private Bargello Museum Guided Tour in Florence

5.0 (2 reviews) Florence, Italy
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LanguagesGerman, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

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.

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English Bargello Private Tour
French Bargello Private Tour
German Bargello Private Tour
Italian Bargello Private Tour
Spanish Bargello Private Tour

What's included

  • Official certified private guide
  • Radio system to hear the guide
  • Entrance Ticket with reservation to the Bargello Museum
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation to/from attractions

What to expect

  1. Museo Nazionale del Bargello
    30m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  2. Museo Nazionale del Bargello
    30m · Admission ticket included
    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 two hours, 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.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Please be present near the entrance of the Bargello Museum (In front of BARGELLO LEATHER FACTORY), 15 minutes before departure time in order to avoid any delays.

End point

Please be present near the entrance of the Bargello Museum (In front of BARGELLO LEATHER FACTORY), 15 minutes before departure time in order to avoid any delays.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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