3-Hour Bargello Art Museum Tour in Florence with Renaissance Sculptures

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Visit the magnificent Bargello Art Museum
• 02 Admire gorgeous paintings and sculptures by Michelangelo, Jacopo Sansovino, and Gianlorenzo Bernini
• 03 Explore one of Florence's oldest buildings with important Renaissance and Baroque collections
• 04 Discover the museum's secrets and hidden treasures in its imposing, peaceful salons

Visit the magnificent Bargello Art Museum in Florence and admire gorgeous paintings and sculptures, especially works by Michelangelo, Jacopo Sansovino, and Gianlorenzo Bernini. Housed in one of the city's oldest buildings, the museum contains important collections from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. This tour also reveals the secrets and hidden treasures of the museum as you move through imposing salons filled with peace and silence.

A place of power and death for centuries, a prison "with a view," this magnificent building houses one of the most important collections of Renaissance sculpture in the world.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Florence

Languages English, French, German

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

The Bargello Museum and Its Hidden Treasures

• A place of power and death for centuries, a prison "with a view," this magnificent building houses one of the most important collections of Renaissance sculpture in the world.
• Discover the secrets and hidden treasures of the city as you move through imposing salons full of peace and silence.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Italian tour guide

What's Not Included

• Personal expenses

Know before you go

• Visiting hours (until Nov 1, 2016)
  • Mon-Sun: 8:15-17:00.
  • The ticket office closes at 16:20.
  • Closed: 2nd and 4th Sunday, 1st, 3rd and 5th Monday every month; Jan 1, May 1, Dec 25.
  • The entrance is free every first Sunday of the month!
• Tickets:
  • Full: € 8,00
  • Reduced: € 4,00
• Teachers of the European Community, with a professional identification document, need no ID card.
• EU citizens between 18 and 25 years old need valid identification.
• Free Tickets:
  • Children under 18 of any nationality, with valid identification. Minors under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Teachers and students of degree programs, graduate or post-graduate training, and doctoral research in the following faculties: architecture, cultural heritage, educational sciences, or humanities in archaeological or historical-artistic fields. The same facilities are permitted to teachers and students of faculties or corresponding courses established in the European Union. Free entry is allowed for students by showing the certificate of enrollment for the current academic year, faculty, and a valid document.
  • Teachers and students enrolled in the academies of fine arts or corresponding EU institutions, by showing the certificate of registration for the current academic year.
  • European Union journalists in compliance with the payment of dues for the current year, by showing a valid document.
  • Groups of students from Italian state and private schools and other states belonging to the European Union, accompanied by their teachers, by reservation. Reservation for schools in the EU is free and compulsory, and must be made only by telephone to the Florence Museums call centre, available Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 18:30 and Saturdays from 8:30 to 12:30.
  • Tourist interpreters, when necessary for their work alongside the guide, must present a valid license issued by the competent authority. Staff of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Tourism who are members of ICOM (International Council of Museums) are also eligible.
  • For reasons of study and research, certified by schools, universities, academies, research institutes, and Italian and foreign cultural institutions, the heads of the institutes may allow individuals who request them free entry for certain periods.
  • Accessibility: Any disabled person is entitled by law to free priority access in all Florentine State Museums for themselves and a companion, if this is stated in the certificate of disability. It is sufficient to go to the museum you want to visit, and the reception staff will give you any assistance you need. It is also possible to rent a wheelchair for free with a valid ID certificate.
• Remember: selfie-sticks are not allowed inside any museum.
• Costo della prenotazione: € 3,00
• The tour is also available in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy

Tour start

Via del Proconsolo, 4, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.