Our tour guide was thrown in last minute as a sub for our previous guide due to an accident. Our guide did a good job, but she stated it had been a long while since she had visited the Bargello and was not fully prepared for the experience as she normally would have been.
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Lisa H
May 8, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Anna Maria made the tour of the Bargallo a fascinating experience!
Anna Maria was our guide to the Bargallo. Her expertise and passion for the sculptures and history of the building were evident during our entire two hour tour. She brought her iPAD along and used it to educate us on the history of the museum before we started viewing the key pieces. As she asked us questions and and described the details for each sculpture, she highlighted not only the life of the artist but also the time in which he created each piece. We would not have noticed nor understood the significance of the minute details expressed by each artist without Anna Maria’s guidance. Anna Maria has continued her research and education in Italy’s art history and shared with us discoveries from within the past decade. If you are fortunate enough to tour the Bargallo with Anna Maria, you will leave the museum with a deep appreciation and knowledge of Florence, the Medici family, the history of Italy, and the idiosyncrasies of each sculptor. Absolutely the best museum tour we have ever experienced!
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Carol_R
September 9, 2024 · via Viator
Private tour of Bargello
Glenda was a delightful tour guide. She hit the highlights of this mostly unvisited museum in Florence with a lot of knowledge. She even took us 5 minutes away to a copy of St. George by Donatello on the side of the Guild Church since the original was being moved that day and could not be seen. The Bargello has some beautiful statues that Michelangelo and Donatello sculpted that you can walk right up to. Very uncrowded, so perfect for a short visit when you want to beat the crowds.
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blanca_v
March 9, 2024 · via Viator
Wonderful guide
Anna, a historian, is an absolute delight as a guide with a real passion for the art and Florence. The only hiccup was that the instructions did not say where to meet so we were inside and she was outside. Regardless we found each other and had a delightful time. Highly recommend.
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Randall_E
October 20, 2023 · via Viator
Amazing!
Ana was amazing! We so loved her starting with a description of the history of the Bargello itself. Her knowledge of the art, the artists, and their relationships was most illuminating.
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Idalia_L
August 3, 2023 · via Viator
Unforgettable experience! So much Florentine history!
Ana was our guide and was the best! The Bargello is worth the time, especially considering all the Florentine history and the Renaissance. Ana unfolded all the historical accounts in a very detailed and interesting manner. She was also very patient in answering our questions.
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rmazzaferro
May 16, 2022 · via Tripadvisor
Our tour guide (Alda) provided a magnificent tour and wonderful experience!
Alda greeted my wife and I for our private tour and was very courteous, friendly, and spoke English very well. She first sat us down on a bench to give us an overview about the city of Florence and then explained what we were about to see. Alda really captured our interest and excitement. She was very inviting and interactive with us on the tour and we learned so much from her. Alda was knowledgeable, engagement and a wonderful tour guide. She made the tour of the Bargello museum a truly wonderful and exciting experience!!
Ray & Laura